BCP Builder

JULY 8, 2024

Universities are vibrant centers of learning, innovation, and community, but they also face a range of security threats that can disrupt operations and endanger students, staff, and faculty. From natural disasters to cyberattacks and active shooter situations, universities must be prepared to handle various emergencies.

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Security Emergency Planning Response Plan Audit 52

BCP Builder

JULY 8, 2024

Top Threats to University Security and How to Prepare Universities are vibrant centers of learning, innovation, and community, but they also face a range of security threats that can disrupt operations and endanger students, staff, and faculty.

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Security Emergency Planning Response Plan Audit 52

everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

By actively engaging with communities, collaborating with partners, advocating for policy change, fostering innovation, and sharing knowledge, organizations can transcend their organizational borders and contribute to a more resilient society.

Resilience 52

Resilience All-Hazards Hazard Risk Reduction 52

everbridge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

It encompasses various activities such as risk assessment, vulnerability management, incident response planning, continuous monitoring, and fostering a culture of cybersecurity awareness. This feature allows businesses to continuously assess their cybersecurity planning and identify vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Response Plan Strategic Vulnerability 52

Fusion Risk Management

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Payment Processing Providers: These organizations are participants in the payment services ecosystem and offer payment processing activities or operating payment infrastructure. This collaboration ensures clear communication regarding risks and vulnerabilities, enabling all parties to navigate potential challenges together.

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Telecommunications Cloud Computing Outsourcing Cybersecurity 52

Zerto

OCTOBER 24, 2024

On the other, it provides cybercriminals with sophisticated tools to exploit vulnerabilities. By analyzing social media profiles, email correspondence, and other publicly available data, AI can generate convincing phishing emails that are difficult to distinguish from legitimate communication.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Vulnerability Cyber Resilience Resilience 52

MHA Consulting

JUNE 22, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: How to Get Strong: Unlocking the Power of Vulnerability Management The Practice of Vulnerability Management Last week, MHA CEO Michael Herrera wrote a blog about vulnerability management , the practice of identifying and mitigating the weaknesses in an organization’s people, processes, and technology.

Vulnerability 98

Vulnerability Outage Capacity BCM 98

everbridge

APRIL 8, 2024

Here’s how Everbridge can specifically support your organization in complying with SB 553: Incident reporting and communication: Everbridge can facilitate real-time reporting and communication of workplace violence incidents. This capability supports SB 553’s requirement for a system to report incidents efficiently.

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Emergency Response Emergency Response All-Hazards Mitigation 98

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

If a company’s security team can’t secure the company’s social media accounts (which are its digital communication channels) then customers and potential customers will worry that their personal information is also at risk. Then you can fine-tune that process to fit your company’s legal, regulatory, and contractual needs.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Media Vulnerability 52

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

If a company’s security team can’t secure the company’s social media accounts (which are its digital communication channels) then customers and potential customers will worry that their personal information is also at risk. Then you can fine-tune that process to fit your company’s legal, regulatory, and contractual needs.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Media Vulnerability 52

Reciprocity

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

These controls are designed to safeguard financial data from inaccuracies, misrepresentations, and fraudulent activity, thus ensuring that the audit of the financial statements provide a truthful representation of an organization’s financial position and performance.

Audit 52

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BCP Builder

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Assign Leadership : Designate an emergency response coordinator to lead the team and ensure clear communication across all areas. Define Roles : Clearly outline each team member’s responsibilities during an emergency, such as evacuation procedures, communication, or medical support. This allows for quicker dissemination of information.

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Emergency Response Emergency Response Response Plan Authorization 40

Zerto

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Establish Communication Protocols Effective communication is vital during a cyberattack. Establish clear communication protocols to ensure that all relevant stakeholders—including IT teams, management, and external partners—are informed of the situation. Similarly, the 2021 Colonial Pipeline cyberattack in the U.S.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Vulnerability Communications Backup 52

Fusion Risk Management

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Crisis and Incident Response Geopolitical events often necessitate the activation of emergency response and crisis response plans. Activation of Business Continuity Plans Organizations should activate the business continuity plans that they have in place to minimize disruption to their operations.

