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Executive Leadership on Security and Risk Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

Increasing risks and increasing technology are the topics in this podcast. How to manage technology and risks that extend from the cyber perspective all the way to corporate leadership and climate change. This is one of the most engaging conversations that the Disaster Zone Podcast has had with a true subject matter expert. Leaders in business and government should listen to this podcast.

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Need to Improve Hurricane Recovery Policies

Recovery Diva

From The Conversation: People displaced by hurricanes face anxiety and a long road to recovery, US census surveys show − smarter, targeted policies could help “As the climate warms, extreme storms are becoming more common in every region of the country. That’s raising the risks and the need for policymakers to prepare communities to limit harm from disasters and recover afterward.

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Cyber Resilience: Q&A With Rob Zegarra

DRI Drive

As part of this year’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we spoke with Roberto Zegarra, DRI Director of Education and instructor of the Cyber Resilience course, which has been recently updated to address current cyber concerns. Q: From your perspective, what is the current relationship between cybersecurity and business continuity? RZ: That’s a great question – […] The post Cyber Resilience: Q&A With Rob Zegarra appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Hurricanes Helen and Milton Damage U.S. Agricultural System

Recovery Diva

From HSNW: Helene and Milton Upended a Key Part of the Nation’s Agriculture System “America depends on Southeastern agriculture. After two hurricanes and billions of dollars in damages, the US food supply chain faces an uncertain future.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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SIA Leads Letter to Congress Urging Protection of Security Devices Under Spectrum Proposal

Security Industry Association

On Oct. 29, 2024, the Security Industry Association (SIA) sent a letter signed by 92 security businesses and organizations conveying a strong, industrywide message to Capitol Hill urging members of Congress to weigh in with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on a proposal that would restructure the Lower 900 MHz frequency. As explained in a recent SIA post on the issue, the proposed licensing and rulemaking would affect alarm, electronic access and security camera technologies, among ot

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Recent Hurricanes and Geoengineering

The Rand Blog

Recent hurricanes sparked false conspiracy theories about government-created disasters via geoengineering. These unfounded theories highlight geoengineering risks, which remain with limited international regulation.

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Navigating Uncertainty: A Deep Dive Into Crisis Management for Aerospace

BryghtPath

Explore the critical elements of crisis management within the aerospace industry. From understanding potential risks to building a comprehensive response plan, this article explores effective strategies to mitigate the impact of a crisis. Discover the importance of transparency, communication, and technology, along with real-world examples of successful crisis management in the aerospace sector.

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H. Helene Data Gathering Project

Recovery Diva

From HSToday: USACE Team Gathers Hurricane Helene Flood Data to Strengthen Community Resilience and Response. “Data collection teams are documenting flood information that will help hydraulic engineers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers understand the impacts of Hurricane Helene to enhance flood risk resiliency for the affected communities according to an article from the U.S.

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Columbia Climate School Showcase: Insights and Future Steps

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

A high school intern reflects on the Columbia Climate School Showcase and its key takeaways. Written by Michelle Rozenfeld, High School Intern at NCDP , Senior at Bergen County Academies As a society, it is evident that we are experiencing more exceptional extremes, both environmentally and socially, than we could have previously imagined for this time in human existence.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Make Your File Data Immortal with Real-time Enterprise File

Pure Storage

Make Your File Data Immortal with Real-time Enterprise File by Pure Storage Blog Summary Pure Storage Real-time Enterprise File empowers infrastructure owners by delivering a simple yet powerful storage solution that grows alongside their business. With Real-time Enterprise File, enterprises can make their data immortal—always scalable, flexible, and future-ready.

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What Does Elon Musk Want? SpaceX CEO May Pose a Risk to National Security

The Rand Blog

Having shown they can build ingenious technologies, SpaceX and other companies have become critical government partners. If those partnerships are to remain sustainable, both industry and government need to better understand what makes partners reliable. For any organization, that means prioritizing the health, skills, and needs of its workforce.

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Disaster Preparedness for Critical Infrastructure: A Guide to Building Resilience

BryghtPath

Disaster preparedness for critical infrastructure. It’s not a topic many bring up at dinner parties. But if a storm takes out your power for a week—or worse—you’ll realize that it’s a conversation we should be having more often. Critical infrastructure represents the backbone of our modern society. It encompasses those essential systems and assets we … The post Disaster Preparedness for Critical Infrastructure: A Guide to Building Resilience appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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What Artificial Intelligence Means for Physical Security

Security Industry Association

Managing risk is essential to leveraging this emerging technology Florian Matusek is the director of AI strategy for Genetec. Large language models (LLMs) have recently taken the world by storm. Only months after OpenAI launched its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, it amassed more than 100 million users. This makes it the fastest-growing consumer application in history.

