Thu.Oct 14, 2021

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The Great Facebook Outage of 2021: 4 Key Lessons

DRI Drive

On Oct. 4, Facebook suffered one of its longest outages of nearly six hours, which was long enough to majorly disrupt online retail and global communications networks and create panic and confusion among users. What can resilience professionals learn from the social network’s surprise crash? Human error happens – but you can plan for it: […]. The post The Great Facebook Outage of 2021: 4 Key Lessons appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Protecting the Elderly from Financial Exploitation

The Rand Blog

Older adults are more vulnerable to scams than others and there are no good ways of protecting them. Policy solutions that provide protection against financial fraud could help older adults to live more financially stable lives.

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Basics of Means of Egress Arrangement

National Fire Protection Association

Buildings must be designed so that exits are always readily accessible and access to those exits is arranged so that they can be reached at all times. To do this, there are some fundamental design concepts to follow to ensure that the means of egress is arranged for an exit to be reached by occupants in a safe and efficient manner. Means of egress design must consider the distance occupants. [[ This is a content summary only.

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What is “Dispatchable Location”?

everbridge

All businesses in the United States must now comply with Section 506 of the RAY BAUM Act. This requires organizations to automatically provide emergency call centers, or Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), with “dispatchable location” information alongside every emergency call placed from their network. However, defining exactly what that information must include can be a challenge.

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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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Pure Does it Again! Leader in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Primary Storage

Pure Storage

I’m proud to share that for the eighth consecutive year, Gartner has recognized Pure as a leader in storage. And for the second year in a row, Pure is a leader in both the Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision axes in the recently published 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Primary Storage. I came to Pure a little over a year ago because of Pure’s leadership and what I had heard from customers: both in terms of talent and also technology.

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North Korea's 'Business as Usual' Missile Provocations

The Rand Blog

North Korea in recent weeks has revved up its cycle of missile provocations, its go-to method of securing leverage against the United States and South Korea in the on-again off-again nuclear negotiations. How will the United States and South Korea choose to respond?

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Citrix and Hideez: Strike a balance between passwords and passwordless

Citrix

This is a guest blog post by Hai Oleg Naumenko, CEO and Co-Founder, Hideez Group. During the Citrix Launchpad: Security event, Citrix announced new zero trust and secure access solutions that support seamless access and contextual security for your … The post Citrix and Hideez: Strike a balance between passwords and passwordless first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Powering On: How to Be Ready for a Power Outage

BCM METRICS

Extreme weather is making power outages more frequent, and work from home has not made the issue go away. In today’s blog, we’ll look at how you can help prepare your organization for a failure of electrical power. The U.S. government has concluded that climate change and extreme weather are raising the incidence of power outages. Meanwhile, […].

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Virtual channel allow list now enabled by default

Citrix

As a general best practice, I highly recommend reading the release notes for a product before upgrading to a new version so you can learn about new features and changes and avoid surprises. If you’re skipping versions in between upgrades, … The post Virtual channel allow list now enabled by default first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories Citrix Converge 2021: Everything you need to know Accelerating application migration: Citrix and Rimo3 Fueling hybrid work with Citrix and Google

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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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Protect Your Business this Cybersecurity Month

Alert Media

The post Protect Your Business this Cybersecurity Month appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Citrix Converge 2021: Everything you need to know

Citrix

Citrix Converge 2021 , our global technical conference, opens at 9 a.m. on Monday, October 25. Over the course of four days, you’ll have access to dozens of keynote and breakout sessions, panels, workshops, and labs featuring experts from Citrix, … The post Citrix Converge 2021: Everything you need to know first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories Reimagine work in a hybrid world at our Citrix Converge 2021 hackathon What we learned launching Citrix Workspace microapps internally Rec

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Security Industry Association to Present Elaine Palome With 2021 SIA Progress Award

Security Industry Association

Palome will be recognized for her leadership in advancing women in the security industry and building a more diverse workforce at the 2021 SIA Honors reception. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Elaine Palome – director of human resources at Axis Communications and a member of Axis’ Americas Management team – as the 2021 recipient of the SIA Progress Award , an honor presented by SIA’s Women in Security Forum (WISF) celebrating individuals who pave the way to

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Citrix celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month!

Citrix

The Citrix Latino Professionals Network (LPN) is proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month , which goes from September 15 to October 15. As we look at the achievements and contributions of Hispanics and Latino Americans, we recognize the rich diversity … The post Citrix celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month! first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories How Citrix is working to ensure pay equity Women @ Work: Thriving in the technology industry Women @ Work: Making an impact by empowering

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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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Acronis #CyberFit Summit - Miami Modern Cloud and Hosting Track Highlights

Acronis

With the Summit kicking off on Oct. 25, 2021, we’re taking an advanced look at each of our event tracks: Highlighting the can’t-miss sessions and panels, the outstanding speaker line-up attendees can look forward to seeing, and all the business advantages that you can expect by registering and attending these events. Today: Modern Cloud and Hosting.

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What’s the state of secure remote work?

Citrix

“It was like changing an engine on a plane while it was in flight.” That’s how one security decision maker described the shift to remote work the pandemic forced last year. And as revealed by our The State of Security … The post What’s the state of secure remote work? first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories Fueling hybrid work with Citrix and Google Cloud Citrix Converge 2021: Everything you need to know Recapping Citrix Launchpad: Work.

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What Operational Maturity Looks Like Today With PagerDuty’s Kyle Duffy by Hannah Culver

PagerDuty

Companies that underwent accelerated digital transformations during the past 18 months are looking to understand how they can improve their operational maturity to handle the increase in complexity. This is paramount to an organizations’ future success. In fact, research that PagerDuty conducted with IDG found that, on average, organizations with a mature digital operations approach are able to achieve the following: We sat down with Kyle Duffy, Vice President of Solutions Consulting at PagerDut

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Top Energy Saving Inventions and Innovations

Constellation

New energy saving inventions are coming to market more and more frequently, largely to meet the demand of residential energy users who are increasingly aware of the need to be more efficient. Some. (This is a content summary only. Click on the blog title to continue reading this post.).

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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

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SIA New Member Profile: SecureBI

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member SecureBI specializes in business and strategic advisory for companies in the physical security and Internet of Things industry. The company is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and serves clients across the United States and internationally. SIA spoke with Brandon Reich, founder and CEO of SecureBI, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.