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Book Review: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery

Recovery Diva

This way the reader is given a roadmap to pick and choose from, if they wish so, the case studies written by various authors whose chapters span a wide variety of hazards as well as geographical and sociological settings all of which delve into a chosen aspect of disaster recovery towards building resiliency.

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Security Industry Association Files Amicus Brief in Key BIPA Case

Security Industry Association

District Court ruling that rejects an incorrect interpretation of requirements under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) of 2008 in a case under consideration by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. While the plaintiff’s claims in Zellmer v.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since 2008, pandemics have been top of the list of 96 threats and hazards in the UK National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies in all editions. Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.

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SIA New Member Profile: Safe and Sound Security

Security Industry Association

Patrick Chown, founder of Safe and Sound Security Patrick Chown : Safe and Sound Security traces its roots back to 2008 when I embarked on a journey in the security industry. SIA spoke with Patrick Chown, founder of Safe and Sound Security, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA. Tell us the story of your company.

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SIA New Member Profile: 3B Protection

Security Industry Association

Ashley Dillon : 3B Protection was founded by President and CEO Dominic Dillon in the United Kingdom in 2008. The views and opinions expressed in guest posts and/or profiles are those of the authors or sources and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Security Industry Association.

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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

US Homeland Security Council 2005, UK Government 2008), while in others it did not. In the wake of the WHO report, Professor Ziad Abdeen of the Palestinian Health Authority said about pandemics: "My task is to tell you things you don't want to know, and ask you to spend money you haven't got on something you don't think will happen."

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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

Hence there is potential for floods that equal or exceed those generated in 2008, storms that may be more disruptive than Arwen was in 2021, heatwaves greater than that of July 2022, and so on. For years, local authorities have been starved of funds and resources. The local level.