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Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of October 25; Updates from Flexential, New Relic, Sidero & More

Solutions Review

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of October 25, 2024. Keeping tabs on all the most relevant storage and data protection news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week in this space.

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How My Classroom Became a Laboratory for Countering Truth Decay

The Rand Blog

The erosion of truth is not just about losing respect for facts, it's also about the dignity we're discarding along the way. Truth Decay isn't a problem that any one person can solve, but helping society learn how to ferret out the truth is a good place to start.

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Why is Current State Assessment Important? A Comprehensive Guide

BryghtPath

Discover why a current state assessment is essential for businesses, projects, change initiatives, and personal growth. Learn how this critical step leads to better decision-making and successful outcomes! The post Why is Current State Assessment Important? A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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SIA’s Cybersecurity Advisory Board Closes Out Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Security Industry Association

Kasia Hanson – CEO and founder of KFactor Global Security Advisory – serves on SIA’s Cybersecurity Advisory Board. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month , and the Security Industry Association (SIA) Cybersecurity Advisory Board (CAB) is marking the occasion with a series of helpful content, tips and guidance on key cybersecurity topics. In this blog from SIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board member Kasia Hanson – CEO and founder of KFactor Global Security Advisory – get to know the CAB an

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Achieving Data Immutability with Zerto

Zerto

In today’s digital landscape, data is one of the most valuable assets for any organization. Ensuring its security is paramount, especially in the face of increasing cyber threats and stringent regulatory requirements. Implementing technologies such as data immutability can help address those needs. Why is Data Immutability Important? Data immutability is a critical component for organizations to store data in a way that it cannot be altered or deleted once written.

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Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of November 1; Updates from Infinidat, Scality, Storj & More

Solutions Review

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of November 1, 2024. Keeping tabs on all the most relevant storage and data protection news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week in this space.

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Let’s Read between the Lines with Vendor DRR Guarantees

Pure Storage

Let’s Read between the Lines with Vendor DRR Guarantees by Pure Storage Blog Summary While DRR guarantees may seem like a good deal, it’s important to look closer and test a vendor’s storage efficiency technologies against your actual applications, data, and workflows. Flash allowed storage efficiency technologies like compression, deduplication, and others to be used in enterprise application environments with minimal to no performance impact and significantly improved TB/watt efficiency.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha

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Carsten Fischer: The Need for Speed in Threat Mitigation

FS-ISAC

The Need for Speed in Threat Mitigation There used to be weeks between the announcement of a zero-day vulnerability and the next exploit. Now we have days or hours to patch the vulnerability, says Carsten Fischer, Deputy Chief Security Officer at Deutsche Bank. Sometimes threat actors are in the machine even as the patch is being tested. With such a small window of reaction time, mitigation must be faster.

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Security Industry Association Releases Version 2.2.2 of SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol Standard

Security Industry Association

The new version of OSDP provides enhancements to the leading access control communications standard. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released version 2.2.2 of SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP), an access control communications standard developed by SIA to improve interoperability among access control and security products.

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Crisis Management for Agriculture: Strategies and Support

BryghtPath

Discover crucial insights on Crisis Management for Agriculture. Learn how to develop robust strategies, utilize USDA programs, and harness technology to enhance farm resilience. The post Crisis Management for Agriculture: Strategies and Support appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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AI’s Double-Edged Sword: The Threat and Promise of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity

Zerto

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a futuristic concept to an integral part of our daily lives. From automating mundane tasks to making complex predictions, AI holds immense potential. However, like any powerful tool, AI is a double-edged sword. On one side, it offers remarkable capabilities to enhance cybersecurity and protect against cyberthreats.

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Can AI and User Privacy Coexist?

Solutions Review

Synology’s Hanen Lin offers insights on whether AI and user privacy can coexist. This article originally appeared on Solutions Review’s Insight Jam , an enterprise IT community enabling the human conversation on AI. When a tech giant suffers public backlash as vicious as what Microsoft experienced after announcing their new Recall AI feature, other companies may want to reconsider their approach to customer privacy.