Many organizations are being asked to respond more quickly and decisively to critical events – e.g., workplace violence, severe weather, supply chain disruptions, etc. –, but with fewer resources. Without an end-to-end process to manage the entirety of these events, it’s nearly impossible to satisfy this mandate. As a result, security, operations, and risk management professionals lack the time needed to react or even avoid the negative consequences of these events.

This paper explains why the traditional approach to managing emergencies and business disruptions is outdated and shares a holistic approach to Critical Event Management (CEM) that enables a more unified, efficient, distributed, automated, and collaborative process.