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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of coordinated responses among emergency management and other stakeholders to implement an effective strategy for handling a long and complex disaster. Due to a number of factors , pandemics are more likely to occur in the future.

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Did Your Emergency Response Team Survive the Pandemic?

FEI

This coordinated response not only allowed for planning discussions to occur but also for team members to provide quick check-ins on their stress. When the COVID-19 pandemic was initially identified as a crisis, our emergency and incident response teams were functioning in their usual brick-and-mortal locations.

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7 Reasons Why Cybersecurity Fails

NexusTek

million in 2020. Exposure of employee and customer information 36 billion records were exposed from data breaches in the first half of 2020. Hijacking of important business data The average ransomware payment rose 33% in 2020 to over $100,000. In 2020, p hishing attacks rose 11%. View Standard Cybersecurity Plan.

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Make Rapid-Fire Reporting Standards Work for You

FS-ISAC

There are several steps financial institutions can take to improve response time and ensure readiness when a crisis strikes. Develop an effective incident response plan and handling strategies. Incident response plans at financial institutions vary in maturity , but can always be improved.

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5 Ways to Improve Your Economic Recovery Results Quickly

Swan Island Network

May 1, 2020. As the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 (coronavirus) becomes more controllable, we face a unique problem. Follow these steps and you will be more able to craft an effective response plan and execute it quickly. October 30, 2020. Disaster Planning. October 1, 2020. September 8, 2020.

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How to Navigate the Cybersecurity Minefield of Remote Work

LogisManager

According to an INTERPOL report , between January and April 2020, there was a significant increase in malicious cyber activities attributed to the pandemic shift to WFH. This may include security measures like firewalls, encryption, and access controls, as well as employee training and incident response plans.

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How to Navigate the Cybersecurity Minefield of Remote Work

LogisManager

According to an INTERPOL report , between January and April 2020, there was a significant increase in malicious cyber activities attributed to the pandemic shift to WFH. This may include security measures like firewalls, encryption, and access controls, as well as employee training and incident response plans.