Martyn’s Law Compliance Checklist: What Businesses Need to Do Now
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive When you run a public venue or business that welcomes visitors, there’s a responsibility to keep people safe. But preparing for the threat of terrorism can feel overwhelming and complex, especially with new laws on the horizon. Martyn’s Law, also known as the Protect Duty, is set to make it a legal requirement for many organisations...
What Is Martyn’s Law? A Guide for Venue Operators and Organisations
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Why Martyn’s Law Matters: The Problem and the Solution In 2017, the Manchester Arena attack left 22 people dead and hundreds injured. It wasn’t just the brutality of the act that shocked the nation, but also how unprepared the venue was to...
Flood Prep: How Mass Notification Software Can Help
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive On 4 July 2025, a sudden storm sent torrents of rain crashing into the Guadalupe River. Within hours, water levels surged beyond control. Roads vanished beneath the flood, power was cut, mobile signals faded, and panic spread. Among those hit hardest was...
Mass Notification System for Oil and Gas: Keeping Remote Teams Connected When Seconds Matter
Written by Chanay Blomkamp | Crises Control Marketing Assistant Oil and gas production often happens far from towns and strong mobile coverage. Picture a drilling crew working through the night when a pump seal fails and crude sprays across the deck. The foreman must alert every worker, shut down fuel...
Why Schools Need Mass Notification Software for Emergency Situations
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive When Every Second Matters in a School Emergency At 10:15 on a quiet Tuesday morning, a fire alarm sounds in the science block. Staff are unsure whether it’s a drill or a real incident. Students start filing out, but there’s confusion about...
Streamline Critical Response with Incident Management Software Integrated with Microsoft Teams
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Why Incident Response Often Falls Short and How to Fix It When something goes wrong in an organisation, time is critical. Delays in identifying the issue, mobilising the right people, and coordinating a response can make things worse. Yet many organisations still...
Real-Time Communication in Microsoft Teams: Ensuring Speed and Safety
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive A Crisis Doesn’t Wait. Can Your Alerts? In a crisis, real-time communication isn’t optional, it’s everything. A server crashes at two in the morning. A fire alarm sounds in an empty office. A field team receives a severe weather warning. In all...
Emergency Notification Software: Transforming Microsoft Teams into a Mass Communication Powerhouse
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive When speed and clarity matter, Emergency Notification Software makes all the difference. You’re sitting at your desk. A colleague rushes in to say the company website has gone offline. Customer services are flooded with calls. No one’s sure what to do next....
Crisis Management Software: Streamline Your Response With Our New Microsoft Teams Integration
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Crisis Management Software is critical when every second counts in an emergency. Imagine it is the middle of the night when suddenly your organisation is hit by a ransomware attack. Your crisis plan sits somewhere on a shared drive, buried in a...
AI Crisis Management: How CRAiG by Crises Control Revolutionises Emergency Response
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive When Every Minute Counts, Clarity Is Critical A crisis doesn’t wait. Whether it’s a cyberattack, a system outage, a fire in your data centre or a major supply chain failure, the clock starts ticking the moment something goes wrong. What often causes...
How Mass Notification Software Helps You Comply with Martyn’s Law
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive Why Mass Notification Software Can Be the Difference Between Safety and Chaos Many organisations still rely on outdated methods to communicate during emergencies. These might include group chats, loudspeakers, or even manual phone trees. In normal situations, they’re inconvenient. But during a...
Multi-Language Emergency Communication System: Reaching Every Employee, Everywhere
Written by Asipe Nokenke | Marketing Assistant In the heat of a crisis, clarity saves lives. But clarity can’t exist without understanding, and that understanding depends on language. A multi-language emergency communication system ensures that when an emergency strikes, your message doesn’t get lost in translation. For organisations with global...
24/7 Emergency Notification Software: What If Your Crisis Happens on a Weekend? Preparing for Off-Hours Emergencies
Written by Asipe Nokenke | Marketing Assistant 24/7 Emergency Notification Software: The difference between control and chaos when no one is in the office 24/7 emergency notification software is the system that makes sure your organisation doesn’t fall apart when a crisis hits outside of working hours. Think Saturday afternoon,...
IT Alerting Software for Cybersecurity Incidents: What Happens in the First 5 Minutes Can Make or Break You
Written by Asipe Nokenke | Marketing Assistant IT alerting software for cybersecurity incidents is your first line of defence when disaster strikes without warning. When a cyberattack hits, there’s no invitation, no countdown, and no bells, just the immediate, high-stakes reality that your systems are under threat and your business...
CRAiG, Translations & Teams: What’s New in Crises Control to Supercharge Your Crisis Response
Written by Anneri Fourie | Crises Control Executive When the stakes are high and every second matters, your organisation’s crisis response strategy must not only be fast, but intelligent, multilingual, secure and seamlessly integrated. That’s exactly where Crises Control delivers with its newly released Version 6.1.0, now available across both...
Crisis Management for SMEs: How to Prepare, Protect and Stay Resilient on a Budget
Written by Chanay Blomkamp | Crises Control Marketing Assistant Why Small Businesses Often Struggle to Recover from a Crisis Crisis Management is often overlooked by small businesses until it's too late. When something unexpected happens in a small business, it can bring everything to a standstill. Whether it is a...
Crisis vs Risk Management: Why Businesses Need Both to Stay Resilient
Written by Chanay Blomkamp | Crises Control Marketing Assistant The Real Cost of Confusing Planning with Action Let’s say your company has a comprehensive risk register. You’ve listed potential threats, rated them by impact and likelihood, and created mitigation strategies. Everything looks good on paper. Then, a real incident strikes....
