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School Security & Active Shooter Interdiction: A Q&A With Vince Riden

Security Industry Association

It’s important to promote a safe learning environment for every student and protect the teachers, staff and visitors in our schools, and SIA appreciates the many talented security professionals who are working diligently each day to enhance the safety and security of our schools and mitigate active shooter threats. More is better.

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Improving the human element in cybersecurity to mitigate phishing risks: A guide for SMBs

Online Computers

How to build a human-centric defense against phishing attacks The key to mitigating phishing risks lies in empowering employees to become an organization’s first line of defense. Technology as a supporting tool Technology can play a supportive role in mitigating phishing risks.

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Increasing the Pace and Scale of Community Wildfire Mitigation

National Fire Protection Association

As we head into one of the hottest months of the year, daily news reports continue to broadcast stories of record high temperatures and severe drought conditions, both contributing factors to the increased wildfire activity spreading across the U.S. and Europe. Here in the U.S.,

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Mitigating the Impact of Severe Weather

everbridge

By assessing severe weather risk, organizations and governments can better mitigate the impact a severe weather event has, creating a more robust approach to layered severe weather emergencies. What steps can governments take to mitigate climate risk and severe weather events?

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Crisis Management Team, Assemble!

Bernstein Crisis Management

An informed and practiced response will typically ensure damage is prevented or mitigated as much as possible while safeguarding your good name. Finance Experts: To manage and mitigate financial risks and implications. This might include: IT Specialists: For handling technological crises, such as cybersecurity breaches.

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Security Industry Association Forms Counter-UAS Working Group

Security Industry Association

The SIA Counter-UAS Working Group was created to actively support the work needed to accomplish the recommendations of the national action plan and further educate and give authorities options to mitigate UAS attacks. “We “The evolution and maturity of commercial drone technology demand this attention.” .

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The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk  

MHA Consulting

Residual Risk There are two main kinds of risk when it comes to organizational activities and business continuity: inherent risk and residual risk. Inherent risk is the danger intrinsic to any business activity or operation. Residual risk is the amount of risk that remains in an activity after mitigation controls are applied.