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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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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Rules’ Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process for the Hearing: Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022. By: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA.

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Leading Remote Teams Effectively: 8 Do’s and 2 Don’ts

NexusTek

Remote work became a necessity for many firms during the pandemic, but its continued prevalence suggests that the advent of COVID-19 merely accelerated a trend that was already on the horizon. COVID-19 pandemic continues to reshape work in America. [link] Ford, R. Remote Leadership Don’ts. CONTACT US. References: Parker, K.,

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Cyberrisk Management Tips for Businesses Amid the Russia-Ukraine War

Risk Management Monitor

According to experts ranging from independent cybersecurity professionals to officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), organizations at greatest risk right now include critical infrastructure , banks and other financial services firms, and of course key service providers in Ukraine or Russia.

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Ransomware Recap – March

Managecast

These kind of attacks have gone up 860% since 2017. ” Source: Naked Security [link]. ” Source: Naked Security [link]. According to Wired, “BleepingComputer reached out to the operators of multiple strains of ransomware, asking if they had plans to stop hitting hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Why Crisis Management Preparedness Matters

everbridge

And, according to management consultancy McKinsey , between 2010 and 2017, the name of a Forbes-recognized top 100 company appeared in headlines together with the word “crisis” 80 percent more often than in the previous decade — and those are just the organizations that made the news. “It The second is the human element.

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Windows 11: What’s In It and What It Means for Your Business

LAN Infotech

The pandemic put a premium on videoconferencing. And while Microsoft Teams found purchase among many businesses for its capacity and security, it was not as seamlessly integrated into Microsoft’s environment as, say, FaceTime is to Apple’s. Greater Security. Easier Communication.

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