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Important New GAO Report on Recovery

Recovery Diva

From the GAO a brief intro and access to the full report, which is 101 pages. One page Highlights. Full Report: Disaster Recovery – Actions Needed to Improve the Federal Approach.

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Xi Likely Won't Be Attacking Taiwan Anytime Soon

The Rand Blog

Rather than start a war, Xi Jinping is more likely to intensify China's use of coercive measures against Taiwan, including diplomatic, economic, and military pressure coupled with cyber and psychological operations. If coercion fails, Beijing might turn to force as a last resort, but this still seems unlikely given the many complicating factors.

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GAO Report on Recovery in Puerto Rico

Recovery Diva

Report from the General Accountability Office on recovery in Puerto Rico: Hurricane Recovery Can Take Years, but for Puerto Rico 5 Years Show its Unique Challenges.

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The Holiday Season Is Here; So Are the Holiday Phishing Scams

Unitrends

The holiday season is right around the corner. Everyone is rushing to wrap up their work before the holiday break while looking forward to celebrating with family and friends. However, if you think cybercriminals are following suit and taking a break during this festive season to enjoy soaking up the sun on a beach or […]. The post The Holiday Season Is Here; So Are the Holiday Phishing Scams appeared first on Unitrends.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Emerging Domestic Battery Supply Chain Should Be Wary of China's Information Ops

The Rand Blog

China has a huge stake in producing lithium-ion batteries, and is not above waging disinformation campaigns against U.S. firms involved in the battery supply chain. Extraction sector companies could work with cyber security experts and the U.S. intelligence community to educate their executives and local governments about any foreign disinformation risks.

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Citrix Endpoint Management is back by popular demand!

Citrix

This blog post was co-authored by Milind Mohile, VP of Product Management at Citrix. Thousands of Citrix customers leverage our on-prem and cloud endpoint management solution — Citrix Endpoint Management — to protect, secure, and enable work on millions of … The post Citrix Endpoint Management is back by popular demand! first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Empower Data for the Anywhere Business with Pure Storage at Gartner® IOCS 2022

Pure Storage

The rapid pace of digital transformation of the past 2-3 years created new expectations for customers globally. In the new 24x7x365 operating model, consumers and end users expect products and services to be available on-demand and at the touch of a button or click of a keyboard. That means the data underlying these offerings must be agile, accessible, secure, and always online–without exception. .

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The Age of Uncrewed Surface Vessels

The Rand Blog

A new age of naval warfare has been inaugurated in the Black Sea, defined by an emerging weapon. Uncrewed surface vessels could become a centerpiece of naval warfare in the coming decades, one that navies may ignore at their peril.

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Why material manufacturing processes need cloud agility

Citrix

One of the interesting consequences of the mass industrialization the world has undergone over the last two centuries has been a growing distance between how goods are produced and how they are consumed. Across thousands of points of innovation — … The post Why material manufacturing processes need cloud agility first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Applying Pandemic Lessons for the Future

Disaster Zone

It is not the past, it is about future pandemics.

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Applications are open for the CTP and CTA classes of 2023!

Citrix

This blog post was co-authored by Kimberly Ruggero, Sr. Manager of Community Strategy and Programs at Citrix. It’s that time of year again! We are now accepting applications for both the CTP and CTA Programs. Click here to apply to … The post Applications are open for the CTP and CTA classes of 2023! first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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A Better Understanding of NFPA 70E: Setting Up an Electrical Safety Program (Part 8 - Awareness)

National Fire Protection Association

Some electrical safety requirements in NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® are overarching concepts. Section 110.5(D) is one such requirement. An electrical safety program (ESP) must be designed to instill awareness and self-discipline in employees. By learning awareness and self-discipline, employees will begin to accept that their actions are often among the primary causes of injuries.

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A Deep-Dive Into PagerDuty’s New Incident Workflows by Ariel Russo

PagerDuty

It doesn’t matter if you’re a startup or in the Fortune 500: cost optimization, tool consolidation, and efficiency efforts are top of mind. Removing toil and automating more often during the incident response process doesn’t only help teams resolve faster, it also helps them become more efficient. In a resource-strapped world, protecting developer and responder time and focus is critical to reducing total cost of operations and optimizing customer experience.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Late Season Hurricane Strikes the Southeast Are your employees ready for all-hazards

Business Continuity Today

Todd is in Georgia this week at the International Association of Emergency Managers’ 70th Anniversary Conference. When he landed in Georgia, Hurricane Nicole hit the coast of Florida, and the tail hit Savanna. Hurricane Nicole brought heavy rains and left a trail of destroyed and teetering beachside homes, damaged hotels and condos along Florida's Atlantic coast, and killed at least four people.

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Event Report: SIA’s Capitol Hill Symposium on Perimeter Security

Security Industry Association

Government and industry met to identify challenges in hardening of facilities and public spaces. At the Security Industry Association (SIA) Capitol Hill Symposium on Perimeter Security in Washington, D.C., on October 27, 2022, industry and government connected to explore threats to safety and the share information on the evolution of technology to secure facilities and public spaces.

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Data security compliance: What every business owner needs to know

Online Computers

If your business belongs to the health, finance, retail, or manufacturing industry, it needs to adhere to certain data security and privacy laws. Compliance with these regulations is not only required, but it also aids organizations like yours in achieving higher integrity and information systems security and availability. And as cyberattacks become commonplace , compliance has never been more critical in ensuring that sensitive data remains safe.

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Late Season Hurricane Strikes the Southeast Are your employees ready for all-hazards

Business Continuity Today

Todd is in Georgia this week at the International Association of Emergency Managers’ 70th Anniversary Conference. When he landed in Georgia, Hurricane Nicole hit the coast of Florida, and the tail hit Savanna. Hurricane Nicole brought heavy rains and left a trail of destroyed and teetering beachside homes, damaged hotels and condos along Florida's Atlantic coast, and killed at least four people.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha