Why would anyone want to spend Too bad for them, they are living in a happy dream, ready to turn into a nightmare, a catastrophe, a total loss of everything at a moment’s notice. Most businesses are not insured for business continuity, no alarm system can restore what is lost or stolen, and no amount of onsite data backup will save your data or your business from a fire, flood or malicious employee. Your dedicated police, fire and medical responders will not be putting back y

Emergencies, Disasters, Crisis and Catastrophes: know the difference between these terms. Emergencies require immediate attention, examples are: a local crime spree, nearby forest fire, floods from any source, power failures, accidents, supplier failures, loss of key employees – they are very localized, and with immediate potential for further damage or loss if left unchecked or unresolved. Disasters are large scale emergencies effecting populations and regions. Emergencies w

The Southern Connecticut Chapter of ASIS International is proud to launch our new web site www.asis-southernct.com and Facebook pages. Our southern Connecticut chapter has a rich heritage of being a part of the original founding chapters of ASIS International from the 1950’s. We have had five of our chapter members serve as the president of the national organization including the most recent past President Richard Widup. We have monthly dinner meetings in Fairfield County CT

Trade secrets can be a large risk for many businesses. When that is the case, they should be a significant part of a comprehensive business continuity plan. Trade secret loss should be treated just like any hazard a business may face from natural, manmade or technological risks. The degree to which the loss of trade secrets will compromise your business should be identified and the probability that the loss may occur should be estimated. Based on those results and in concert