Firms cannot function successfully without managing a host of internal and external organizational and process interdependencies. Part of this involves business continuity planning, which directly aects how resilient arm and its business sector are in the face of disruptions. This paper presents the results of eld studies related to information risk management practices in the health care and retail sectors. The studies explore information risk management coordinating signals within and across rms in these sectors as well as the potential eects of cyber disruptions on the rms as stand-alone entities and as part of a critical infrastructure. The health care case study investigates the impact of the Zotob worm on the ability to deliver medical care and treatment. The retail study examines the resilience of certain elements of the food supply chain to cyber disruptions.
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Dynes, S. (2008). Emergent Risks In Critical Infrastructures. In: Papa, M., Shenoi, S. (eds) Critical Infrastructure Protection II. ICCIP 2008. The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 290. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88523-0_1
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