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Media and Social Media Communications: Further Information

Newrisk Limited is available to advise clients on media and social media communications in preparation for, or in repsonse to, a crisis. Newrisk Limited has provided risk management advice for the public via UK and international broadcasters during many of the major terror incidents and security threats that have affected the world since 9/11.

To request media and social media communication assistance, please contact Newrisk Limited directly.

Details of Previous Media and Social Media Commentary during Crises

Aviation security incidents have been covered, including the Christmas Day underpants bomber, the printer bomb plot, the liquid explosives plot, the Mumbai attacks, Russian airport and rail incidents, hostage taking and release incidents and Northern Ireland terror threats. Threats to public protection during crises involving sole purpose actors (such as the Oslo bombing and shootings) as well as the Raoul Moat shooting rampage in the UK.

Security threats have been discussed in relation to the olympics in London in 2012, the Winter Games in Toronto and the olympics in Sydney in 2000 as well as the threats posed to national leaders during visits to the UK (including President Obama's visits to the UK), to the Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg during party conferences and events, and to the UK royal family (during their visits to Afghanistan and during the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge).

The threat of international conflict has also been covered in respect of relations between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai attacks, the level of cooperation between Pakistan and Britain, Iran's nuclear development, the sinking of a South Korean warship and international intelligence cooperation in the lead up to the olympics in London in 2012.

Many catastrophic incidents have also led to media commentary, including the London riots of August 2011, the release of the Chilean miners, mine rescue incidents in the UK, sole purpose group threats to the UK Houses of Parliament, radiation threats from the poisoning of Mr Litvinenko in the UK, the Fukushima nuclear reactor incident in Japan (including the threat of radiation to people and businesses abroad) and fires in high rise residential buildings.

To return to an overview of Newrisk Limited's media and social media communications services, please click here. For further details on Newrisk Limited's crisis communications services, please click here.

To request media and social media communication assistance, please contact Newrisk Limited directly.

 

 

Sally Leivesley


       DR SALLY LEIVESLEY




          BREAKING NEWS

  • Cyber
  • Nuclear

Prepare for the unexpected. New forms of attack will be unexpected in time, tactics and consequences and may include kinetic attacks on undersea cables and space infrastructure. 

Questions to Consider:
Does the organisation have a capacity to fast switch to other cloud, in-house server or hot site operations to limit recovery time? Are there diagnostics for sensors and control systems and the interface with operations?  Could a global security crisis in the South and East China Seas and flash points elsewhere (including Europe) target an organisation’s upstream cyber providers?  Other resilience tasks to check are:

  • - Competent external recovery services;
  • - Internal policies for real time back- up systems unconnected to live operations;
  • - Financial resources for full re-build after ransomware;
  • - Internal policies to avert ransomware payments; 
  • - Cooperative recovery planning with industry peers;
  • - Regular modular and  whole of organisation exercises;
- Multiple scenario tests for strength of preparedness.

 Nations signalling intent of conflict.
 Energy regeneration challenges.

Nuclear conflict and radiation incidents are a high risk for some regions.  Nations are engaging in
‘signalling’ capability of weapons and intent. The most frequent signals are coming from China in
relation to Taiwan; the USA in relation to freedom of navigation in the South China Sea; Russia in
sending Zircon hypersonic missiles onto naval voyages into the Atlantic, movement of nuclear
weapons to Belarus and threats to Ukraine; North Korea in frequency of missile tests including
submarine launched missiles and drones; and Iran’s apparent nuclear enrichment found to be at
84% purity.

Planning for Energy Regeneration Post Nuclear Conflict:
1. Hardened energy infrastructure;
2. Academic and Industry collaborative Programmes;
3. Small Modular Reactors built underground;
4. Supplemental critical control system separated from IOT; and
5. Energy planning for rail transportation of populations.