The Rand Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

For three weeks in October and November, undergraduates from Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College teamed up with Pardee RAND doctoral students to explore how vulnerable communities have fared during the pandemic and envision policies that might produce a more equitable recovery.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 11, 2020

It is now more than ten years since there was a general push to induce countries to plan for pandemics (WHO 2005). About the same time, 2007, Dr Michael Leavitt of the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote: "We don't know when a pandemic will arrive. Major epidemics and pandemics (what is the difference?)

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2020

Today Charlie discusses how Exercise Cygnus, the UK’s pandemic exercise in 2016, holds up against the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. The scenario was as follows: The pandemic has H2M2 which is a flu pandemic, rather than a COVID type pandemic. UK the “most prepared country”? Wrong type of flu?

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2020

Today Charlie discusses how Exercise Cygnus, the UK’s pandemic exercise in 2016, holds up against the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. Exercise Cygnus was a command post exercise carried out by NHS England in October 2016 in order to estimate the impact of a hypothetical H2N2 influenza pandemic on the United Kingdom.

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Business Continuity Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Today, in addition to natural disasters such as hurricanes, fires, floods, and pandemics and man-made issues such as wars, organizations face other challenges to their operations. Likewise, their vulnerabilities have changed. Likewise, their vulnerabilities have changed.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

From global pandemics and economic woes to deepfakes and cyber attacks, the unforeseen is the new normal. Implementing Training Effective crisis management training is tailored to the specific needs and vulnerabilities of the organization. ” came to mind.

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Acronis

APRIL 27, 2022

Cybercriminals moved quickly to exploit new vulnerabilities caused by the pandemic. For example, the vast majority of employees suddenly had to work from home; but in most cases, their security best practices were far inferior to the controls in place at the corporate office.

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LogisManager

MARCH 19, 2024

According to an INTERPOL report , between January and April 2020, there was a significant increase in malicious cyber activities attributed to the pandemic shift to WFH. A risk-based approach to cybersecurity involves several key steps: Risk Identification: Document all potential threats and vulnerabilities.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

OCTOBER 26, 2023

NCDP has a rich history, from the early preparedness efforts for governmental and non-governmental systems to the complexities of population recovery, the power of community engagement, and the risks of human vulnerability. Below are reflections and commentary from members of the NCDP team. Read also about our beginnings of NCDP.

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LogisManager

MARCH 19, 2024

According to an INTERPOL report , between January and April 2020, there was a significant increase in malicious cyber activities attributed to the pandemic shift to WFH. A risk-based approach to cybersecurity involves several key steps: Risk Identification: Document all potential threats and vulnerabilities.

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Solutions Review

JANUARY 20, 2022

Sometimes the rush to keep business services functioning meant that security was overlooked, and cybercriminals are ready to exploit these vulnerabilities. Web application vulnerabilities. Web application vulnerabilities are the next attack vector you need to assess to determine how secure your applications really are.

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Behavior Group

MARCH 23, 2021

There was a massive increase in cyber threats globally year-over-year fueled by both the pandemic and expanding attack surfaces, Skybox Security reveals. Trojans increased 128%, with threat actors using trojans to exploit lower-severity vulnerabilities. Sophisticated,… Continue reading.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Enduring the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a unique opportunity for businesses in the retail industry to reshape how they operate. Having multiple locations extending across regions, states, or even the globe makes retailers vulnerable to various kinds of physical threats such as crime or severe weather.

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everbridge

MARCH 4, 2022

The pandemic undeniably accelerated trends towards hybrid and remote work. Q: The pandemic accelerated new work trends. When those two are segregated like that, there’s a gap in the center and that gap is where risk and vulnerability live, because we always think it’s somebody else’s responsibility.

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LogisManager

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The pandemic has disrupted operating models of businesses across the globe. Ransomware attacks are running rampant, and hackers are using the vulnerability of HIPAA-protected information to advance their coercion. On top of these unknowns, there were also the uncertainties of the pandemic to account for.

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Emergency Planning

APRIL 24, 2022

The cascade is a result of the progression of a shock through different kinds of vulnerability. Moreover, the Coronavirus pandemic has been widely used as a pretext for curtailing human rights.

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Fusion Risk Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We’ve been living in a compound crisis since the start of the pandemic – we have been experiencing global political instability, war, an increase in cyber and ransomware attacks, labor shortages, shortages of critical commodities, etc.

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PagerDuty

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us some important lessons. Humanity Matters were struggling not only with funds and resources but also with spirit and being able to continue providing for vulnerable youth as the pandemic and lockdowns challenged them enormously.

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everbridge

AUGUST 11, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic increased opportunities for remote work four to five times more than before, according to a report from McKinsey & Co. The rapid transformation brought forward by the pandemic has muddied the definition of remote workers versus lone workers, but it’s essential not to confuse the two.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

MAY 19, 2023

Key Components of Crisis Management Effective crisis management involves several key components, which can be grouped into three main stages: pre-crisis, crisis response, and post-crisis.

