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Near-Evacuation Reveals Dangerous Gaps in Communications for Senior Community

DisasterDoc

A special guest blog from emergency preparedness and disaster survival author, Virginia Nicols. Make sure it doesn’t happen this way in your community. On October 26, 2020, over a period of. The post Near-Evacuation Reveals Dangerous Gaps in Communications for Senior Community appeared first on DisasterDoc.

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BCP Headaches you can Avoid by using Shield: Part 3

KingsBridge BCP

Solve BCP Headaches. Welcome to the third and final installment of our series on how Shield can solve BCP headaches. Last time we talked about how Shield helps the newcomer to Business Continuity get started on the plan development process. Today we’ll look at challenges that can come up after you finally have that plan written. Headache #1: Updating contact information is so time consuming!

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Beat Hurricane Season With Emergency Notification Templates

Alert Media

The post Beat Hurricane Season With Emergency Notification Templates appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Data Warehouse vs Data Lake - Which Is Best?

Calligo

While both data warehouses and lakes are big data storage solutions, they are useful in distinctly different situations. Data warehouses store structured data that can be accessed and interpreted by anyone with permission to do so, whereas a data lake is an unstructured storage space for large quantities of raw data.

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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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The Path to Maximum Data Center Uptime

Talkingpoint

Of all the many ways IT organizations are measured, maximizing uptime has to be one of the most important. After all, if employees and customers can’t access mission-critical systems, none of the rest of what IT does really matters. In […]. The post The Path to Maximum Data Center Uptime appeared first on TierPoint.

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4 ISC West Sessions That Will Help Your Integration Business

Security Industry Association

ISC West 2021 is coming up July 19-21 in Las Vegas, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC West recently revealed full conference details for the SIA Education@ISC West program, including keynote presentations from top luminaries and 65+ sessions on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments. Among the robust lineup of conference sessions are several dynamic presentations that will help security integration businesses succeed.

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MEMBER News: Gilmore Services Rebrands to Honor the Legacy of Founder

Prism International

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : June 7, 2021. Gilmore Services, an i-SIGMA Associate member, and a data and document security company based out of Pensacola, Florida, has rebranded itself to honor the legacy of its founder, Jim Gilmore, who started the company in 1955 on the foundations of building relationships with customers, employees, and the community.

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BCP Headaches you can avoid by using KingsBridge Shield: Part 2

KingsBridge BCP

Tired of BCP Headaches? We hope you enjoyed Part 1 on how KingsBridge Shield can solve some of your Business Continuity Planning (BCP) information security headaches. Part 2 of our series focuses on how Shield can cure the headaches of anyone starting BCP. Let’s start with a common problem: management assigned you the responsibility of heading up the company’s BCP program but you don’t know where to begin.

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What Is ESG? [Complete Guide]

LogisManager

What Is ESG? [Complete Guide]. Introduction. “ESG” is a term that’s been making headlines over the past year in the midst of today’s rapidly evolving federal and state requirements and our continuously disruptive environment. So what exactly is ESG, what does your organization need to do to be compliant with ESG best practices, and how can you close gaps in your program to become more aligned with ESG?

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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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5 Reasons Ransomware Protection Needs to Be a Board-Level Conversation

Cloudian

It is not just the responsibility of the IT/IS department to keep the business safe, but the obligation of every CXO and Board member to ask for and implement stringent cyber security measures starting with zero trust, perimeter security, and employee training. The post 5 Reasons Ransomware Protection Needs to Be a Board-Level Conversation appeared first on Cloudian.

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Legal Marijuana Raises Drug Screening Questions and Risks

Prism International

(This blog is provided for perspective only and not to be taken as legal advice). As I often remind service providers, though i-SIGMA certifications (NAID AAA/PRISM Privacy+) require drug screening prior to hiring, and either ongoing drug screening or training to recognize substance abuse, the certifications themselves do not prescribe how service providers respond to the results of those screens.

