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RAND Report on Lessons Learned from Covid-19

Recovery Diva

“The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic that began in late 2019 and continues as of the writing of this Perspective in summer 2022 has been the cause of both tremendous tragedy—in lives lost and economic hardship—and great triumph in the rapid development of effective vaccines. .

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Getting Ahead of Cybercriminals: 5 Essential Cybersecurity Practices

NexusTek

Create an Incident Response Plan. Develop a comprehensive incident response plan for your business, so you know exactly how to respond should you fall victim to cyberattack. Routine scanning of your company’s network edge helps to identify any points of vulnerability that need attention. Why Is This Important? CONTACT US.

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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Thus, in addition to having a clear strategy and response plan, it is essential to identify the most vulnerable populations and hazard areas, and to have a strong framework for coordination among emergency management and public health agencies.

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Ransomware + Cryptocurrency = Costly for Your Business

NexusTek

In less than two years, the average ransomware payment went from $12,000 in Q4 2019 to $54,000 in Q1 2021. In 2019, a total of $92 million in cryptocurrency was sent to ransomware attackers; in 2020, that total rose to $406 million. Create and test an incident response plan.

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Did Your Emergency Response Team Survive the Pandemic?

FEI

In early 2019, FEI’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) involved a room that had been identified specifically for emergency or incident response teams to report to if a crisis occurred. Your Emergency Response Plan (ERP) needs to be updated to include a remote response.

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The evolution of cyber crime

SRM

In addition, a full test and exercise strategy includes a thorough examination of your Business Continuity and Incident Response plans and can include policy reviews and a report full of suggested remedial actions. And moving into the second half of 2019, it has become very evident that the most dangerous thing is to do nothing.

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PagerDuty Deploys $600K to Further Investments in Global Health by Olivia Khalili

PagerDuty

Recognizing that the leading cause of death in the world today is delay, PagerDuty launched its Time-Critical Health focus area in 2019 with the mission to help save lives by reaching people faster. Specifically, we invest in tech-forward solutions that improve outcomes for the most underserved people in the world.

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