Emergency Planning

JUNE 9, 2019

While not independent of the magnitude of physical forces involved, it is not linearly related to them because it depends on the nature and size of the vulnerabilities that the physical forces act upon. d) Intentional disasters, comprising all forms of terrorism and sabotage. (e) Disaster is fundamentally a social phenomenon.

Risk Reduction 130

Risk Reduction Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard 130

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MAY 13, 2020

As the world scrambles each week to grapple with the seemingly insurmountable number of positive cases and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic, public policy is failing some of America’s most vulnerable communities. all of these percentages of positive cases are current as of 5/13/2020). of the population overall, a ratio of 2.13.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare All-Hazards Disaster Preparedness Vulnerability 52

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

At the same time, we see widening inequalities in who has access to recovery resources, and disparities in vulnerability that are too often predictable by socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity. Amidst all of this, we are overly dependent on a shadow budget for disaster response and relief that no one is planning.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Disaster Preparedness All-Hazards Government 52

Fusion Risk Management

MARCH 14, 2022

And in the 10 months since we’ve published the policy, we have seen that borne out. Some of the world’s most significant websites becoming unavailable and worrying vulnerabilities arising that may have been exploited by malicious actors. After all, “ you are only as strong as your weakest link.”. Disruption is inevitable.

Financial Services 40

Financial Services Resilience All-Hazards Vulnerability 40

Swan Island Network

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It’s a challenging time for all of us. Our prediction is that many more companies will adopt 24×7 all-hazards threat monitoring as a “must have” corporate security function, and devote more dollars to contingency planning and capability. This article was first published on the Disaster Recovery Journal website.

Security 52

Security Alert Pandemic Threat Monitoring 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Business Continuity Planning Guide for Smaller Organizations Last Updated on June 4, 2020 by Alex Jankovic Reading Time: 26 minutes We all live in an unpredictable world. Note : Some sections of this article were previously published in our blog archives. It requires a budget and long-term commitment (hence why it is a BCM Program).

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Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52

Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

We all live in an unpredictable world. Note : Some sections of this article were previously published in our blog archives. Business Continuity should be one of the top priorities for all organization leaders, and response plans should be implemented in organizations of all sizes. Reading Time: 26 minutes.

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Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52

Emergency Planning

AUGUST 20, 2021

As bodies piled up on street corners and in courtyards there was no time to count them all. In 1978 the architect Ian Davis published a small book entitled Shelter After Disaster , [iv] which included a number of well-chosen exposés of post-disaster housing as architectural fantasy rather than useful dwelling place.

Vulnerability 174

Vulnerability All-Hazards Risk Reduction Government 174