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BCP Headaches you can avoid by using KingsBridge Shield

KingsBridge BCP

Tired of BCP Headaches? Nobody likes a headache, especially a BCP headache. Welcome to the first in our three-part series on BCP headaches and how you can use the KingsBridge Shield solution to resolve them. Today “ BCP plan access ” is the focus.

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Calligo wins Growth MSP of the Year

Calligo

Yesterday, it was revealed virtually that Calligo won Channel Partner Insight’s North American MSP Innovation Awards 2021 Growth MSP of the Year.

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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 New Member Profile: Openpath

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Openpath is a leader in touchless, modern access control and workplace safety automation. The company is headquartered in Culver City, California, with an additional office in Fishers, Indiana, and more than 750,000 users globally. SIA spoke with James Segil, president and co-founder of Openpath, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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Successfully Navigating Identity Management Strategies

Risk Management Monitor

For many CISOs, overseeing identity management represents a significant challenge and a substantial component of their broader security ecosystem. In a nod to its importance, the National Cyber Security Alliance even recently kicked off the first ever Identity Management Day. It is also central to a number of critical issues that urgently need a CISO’s attention, namely data access governance, data loss prevention and cloud application security.

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How the Houston Astros Simplify Operations With Emergency Communication

Alert Media

The post How the Houston Astros Simplify Operations With Emergency Communication appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Learn To lead with authenticity:

Business Continuity Today

We must have the courage to bring our true selves to our interactions. Sometimes, that means being a less-rehearsed, less-polished version of ourselves. Being more transparent and vulnerable in this crucial way helps us to earn trust; we become more relatable by allowing stakeholders to really see us and connect with us. As we strive to be better leaders, we must learn to evolve to be our best selves.

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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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Never Ignore Backup and Disaster Recovery

LAN Infotech

Never Ignore Backup and Disaster Recovery. Experts estimate that humans produce 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. That is a lot of information. However, having a poor backup strategy can wipe out all or vast portions of your data in a single click. From accidental deletions and malicious attacks to natural disasters, there are multiple ways by which you can lose your business data.

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Automating Risk Functions for Greater Value Creation

Risk Management Monitor

Despite recent volatility, more than 60% of risk executives surveyed in a recent PwC US Pulse Survey were optimistic about the global economy, as well as the state of the pandemic recovery. This optimism could stem from a greater alignment between risk functions and the business. Fifty percent of risk management executives reported interacting more with the C-suite, and 42% said they interact more with the board level.

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Are Cyber Attacks the Next Big Threat for Operational Resilience?

Castellan

Cyber attackers know organizations of all sizes have made a lot of operational changes because of the coronavirus pandemic, and they’re taking full advantage of them as new cyber attack vectors. Just a few weeks after much of the U.S. southeast experienced gas shortages following a hack of the Colonial Pipeline, attackers were at it again, this time targeting the world’s largest meat production facility, JBS , which resulted in the shutdown of its five largest U.S. plants and other plants in Aus

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Learn To lead with authenticity:

Business Continuity Today

We must have the courage to bring our true selves to our interactions. Sometimes, that means being a less-rehearsed, less-polished version of ourselves. Being more transparent and vulnerable in this crucial way helps us to earn trust; we become more relatable by allowing stakeholders to really see us and connect with us. As we strive to be better leaders, we must learn to evolve to be our best selves.

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Baltimore City Council Votes to Approve Extreme Ban on Facial Recognition

Security Industry Association

SILVER SPRING, Md. – On June 8, the Baltimore City Council voted 13-2 to approve what would be the most extreme ban by a local jurisdiction on personal and business applications of facial recognition technology. While the Security Industry Association (SIA) supports a related measure introduced in the Council today to establish a task force to examine the technology and make legislative recommendations, we agree with Councilmember Yitzy Schleifer, who stated during the vote that “this is backwar

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Security Industry Association Applauds Senate Passage and Prioritization of U.S. Innovation and Competition Act

Security Industry Association

The bipartisan bill promotes U.S. leadership in technological advancements, including biometrics, artificial intelligence and robotics. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) commends the U.S. Senate for its passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260), which significantly increases investment in research and development, education and training, supply chain security and the broader U.S. innovation ecosystem.