Trending Articles

article thumbnail

Security Industry Association Names Leire Arbona Puértolas and Arielle Thomas as 2024 SIA Industry Advocate Award Honorees

Security Industry Association

Arbona Puértolas and Thomas were honored for their leadership and support of SIA’s government relations initiatives at the 2024 SIA GovSummit conference in Washington, D.C. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has recognized two industry leaders – Leire Arbona Puértolas and Arielle Thomas – as the 2024 winners of the SIA Industry Advocate Award.

article thumbnail

In Maui Health Problems Persist

Recovery Diva

From the WashPost: Months after Maui Fires, Health Problems Persist. A new report details respiratory ailments, mental health conditions and lack of access to medical care following the deadly fire in Lahaina in August.

100
100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Resilience is an illusion

Emergency Planning

After much pondering of the question, I have come to the conclusion that resilience is an illusion. This is not to denigrate the work of resilience managers, as there is obviously much to be done to reduce the risk and impact of adverse events. However, the concept of resilience is, I think, suspect. Many researchers who have adopted the concept when trying to interpret disaster risk reduction have followed the work of Crawford Stanley "Buzz" Holling, as expressed in his 1973 paper (Holling 1973

article thumbnail

10 Reasons to Attend Pure Accelerate 2024

Pure Storage

10 Reasons to Attend Pure Accelerate 2024 by Pure Storage Blog Where will you be this June during Pure//Accelerate® 2024? Will you be home suffering from FOMO or with us in Vegas—front and center for the storage event of the year? With three exciting days of must-see keynotes, information-packed sessions, illuminating demos, and opportunities to engage directly with industry thought leaders, this year’s agenda is sure to get you excited about the future of your data.

article thumbnail

SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

article thumbnail

Security Industry Association Announces 2024 SIA Excellence in Government Service Award Winners

Security Industry Association

Daryle Hernandez and Arun Vemury of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will be recognized at the 2024 SIA GovSummit. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected two government security leaders – Daryle Hernandez and Arun Vemury – to each receive a 2024 SIA Excellence in Government Service Award. This award, presented at SIA GovSummit , the nation’s premier conference connecting government, security and technology, honors public servants who have demonstrated e

More Trending

article thumbnail

Acronis stands with Brazil: Our response to the floods

Acronis

Acronis stands with Brazil's flood-affected communities. Join us in our fundraising campaign to support a devastated school. Together, let's rebuild hope and create a brighter future.

72
article thumbnail

More Canadian Smoke Coming to the U.S.

Recovery Diva

From TheConversation: Wildfire smoke is back – fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains “The North American Seasonal Fire Assessment and Outlook for May through July highlights drought conditions in western Canada and Central America and higher than normal fire risk in both regions. It also notes the challenge of forecasting fire risk for later in the year as the El Niño climate pattern transitions to La Niña in late summer.

Alert 100
article thumbnail

Transforming Healthcare in Rural India with Telemedicine by Nisha Kadaba

PagerDuty

PagerDuty Provides Key Support to Scale Intelehealth’s Impact India’s healthcare landscape has seen remarkable advancements, with a growing emphasis on enhancing delivery and outcomes. While much attention has historically been on urban healthcare, the majority of India’s population resides in rural and rural-urban areas. Ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare in these regions is paramount.

article thumbnail

Fargate vs. EC2

Pure Storage

Fargate vs. EC2 by Pure Storage Blog Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers an extensive range of tools and software development and deployment services on the cloud. This includes container technologies like Fargate and compute services like EC2. Fargate is a serverless platform that abstracts away the underlying infrastructure, while EC2 provides virtual machines (VMs) that you can use to manage yourself.

52
article thumbnail

Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

article thumbnail

Emerging trends in ransomware: What to expect in 2024?

Acronis

If you’re a managed service provider (MSP) or stakeholder in an organization that wishes to protect itself from cybercrime, it behooves you to anticipate the emerging tactics employed by cybercriminals in the year 2024.

article thumbnail

Can GraphRAG finally solve the Kendrick & Drake dispute?

Advancing Analytics

Following on from Part 1 where I introduced GraphQL and it’s popularity let’s take that a step further and look at how we can include a GraphQL service like neo4j into a RAG implementation using OpenAI’ GPT-4o and how it improves the contextual RAG responses. Introduction In the vibrant landscape of hip-hop, feuds are not just battles of words but also of narratives and public perceptions.

Media 52
article thumbnail

Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) to Add an Extra Layer of Security to Your Accounts

Erwood Group

Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) to Add an Extra Layer of Security to Your Accounts Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) to Add an Extra Layer of Security to Your Accounts Securing online accounts has never been more critical. With cyber threats constantly evolving, a password by itself is no longer enough to protect sensitive information. This is where Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) comes into play.

article thumbnail

Security Industry Association and ISC Security Events Open Call for Proposals for ISC East 2024 and ISC West 2025

Security Industry Association

Speaking Proposals Are Being Accepted for the SIA Education at ISC Conference Programs at ISC East 2024 (Nov. 19-21 in New York City) and ISC West 2024 (April 1-4 in Las Vegas) The Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC Security Events are seeking proposals from subject matter experts for the SIA Education at ISC conference programs at ISC East 2024 and ISC West 2025 – two of the leading security industry conferences and expositions each year.

article thumbnail

Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

article thumbnail

Advance Institutional Resilience and Reduce Risk for Higher Education

Pure Storage

Advance Institutional Resilience and Reduce Risk for Higher Education by Pure Storage Blog Most higher education institutions today are on a journey to modernize and uncomplicate their IT infrastructure so they can deliver exceptional digital experiences for students and faculty learning and working from anywhere. The digital transformation process for many of these organizations includes tech investments that will allow them to collect and analyze data continuously, efficiently, and securely.

article thumbnail

The role of AI in email security enhancement

Acronis

Discover how AI in email security revolutionizes protection for MSPs. Learn about the integration of artificial intelligence in email security systems to combat sophisticated threats, enhance real-time defenses, and improve overall cybersecurity posture with our expert insights on email security AI.

article thumbnail

An Affordable Diarrhea Treatment Could Save Thousands of Children's Lives

The Rand Blog

Diarrhea kills by dehydration. The discovery that salts plus glucose and water can keep patients alive has been hailed as one of the greatest medical advances of the past century. Yet health care providers from south Asia to sub-Saharan Africa don't prescribe them enough.

