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Enhancing inclusive emergency communication: Addressing access and functional needs communities amid disasters

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This can include people with physical disabilities, sensory impairments, cognitive limitations, language barriers, or other conditions that affect their ability to receive and understand emergency information. Gathering this information presents one of the most significant hurdles that emergency officials face.

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Crisis Management Training: Practice Makes Perfect

Bernstein Crisis Management

Spoiler alert: It’s not going to end well. Crisis Response Planning: Effective training will guide participants through developing a robust crisis response plan. Decision-Making Under Pressure: The ability to make quick, informed decisions is crucial during a crisis.

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Winter safety tips for employees in private and public sectors 

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This includes utilizing various communication channels such as email, SMS, phone calls, and social media updates to keep everyone informed and safe. Prepare for power outages Ensure you have accurate contact information for employees, customers, and stakeholders to stay connected during power outages.

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Amplifying School Security With Gunshot Detection Systems

Security Industry Association

These systems can be leveraged to quickly alert everyone of a dangerous situation, enabling them to react and respond before it is too late. Providing vital location information, including where in the building the incident is happening, cuts through typical alert delays and enables a more immediate response to be initiated.

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Understanding DORA: How to operationalize digital resilience

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With DORA, there is a significant change for the financial sector because organizations are now mandated to ensure the resilience, continuity, and availability of their information and communication technology (ICT) systems while upholding stringent data security standards.

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Getting Ahead of Cybercriminals: 5 Essential Cybersecurity Practices

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Lack of cybersecurity knowledge within SMBs may result in failure to recognize that a security breach has occurred, giving criminals ample opportunity to obtain sensitive information. Create an Incident Response Plan. The invisible hole of information on SMB’s cybersecurity. Why Is This Important? CONTACT US.

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Guest Post: Using Threat Intelligence Services Effectively and Holistically

Security Industry Association

One of the most popular ways of doing this is through open-source intelligence (OSINT), or the collection, analysis and dissemination of information that is publicly available and legally accessible to all. Some examples include desktop alerting, message boards, mass notifications and other facility-based communication equipment.

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