Avalution White Papers and Presentations

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Our consulting teams have deep experience in a wide range of topics. Consistent with our objective of publishing “perspectives” on varying business continuity topics, we frequently publish white papers that allow us to explore key topics in a more detailed manner.

We’re also frequently invited to speak at industry conferences to present concepts and ideas, as well as field questions, on the most significant challenges facing the public and private sectors. This page catalogs our most recent white papers, as well as some of our presentation slide decks (or links to the slide decks). Please contact us if you have any questions about these materials or if you'd like to discuss them further.

White Paper:	Finding the Right Balance: Data Breach Prevention vs. Response
	No organization expects to have a breach; in fact, most organizations have gone to great lengths and spent tremendous amounts of money to prevent them from happening. However, the number of reported data breaches in recent years has skyrocketed, and a strategy is needed to minimize the cost and reputational damage associated with a breach event when proper prevention techniques fail. This white paper discusses the importance of being able to quickly and efficiently respond to a breach, current and proposed federal regulations and state statutes, and how to establish your organization’s data breach response plan and team.
White Paper:	NFPA 1600 2010 Edition: What You Need to Know
	NFPA 1600 is a “Disaster / Emergency Management and Business Continuity” standard published by the National Fire Protection Association that was originally released in 1995. In January 2010, NFPA announced the release of its triennial edition of the NFPA 1600 standard. The 2010 edition has changed significantly – organizationally and in its content. This white paper summarizes the major improvements in the 2010 edition of NFPA 1600, in order to assist organizations in determining how the changes will help them achieve a more comprehensive, better-performing business continuity program.
White Paper:	How To Deploy BS 25999 (second edition)
	The second edition of “How to Deploy BS 25999” addresses changes to the BS 25999-2 Specification, finalized in late 2007, after the initial release of the white paper. This edition also takes advantage of lessons learned from recent BCMS development projects designed to meet BS 25999 requirements.
White Paper:	Is Business Continuity Certification Right for Your Organization?
	This white paper analyzes the business case for pursuing organizational business continuity certification, including what it takes to complete the certification process and how best to begin preparing.
White Paper:	Designing A Business Continuity Training Program To Maximize Value & Minimize Cost
	This white paper explores the value of business continuity training and awareness programs, offers solutions to control development and delivery costs and introduces solutions to deliver content to key business continuity stakeholders.
Webinars:	View Avalution's Upcoming and On-demand Business Continuity Webinars
	View upcoming and archived webinars that explore business continuity challenges and strategies specific to a variety of industries and positions, as well as emerging trends and risks.
Presentation:	What Just Works?
	Regardless of the size or purpose of your organization, there are business continuity strategies and practices that just plain work. What are these universal truths? Review this presentation to find out! This presentation not only discusses how to be successful in a crisis, but also highlights the must-haves for your BCP Toolbox.
Presentation:	Current Trends in Business Continuity Standards Development
	This presentation provides an introduction to standards and the value they provide organizations. In addition, this presentation explores the value of certification, provides a comparison of the three standards chosen for inclusion in the PS-Prep program, and provides an update on related current events.
Presentation:	Adapting Private Sector BCMS Methods to Government Requirements
	While the adoption of the National Security Presidential Directive (NSPD)-51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-20 and the Federal Continuity Directive 1 (FCD1) have advanced governmental continuity planning beyond “COOP”, there are still areas that can benefit from the application of modern BCMS and other management systems methodologies. This presentation discusses the application of management systems and BCMS. In addition, the presentation discusses the potential difficulties of incorporating NIMS and ICS structures into agency level crisis management planning.
Presentation:	Your Board Will Soon Care About Business Continuity
	This presentation highlights recent board-level requirements based on five organizations that have recently implemented, expanded, or improved their business continuity programs. Specifically, this presentation addresses the following: How do you understand what “type” of board you have and how to read their needs? What happens when a board elects to ignore risk management? What are the drivers influencing the board’s decision to invest in business continuity? What are boards mandating in terms of business continuity? This session also provided a recommended governance framework and method to keep your board informed.
Presentation:	Measuring Readiness
	This presentation presents real-world methods to measure (or estimate) readiness in a way that executive managers, auditors and regulators understand. In addition to measuring and communicating readiness to executive management, many of the techniques discussed can be used to perform self-assessments and therefore mature many aspects of the business continuity lifecycle.