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The article from CIO Magazine highlights the escalating risks businesses face in today's volatile environment, including cyber threats and supply chain issues. With a significant number of organizations increasing their investment in business continuity, the piece emphasizes the importance of having a robust plan to navigate potential disruptions effectively.

For small business owners, this is a crucial reminder that the landscape is fraught with uncertainties. The call to action is clear: develop or refine your business continuity plan now. The statistic that two-thirds of organizations are ramping up resources for resilience should serve as a wake-up call. Ignoring this trend could leave your business vulnerable to unforeseen events, potentially jeopardizing its survival.

““Every business should have the mindset that they will face a disaster, and every business needs a plan to address the different potential scenarios.”” — CIO Magazine

Takeaway: Prioritize creating or updating your business continuity plan to safeguard against potential disruptions.

Excerpt from the original — CIO Magazine

Organizations are seeing a more threatening and volatile operating environment.

Executives report an increase in risks across multiple areas, including cyber-enabled fraud, phishing, and supply chain disruptions, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Global Cybersecurity Outlook report.

At the same time executives are increasingly worried about how artificial intelligence, digital interdependencies, geopolitics, and today’s complex operating environment increase risk to securing their organization’s technology and ensuring business continuity.

Two-thirds (66%) of organizations have increased financial or resource support for business continuity and resilience in response, according to the 2025 State of Continuity and Resilience report from the Business Continuity Institute.

Even so, business leaders are bracing for increasingly more frequent impactful incidents …