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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

The study of disasters is a 'lateral discipline' that, to varying degrees embraces at least 42 other disciplines and professions (Alexander 2013). The need to include military strategy and the strategic politics of defence in our studies would unbalance them. Disaster is fundamentally a social phenomenon. Alexander, D. Alexander, D.E.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

We have forward-looking actions across government, such as FEMA’s Strategic Plan. 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. 90 programs across 20 agencies is simply too many.

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IRM, ERM, and GRC: Is There a Difference?

Reciprocity

COSO’s ERM framework builds upon, and is intended to work with, the committee’s internal control framework issued in 1992 and updated in 2013. 2013-2018): Using GRC solutions for enterprise-wide management in various areas such as risk management, compliance, legal, finance, audit, security, and health and safety.

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Data Privacy Awareness Month 2024: Roundup of Expert Quotes

Solutions Review

Vulnerability Vigilance: Regularly scan your APIs for vulnerabilities and patch them promptly. These steps allow organizations to build a robust data privacy ecosystem where APIs become guardians, not vulnerabilities. A risk assessment shows organizations what their architecture looks like, their vulnerabilities, and more.

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Data Privacy Day 2024: The Definitive Roundup of Expert Quotes

Solutions Review

Vulnerability Vigilance: Regularly scan your APIs for vulnerabilities and patch them promptly. These steps allow organizations to build a robust data privacy ecosystem where APIs become guardians, not vulnerabilities. A risk assessment shows organizations what their architecture looks like, their vulnerabilities, and more.