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Racial Disparities and COVID-19

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

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. Compounding this, African Americans and Latinos on average have lower insurance coverage rates.

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Recovery in the Aftermath of a Hurricane

Risk Management Monitor

It is important to photograph and document all damage and notify your insurance agent as soon as possible. By identifying areas of vulnerability and taking actions to prepare, businesses can potentially reduce the impacts of a catastrophic hurricane. Preparing for the Future.

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Year in Review: Key Trends in Critical Event Management

everbridge

Lessons Learned: Exploration of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities: In 2023, a surge in cyberattacks exposed vulnerabilities across various sectors. These incidents highlighted the vulnerability of such systems to cyber threats, necessitating urgent security enhancements.

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Deadly extreme weather is the new normal

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Failures of levees in the historic flooding from the recent “Bomb Cyclone” that affected some of the same areas as this recent outbreak of extreme weather is just one example of disasters amplified by the lack of investments in infrastructure. FEMA continues to work to build a more comprehensive culture of preparedness.

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33 Data Privacy Week Comments from Industry Experts in 2023

Solutions Review

One way of mitigating today’s vulnerabilities is to provide rigorous identity-based access control. Unfortunately, both external and internal bad actors are now exploiting VPN’s inherent vulnerabilities. Ransomware now simply searches for that one crack, that one vulnerability, that will allow it entry to your network.