Resilience 59

Resilience Authorization Communications Continuity Planning 59

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

On Friday they sent students home and cancelled classes, on Saturday there were no communications, but on Sunday they posted on social media that the college would be closed on the Monday. Communications on Monday told students that on Tuesday classes would also be closed. Figure 2 Initial information on Facebook 3.

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Communications Media Consulting Activation 52

Plan B Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

On Friday they sent students home and cancelled classes, on Saturday there were no communications, but on Sunday they posted on social media that the college would be closed on the Monday. Communications on Monday told students that on Tuesday classes would also be closed. Figure 2 Initial information on Facebook.

Communications 52

Communications Media Consulting Activation 52

NexusTek

AUGUST 15, 2023

This can create cyber vulnerabilities due to issues like lack of encryption, substandard authentication processes, or failure to provide timely security updates. Lack of Firmware Updates: As with any technology, IoT devices may have unidentified security vulnerabilities that are only discovered after they are released to the market.

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Manufacturing Cybersecurity Vulnerability Internet 98

Fusion Risk Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In America, most organizations have written plans to address natural disasters (83%), cyber threats and attacks (65%), and active shooters (62%). Organizations must continuously assess their vulnerabilities and gaps in preparedness to ensure their written plans cover all potential risks. In the U.S.,

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Vulnerability Media Communications 52

BCP Builder

JULY 15, 2024

A thorough risk assessment identifies vulnerabilities, evaluates potential impacts, and informs the development of effective mitigation strategies. Assign a team leader to coordinate activities and ensure the assessment stays on track. Vulnerability Analysis : Assess the susceptibility of each asset to identified threats.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Response Plan Vulnerability Mitigation 52

BCP Builder

JULY 15, 2024

A thorough risk assessment identifies vulnerabilities, evaluates potential impacts, and informs the development of effective mitigation strategies. Assign a team leader to coordinate activities and ensure the assessment stays on track. Vulnerability Analysis : Assess the susceptibility of each asset to identified threats.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Response Plan Vulnerability Mitigation 52

everbridge

JULY 25, 2023

If you’d like information specifically about active shooter preparedness, read our new “2023 Active Shooter Preparedness Report” to learn valuable insights from over 800 organizations. By conducting thorough risk assessments, organizations can proactively address vulnerabilities and take corrective actions to enhance safety protocols.

Communications 52

Communications Evaluation Activation Vulnerability 52

Pure Storage

AUGUST 12, 2024

Identify Develop an organizational understanding of how to manage cybersecurity risks in systems, people, assets, data, and capabilities, including identifying vulnerabilities and threats around critical business processes and key assets. This includes incident response planning, analysis, mitigation, and communication.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Audit Evaluation Authentication 52

FS-ISAC

JUNE 30, 2022

More than six months since Log4j made the headlines, the threat of zero-day exploits, or previously unknown vulnerabilities, looms large over the heads of business leaders and cybersecurity teams. For one, not everyone has the resources to quickly address vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, zero-days are inevitable.

Vulnerability 52

Vulnerability Cybersecurity Malware Financial Services 52

Security Industry Association

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Security vulnerabilities : During a government shutdown, most agencies would have to reduce staffing levels, including those responsible for the administrative side of certain cybersecurity and physical security projects and oversight leading to potential vulnerabilities in processes and procedures as well as a lack of particular federal resources.

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Government Security Vulnerability Authorization 111

Reciprocity

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

You should conduct a cybersecurity audit at least once a year to assure that your digital ecosystem is secure, no vulnerabilities have been overlooked, and no new threats are going unaddressed. Ensure cross-department communication. This will also allow you to identify any security vectors that may be vulnerable.

