Fake news, a recent buzzword swarming the internet, has had an effect on many current events but how is it affecting the social media organizations themselves? CommCore SVP Nick Peters reveals this in our newest What Were They Thinking. Read more
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Is Your Crisis Plan Updated for Cyber?
Of all the Crisis categories – natural disasters, human error, ethical lapses, product recalls -Cyber is growing the fastest and exponentially. A report by non-profit Identity Theft Resource Center shows from 2014 to 2015:
- Breaches rose from 783 to 3,930
- Records exposed jumped from 85 million to 736 million
- Estimated financial losses from compromised records leaped from $400 million to $14.9 billion
The report recommends five security principles CEOs should take direct responsibility for.
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Flint’s Water Crisis: From Drip to Torrent
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s public apology for the water crisis in Flint brings to light several crisis issues – many centered on communications problems:
- Was this a preventable crisis?
- Why didn’t Gov.
What’s Your Industry’s Trust-Breaker-Issue and What Will It Be In 2016?
For the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, the Trust-Breaker is drug/product prices. For automotive it has always been safety, but today cheating the EPA is just as hot. In banking and finance, it’s CEO’s pay and annual bonuses versus the average worker. Read more
Andy Gilman Quoted in PR Daily on Crisis Response
Andy Gilman states: Use all your channels. If you’re hacked, you might lose control of your website. Use Twitter, Facebook and all your channels to communicate.