While our feeds have been flooded with news and developments on COVID-19, other disruptive events have subtly moved their way into people’s lives like an unexpected storm. It seems like only yesterday celebrities, news outlets and hashtags around the world directed their reach on the Australian bush fires that would cost the country up to […]
NZX Cyber-attack Is A Timely Reminder
The disruptive and repetitive cyberattacks that hit the New Zealand Stock Exchange, MetService and Stuff Media over the last month is a timely reminder that other events don’t disappear during a pandemic. It is a timely reminder that our threat landscape is alive and kicking. Hackers do not care about COVID-19. In fact, they probably […]
The C Word: Complacency
New Zealand is not as isolated as we first hoped. A few weekends ago, I found myself enjoying another beating of the Auckland Blues professional rugby team by my Christchurch Crusaders. There are few things as satisfying as a fresh night out with some family, beers, and hot chips. It is made more special when […]
Resilience Fundamentals Course | The Details
Enrol Today This virtual, six-week, 2-hour-per-session course is a comprehensive program for those interested in resilience best practice techniques. Designed by award-winning senior consultants, this online course will give you access to RiskLogic’s materials and resources and provide you with hands-on exercises and actionable steps for future events. You will leave prepared with the ability […]
The Three R’s – Restore, Recover, and Review
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, made it very clear that businesses should use this period between Level 4 and 3 as a chance to prepare. Recover With the Government’s decision to move to Level 3 this coming Monday at 11:59 pm, we all need to prepare for a move towards the new normal. This […]
Why You Should Stop Telling Staff to “Lockdown”
In the last week, RiskLogic’s website spiked on search results for the keyword lockdown. And what do we typically associate the word lockdown within New Zealand and Australia? Probably the March 15th, Mosque shooting in Christchurch and the Lindt Café siege in Sydney. But is lockdown the correct terminology to use currently? What we’re dealing […]
Christchurch Shooting 2019 | A Year in Review
A transcript of the above video is below. Ollie Law | It’s almost hard to believe it’s been twelve months since New Zealand went through arguably, its darkest day. While observing trends, we saw a ripple effect of panic around communities and organisations understanding on how to handle another terrorist attack, or even another […]
COVID-19: Why This Is Different
Dr.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director General of the WHO (The World Health Organisation) has now declared the COVID – 19 virus outbreak to be a pandemic. On March 9th, 2020, he also said that: …it would be the first pandemic in history that could be controlled. The great advantage we have is that the decisions […]
This Is What To Consider For A ‘Working From Home’ Policy
First things first: social distancing Not coming into the office due to illness, is a good move. Unfortunately, the stigma around calling in sick can turn some off, especially passionate staff. We as leaders need to make it clear that if staff are concerned, they can, and should stay home (and work there if they […]
Response and Recovery from the Novel Coronavirus
This article is written by Andy Wisheart who was a front line paramedic for 12 years before moving into the world of Crisis Management, Business Continuity and Emergency Management. He worked for 10 years in health emergency management and was involved in the health response to H1N1, as well as several measles outbreaks in the […]