Social media crisis management advice straight from the horse’s mouth After the umpteenth Twitter hack of recent memory, in which a false report of explosions in the White House going out from the official Associated Press account actually caused the stock market to dip, the big blue bird is finally …
Crisis Management Tactics: OOPS! Erroneous Emails
Hit that send button too soon? Here’s some advice… With the average person firing off dozens, or even hundreds, of emails per day, you can safely assume that someone in your organization is going to slip up eventually. Whether sending to the wrong recipients, sending too soon, or one of …
The Three P’s of Cyber-Survival
The cyber war is on, protect yourself now South Korea was hit by a major cyber attack Wednesday as the computer systems of two major banks, three broadcasters and others simultaneously crashed, raising suspicions that North Korea was to blame. On some computer screens, images of skulls with glowing red …
Crisis Management & Cyber War
Defend your virtual borders We recently wrote on the NY Times Hacking and what it means to you, but the latest news from the world of cyber-threats makes that attack look like small potatoes. In a groundbreaking move, U.S. computer security firm Mandiant released a 60-page account of activities conducted …
CDC Shows Crisis Management Expertise in Meningitis Scare
Takes over for FDA to ensure info is right where the public is looking The recent rash of meningitis infections, now known to be linked to contaminated steroid injections, should have fallen under the realm of the FDA – after all, the infections are not the result of an outbreak, …
Crisis Management Tips After a Network or Computer Hack
Editor’s Note: The following guest article by John Dayton explains in detail how to protect your business from the very real dangers of the Internet. The events of the past several years have left no doubt as to the necessity of having a clean and secure network. If you’ve got …