Audit 52

Audit Cybersecurity Vulnerability Outsourcing 52

Security Industry Association

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Zero-day attacks : Zero-day attacks are attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in software that the vendor is not aware of. AI can be used to automate the discovery and exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities. Software updates often include security patches that can fix vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers.

Cybersecurity 65

Cybersecurity Security Malware Vulnerability 65

Pure Storage

MARCH 21, 2022

Their skills should include vulnerability diagnostics, digital forensics, the ability to analyze memory dumps and malware, and the ability to use analysis tools to perform a correlation analysis of security events. Collecting and analyzing evidence of malicious network activity. Media Relations and Corporate Communications.

Emergency Response 105

Emergency Response Emergency Response Backup Outsourcing 105

Pure Storage

AUGUST 3, 2023

Threat modeling is the process of identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities in a system and determining the likelihood and impact of each threat. Assets that are vulnerable to spoofing include usernames, passwords, and digital certificates. What Is Threat Modeling? This can be a serious threat to confidentiality and privacy.

Authentication 87

Authentication Vulnerability Authorization Audit 87

everbridge

MARCH 9, 2023

These sectors are typically identified by governments and international organizations and are recognized as critical because they are vulnerable to physical and cyber threats and attacks that could cause significant harm or disruption to society. This can be anything from passwords being leaked to legacy systems that have not been updated.

Vulnerability 105

Vulnerability Government Transportation Emergency Response 105

everbridge

AUGUST 12, 2024

This trend signals a shift towards ideologically motivated violence, and attacks, such as the Nord Stream pipeline incident in 2022, reveal the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure across Europe. Before adopting our Crisis Event Management (CEM) system, teams often relied on manual processes to identify vulnerable locations.

Technology 52

Technology Cybersecurity Alert Resilience 52

Pure Storage

MAY 22, 2023

In a recent position paper, the Urban Fire Forum-Metro Chiefs emphasized that fire departments and other emergency services should “prepare for increasing data integration into everyday activities. can use technology and science “to support the needs of today’s wildland firefighters and vulnerable communities nationwide.”

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All-Hazards Hazard Government Technology 98

Security Industry Association

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

AcceleRISE 2024 – a three-day program featuring industry-leading subject matter experts and emerging security leaders – offered inspiring talks and panel discussions, interactive workshops and lively activities on a variety of topics in leadership, career development, technology, fostering the future of the security industry and more.

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Capacity Authorization Education Communications 59

Bernstein Crisis Management

OCTOBER 1, 2022

If you simply don’t have time to stay active on multiple social media accounts that’s fine, but you need to own your profiles and have alerts for new messages or interactions delivered to an email you check regularly. Claiming profiles is critical to reputation management. Automating monitoring efforts saves time and energy.

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Management Crisis Management Media Alert 124

Zerto

JULY 14, 2022

According to the Center for Internet Security over the past six months (DEC 2021–MAY 2022), these ten malware variants consistently made up over 60% of all reported malware activity: Shlayer. Agent Tesla. Arechclient2. Weak patch management —Many cyberattacks attempt to exploit outdated software first.

Technology 86

Technology Malware Management Cybersecurity 86

Security Industry Association

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Willem Ryan, vice president, marketing and communications for AlertEnterprise. Security convergence, focused on identity and access governance, links all of these separate departments and operations, so communications and processes actively and collectively address risk preemptively. According to the U.S.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Internet Mitigation Vulnerability 98

Solutions Review

JUNE 16, 2023

In addition, many of these standards require organizations to verify that they are carrying out their fiduciary responsibilities concerning Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVEs). Many of the tools used to scan for vulnerabilities and security misconfigurations do a poor job in identifying storage and backup risks.

Backup 52

Backup Audit Retail Vulnerability 52

PagerDuty

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The PagerDuty APJ (Asia Pacific Japan) Team initially partnered with Humanity Matters for a company volunteer activation with PagerDuty.org in February 2021. Led by our APJ team, this initiative came at a very welcome time, allowing Dutonians to connect, have fun and work together to actively contribute to our community.

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