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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

state develops a hazard mitigation plan, which identifies top local risks and provides a framework for long term strategies to reduce risk and protect citizens and property from damage. 8 states/territories mention pandemic planning but do not discuss further how the state or agency will be able to mitigate the hazard from the event.

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Progress and Lessons Learned Using NFPA 3000 in Augusta, GA

National Fire Protection Association

In 2018, Augusta, Georgia, became the first community to implement NFPA 3000®, Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program, to address mass casualty event mitigation, planning, response, and recovery. There’s more societal awareness and acceptance of NFPA 3000 now than there was in 2018,” he said.

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Counting Costs: The Impact of a Government Shutdown on the Security Industry

Security Industry Association

Also, in contrast to the most recent government shutdown, which lasted for 35 days in December 2018 and January 2019 and was only partial, as appropriations had already been agreed to for the U.S. 30 – looming large.

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Navigating New Data Privacy Laws: Key Considerations for Businesses in Today’s Interconnected World

LogisManager

million fine imposed on Marriot for their 2018 data breach. By identifying potential risks and vulnerabilities, companies can proactively implement measures to mitigate those risks and improve their overall data privacy posture.

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BCAW : Supply Chain : What can organisations do to attempt to protect themselves from supply chain risks?

Plan B Consulting

Added to this the constant environmental issues and suppliers collapses it is clear that supply chain vulnerability has rarely been seen as such a threat. To succeed, a proactive approach is required to ensure that many supply chain risks can be identified, or potentially mitigated before they become a crisis.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Expansion of pre-disaster mitigation funding such as through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, and new funding for infrastructure resilience embedded in the bi-partisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are also steps in the right direction. And that is just the federal programs.

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Resiliency Is Top Priority in 2023 White House Cybersecurity Strategy

Pure Storage

It’s the first official update to the strategy since 2018, building on the 2020 Ransomware Memo that addressed a slew of high-profile attacks. Development of secure IoT devices Liability for vulnerabilities in software Required compliance of any federal vendors (e.g., It’s a good time to check in on your compliance best practices.