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Book Review: Resilience Matters;Flourishing in an Era of Extremes

Recovery Diva

Our intrepid reviewer, Mr. John Plodinec (PhD), has reviewed the new edition of this book. Once again, Claire has asked me to review the latest in the Resilience Matters series – this one subtitled Flourishing in an Era of Extremes. Your perception of this book depends on how much you believe we are in an existential climate “crisis.”

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Book Review: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery

Recovery Diva

This new book is the first released book (volume) of the four-volume series of Disaster and Emergency Management Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation with three books forthcoming, each representing one of the four phases of disaster management (mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response, recovery). Pages: 272.

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Book Review: Justice, Equity, and Emergency Management

Recovery Diva

Review by Donald Watson, co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011). More than twenty authors are represented in this timely book, edited by Alessandra Jerolleman and William L. A special treat in the book, is found in Chapter 8, “The Underside of Epiphany: Wandering Wonderings.”

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Book Review: Resilience Matters (5th edition)

Recovery Diva

is an independent scholar, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University. Once again, Claire has asked me to review the latest in the Resilience Matters series – this one subtitled Collective Action for Healthier Communities. Invited review by John Plodinec, Ph.D.

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A Former Hacker Explains How to Fight Ransomware

Pure Storage

Now is the time to understand their techniques leading up to an attack and develop effective mitigation strategies. Better visibility into your data , fast security log analytics , and a tiered resiliency architecture are the sharpest tools in your box. Swift mitigation and response plans during an attack.

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A Former Hacker Explains How to Fight Ransomware

Pure Storage

Now is the time to understand their techniques leading up to an attack and develop effective mitigation strategies. Better visibility into your data , fast security log analytics , and a tiered resiliency architecture are the sharpest tools in your box. Swift mitigation and response plans during an attack.

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How Three of the World’s Leading Travel Companies Are Building More Resilient Customer Experiences by Lisa Duckrow

PagerDuty

The holiday season—or at least the holiday travel booking season—is firmly upon us. In these critical moments, an organization’s operational resilience is tested. Not only is the service downtime reduced, we do see a higher booking rate from our customers.” No less than the preservation of revenue and reputation is at stake.

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