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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.

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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. Non-seasonal influenza retains the potential to cause a pandemic on the level of that of 1918-1920.

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Interpreting Covid-19 as a Disaster

Emergency Planning

Image: US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases In terms of its scope, Covid-19 is like no other disaster that has occurred in the last 100 years, since, in fact, the influenza pandemic of 1918-1920 killed more people than both world wars combined, and contributed to the end of the First World War. IRDR Report 2020-01.

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Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Failures in Risk Management: Why ERM vs GRC

LogisManager

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Failures in Risk Management: Why ERM vs GRC By Steven Minsky | May 5, 2023 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was closed by regulators and reminded us of the recession associated with Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual Bank in 2008. ” You can outsource the activity to the vendor but not the risk.

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Looking Around the Corner: Why ESG Has Never Been More Important

LogisManager

After the 2008 recession, people lost trust in large corporations. Much like the economic crash that took place 14 years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic shot up a flare that illuminated new risks and opportunities on the ground. But this awareness is something that has been gaining momentum for over a decade.

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The Multiple Factors Leading to the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

Erwood Group

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the tech industry was not immune to the economic fallout. The bank was heavily impacted by the 2008 financial crisis, which led to a decrease in lending opportunities and an increase in non-performing loans. The bank’s heavy reliance on the tech industry made it vulnerable to market fluctuations.

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Data Privacy Awareness Month 2024: Roundup of Expert Quotes

Solutions Review

These activities must happen in 2024, because threat actors are in fact already targeting encrypted data, by taking a “steal and store now to decrypt later” approach. CDEs flip this problem on its head by centralizing all development activity into the organization’s cloud infrastructure. Larry Whiteside, Jr.,