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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

It is now more than ten years since there was a general push to induce countries to plan for pandemics (WHO 2005). US Homeland Security Council 2005, UK Government 2008), while in others it did not. For example, civil aviation is particularly vulnerable. US Homeland Security Council 2005. Jonathan Cape, London, 352 pp.

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Book Review: Resilience Matters;Flourishing in an Era of Extremes

Recovery Diva

In fact, the heated rhetoric sometimes hurts the author’s credibility. One of the authors states that a group called Catalyst Miami found temperatures in poorer sections of Miami 30(!) In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, 70 percent of those who died were over 65. F hotter than those reported by the Weather Channel.

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Guest Post: “I’ve Upgraded My Credentials. My Facility Is Safe Now, Right?”

Security Industry Association

Most employees will take their credentials home with them when they leave their facility, and once the employees are outside the secured environment, a secure credential is protected from many of the types of attacks vulnerable credentials are prone to. The post Guest Post: “I’ve Upgraded My Credentials.

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What Is an Integrated Risk Management Approach for an Organization?

LogisManager

Failing to adopt an integrated risk management strategy leaves you vulnerable to blind spots. Here are some benefits of adopting an integrated approach to risk management: More easily detect vulnerabilities across silos. LogicManager has championed an integrated approach to risk management from day one of our founding in 2005.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

At the same time, we see widening inequalities in who has access to recovery resources, and disparities in vulnerability that are too often predictable by socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity. In an era of threats and vulnerabilities that are increasing in complexity we need to simplify the process.