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Book Review: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery

Recovery Diva

However, it is also constrained by the community’s resource availability, adaptability, and existing vulnerability among other things. and government (a critique of FEMA disaster assistance programs). Section III covers the topic of planning for recovery.

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The United Kingdom's National Risk Register - 2023 Edition

Emergency Planning

This document was first published in 2008 and has been updated (somewhat irregularly) at roughly two-year intervals. b) In terms of its methodology, the NRR discusses vulnerability but does not accept the premise (Hewitt 1983) that it is the major component of risk.

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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

US Homeland Security Council 2005, UK Government 2008), while in others it did not. For example, civil aviation is particularly vulnerable. Thus, the vulnerability and fragility of people and society need to be seen in the light of socio-economic changes induced by the epidemic. UK Government 2008.

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Process Controls, SCADA and Cyber Security

Plan B Consulting

Table 2: A list of incidents in the water industry (Ten, Liu & Manimaran, 2008) What I think is interesting about the list above is the details of who conducted the attack. Access Vulnerabilities – Often, passwords are shared due to the installer changing it for additional users or manufacture default passwords are not changed.

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Process Controls, SCADA and Cyber Security

Plan B Consulting

Table 2: A list of incidents in the water industry (Ten, Liu & Manimaran, 2008). Access Vulnerabilities – Often, passwords are shared due to the installer changing it for additional users or manufacture default passwords are not changed. These links can be intercepted and are vulnerable to attack. Bibliography.

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Why Operational Resilience Ignores Resilience Professionals

Plan B Consulting

Since 2008, the business climate has been fairly stable and so organisations haven’t needed to be that resilient. Throw climate change into this mix which has led to huge floods in Pakistan, and the hottest temperatures and drought in England. Learning from experience and learning from each other is encouraged”.

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Why Operational Resilience Ignores Resilience Professionals

Plan B Consulting

Since 2008, the business climate has been fairly stable and so organisations haven’t needed to be that resilient. Throw climate change into this mix which has led to huge floods in Pakistan, and the hottest temperatures and drought in England. Learning from experience and learning from each other is encouraged”.