70
article thumbnail

What is Server Failover? How Does It Work?

Unitrends

Every year, companies face significant losses due to downtime, emphasizing the critical need for robust failover systems that ensure operational continuity. Businesses rely heavily on continuous system availability; it’s essential, not optional. As we increasingly depend on digital platforms to conduct operations, the cost of downtime can be both immediate and long-lasting, impacting everything from […] The post What is Server Failover?

article thumbnail

Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha

article thumbnail

The Zerto Cyber Resilience Vault & RSA Conference 2024 Wrap-Up

Zerto

We just wrapped RSA Conference (RSAC) 2024, and we are thrilled by your enthusiasm for the Zerto Cyber Resilience Vault. The conference was abuzz with questions about artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, and the vault provided some welcome answers. As expected, AI was in the spotlight at RSAC again this year, but unlike RSAC 2023, discussions progressed well beyond securing it.

article thumbnail

Docker vs. Vagrant

Pure Storage

Docker vs. Vagrant by Pure Storage Blog Consistency and efficiency are of great importance in software development. However, achieving them can be tricky, especially when setting up development environments. This is where Docker and Vagrant come in. Both tools address the challenge of creating isolated development environments using different approaches.

article thumbnail

How to prevent SLA breaches? A guide for MSPs

Acronis

Learn expert strategies to avoid SLA breaches in your Managed Service Provider (MSP) business. We’ll share essential tips and best practices to uphold service level agreements and provide an outstanding Customer Experience (CX).

article thumbnail

IDAHOBIT Day: A Beacon for Equality and the Prelude to Pride Season

Advancing Analytics

The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is observed annually on 17th May. This date holds historical significance as it commemorates the day in 1990 when the World Health Organisation (WHO) removed homosexuality from the International Classification of Diseases. IDAHOBIT serves as a powerful reminder of the ongoing struggle against discrimination and the importance of celebrating diversity and freedom.

article thumbnail

Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Security Technician of the Year Awards

Security Industry Association

DALLAS, Texas – The Foundation for Advancing Security Technology (FAST) is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Security Technician of the Year Awards , now in its second year. This prestigious initiative highlights the critical role that security technicians play within the industry, celebrating their excellence in the meticulous design, installation and maintenance of security systems that safeguard our communities.

article thumbnail

Biden’s Catch-22 in Ukraine

The Rand Blog

If Ukraine is to regain the momentum it has lost in its fight against Russia, it will need to go on the offensive—and that involves some degree of escalation risk.

56
article thumbnail

As a Service Comes of Age: How Pure Storage Leads the Next Generation 

Pure Storage

As a Service Comes of Age: How Pure Storage Leads the Next Generation by Pure Storage Blog You can sift through The Pure Report podcast archives and find episodes covering as a service dating as far back as four years ago (check out “ Converting Cost into Innovation ” with Paul Ferraro for a fun look back at one of my favorite episodes in the program).

article thumbnail

What are Billable Hours? Time Tracking Tips for MSPs

Acronis

Understand billable Hours for MSPs & learn essential time tracking tips for maximizing profitability and efficiency in your managed service provider business.

article thumbnail

What is Business Continuity Management (BCM)?

Unitrends

It’s no longer a matter of if but when a business will face a disruption. The rise in cyberattacks, natural disasters and other unexpected disruptions is increasingly threatening business continuity. This is where business continuity management (BCM) comes into the picture. BCM is the strategic and tactical capability of an organization to plan for and respond to […] The post What is Business Continuity Management (BCM)?

BCM 52
article thumbnail

SIA New Member Profile: Tedee

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Tedee is a European manufacturer of high-tech smart door locks. The company is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, and operates locally in various markets, including in Spain, Portugal, France, the Netherlands, Mexico, Colombia and Australia, with team members spanning across Europe and partners dispersed globally.

article thumbnail

The Pros and Cons of Outsourced Vs In-House IT Disaster Recovery

Erwood Group

The Pros and Cons of Outsourced vs In-House IT Disaster Recovery The Pros and Cons of Outsourced vs In-House IT Disaster Recovery In today’s fast-paced digital business age, IT disaster recovery is a critical component of any business continuity plan and proper business resilience planning. Whether due to natural disasters, cyberattacks, or system failures, the ability to quickly recover and restore IT operations can mean the difference between business survival and failure.

article thumbnail

Achieving Cyber Resiliency with Pure Storage SafeMode

Pure Storage

Achieving Cyber Resiliency with Pure Storage SafeMode by Pure Storage Blog In today’s digital ecosystem, data isn’t just valuable: It’s the backbone of business innovation and growth. However, as the digital landscape evolves, so do the threats against this critical asset. Businesses must maintain cyber resiliency in the face of attacks like ransomware.

article thumbnail

The Ultimate Guide to choosing the Best MSP Data Recovery Software

Acronis

Whether you're a seasoned IT managed services provider or exploring the realm for the first time, join us as we unravel the complexities and empower you to make informed decisions to safeguard your clients' data with confidence.