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everbridge

AUGUST 24, 2022

Software Solutions that help companies ensure resilience remain a key work investment trend, and the pandemic has only increased the focus on an organization’s responsibility for employee wellbeing. Protect against individual online vulnerability. SCHEDULE DEMO. Benefits of Software Include: Fulfilling Duty of Care.

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Solutions Review

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The landscape of evolving digital threats, coupled with the pandemic-induced surge in remote and hybrid work, has exposed organizations to an increasing number of vulnerabilities. In this feature, Apricorn ‘s Kurt Markley offers four data backup and resilience questions to ask right now.

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LAN Infotech

MARCH 12, 2021

Very few got the chance to fully prepare themselves, which left them more vulnerable to cyberattacks and data breaches. According to the FBI, daily cybersecurity complaints increased from 1,000 to 4,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic. For starters, your existing protocols and training programs were created in a pre-pandemic world.

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Advancing Analytics

JUNE 20, 2023

According to the United Nations, the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the global refugee crisis, with many refugees facing increased health risks and limited access to healthcare. Source: UNHCR Global Trends 2022 Figures at a Glance 108.4 million are internally displaced people 35.3 million are refugees 5.2

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Solutions Review

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The landscape of evolving digital threats, coupled with the pandemic-induced surge in remote and hybrid work, has exposed organizations to an increasing number of vulnerabilities. In this feature, Apricorn ‘s Kurt Markley offers four data backup and resilience questions to ask right now.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We were also stunned by the sense of extraordinary vulnerability to unknown forces that had also hit the Pentagon and had likely targeted the nation’s Capital. And not just for massive terrorism – but we were really not ready for major natural disasters, pandemics, and whatever existential threats might be in our future.

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NexusTek

JULY 28, 2021

67% of IT professionals believe the use of bring-your-own devices during the remote work of the pandemic has decreased their organization’s security health ; a claim which a Ponemon Institute survey supports : 68% of businesses experienced one or more successful endpoint attacks in the past 12 months. million to $8.94

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Security Industry Association

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The researchers from Resecurity HUNTER team have identified critical vulnerabilities in software of major IT giants including Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, TP-Link and ASUS. What do you think are the biggest opportunities in the security industry right now? Notably, there is a massive opportunity around cloud security.

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Castellan

DECEMBER 29, 2021

While the pandemic certainly has shone a light on supply chain resilience issues, it’s not a new problem for the industry. That was a similar experience for others during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and into 2021 where container shipping was significantly impacted. The More Supply Chains Change, the Same Issues Pop Up.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MAY 4, 2020

As the world grapples with the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are catching sight of an additional public health emergency: domestic violence and child abuse. Rising rates of violence prompt the need for new approaches that not only mitigate the current crisis but also prepare for the widespread repercussions of the pandemic.

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Recovery Diva

JUNE 30, 2022

These sections are one of the most important parts of the book as they ask a key question for both disaster policy and research, whose death counts when we assess the toll of a storm or pandemic, and what is the impact on physical, mental, and emotional health during disaster and recovery?

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

In recent years, we have entered a uniquely tumultuous period, one characterized by weird weather, global conflict, and heightened supply chain vulnerability, among other challenges. Threats related to natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, heat waves, and pandemics.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 13, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Home Alone: When Disasters Affect Staff Who Are Working Remotely A Stopgap Measure That Became a Permanent Fixture When the hybrid workplace model first emerged at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was seen as an emergency solution to a crisis situation. Hybrid adds complexity.

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everbridge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Perhaps the most alarming threat to business travelers in the post-COVID era is the rise of dysfunctional, fragile, and vulnerable nation-states stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has put business travelers at an increased security risk. Consider the sale of black-market vaccination cards and negative tests.

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LAN Infotech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The great equalizer that tore down traditional employment walls was the pandemic. At the pandemic’s beginning, employees worked from home, primarily using their laptops or home computers. At the pandemic’s beginning, employees worked from home, primarily using their laptops or home computers.

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Emergency Planning

JUNE 9, 2019

While not independent of the magnitude of physical forces involved, it is not linearly related to them because it depends on the nature and size of the vulnerabilities that the physical forces act upon. Pandemics are included because many of the effects of a pandemic are likely to be socio-economic in nature. Trufanov, A.,

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OffsiteDataSync

JUNE 29, 2021

Chapter One looks at how the pandemic has changed work and created new issues. Once the pandemic has passed, 55% of employees say they want to continue working remote at least three days per week. Data is subject to greater risk outside the corporate firewall and the vulnerabilities are diverse. Changes and Challenges.

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