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CEOs Calling for ‘Radical Change’ to Survive Climate Threats

DRI Drive

A recent survey of CEOs in the European Union identified the big risks over the next five years, and they’re viewing climate change as an oncoming danger that could outpace every other business concern. Climate change is currently the fastest-growing threat to companies in the EU, according to PwC’s annual CEO survey, which polled 1,254 […] The post CEOs Calling for ‘Radical Change’ to Survive Climate Threats appeared first on DRI Drive.

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MS Tornado – Impact of EF4 on Poor, Small Town

Recovery Diva

From the WashPost: Everything is gone’: Loss and destruction in a small Mississippi town. Poor people, mostly mobile homes, few with personal property insurance, and almost complete destruction of buildings. This is a sad case that will require an unusual amount of federal assistance and outside help for recovery.

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Explosions, Deflagrations, and Detonations

National Fire Protection Association

When it comes to things that go boom, terms such as explosion, deflagration, and detonation are often incorrectly used interchangeably. To help clear things up, this blog will go into the technical definitions of explosions, deflagrations, and detonations, as well as the appropriate time to use each term. Explosion An explosion is a sudden, rapid release of energy that produces potentially damaging pressures.

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What to Expect at Solutions Review’s Data Protection Demo Day Q1 2023 on March 30

Solutions Review

Data Protection Demo Day Q1 2023 will feature live product demonstrations from leading enterprise storage and data protection vendors Arcserve and VAST Data. What is Data PDemo Day? Data Protection Demo Day for Q1 2023 is an exclusive virtual event featuring an inside look at the technologies of prominent enterprise storage and data protection solution providers.

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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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Four in Five Security Leaders Hold Positive View in Security Industry Association’s Latest Confidence Report

Security Industry Association

With expectations high for the first postpandemic ISC West, the March/April SIA Security Market Index survey of security professionals found that 80% of respondents have a positive view of the industry’s current condition. SILVER SPRING, Md. – As the security industry prepares to descend on Las Vegas for ISC West, the latest Security Industry Association (SIA) Security Market Index has found that four out of five security leaders surveyed have a positive view of the sector’s current condition.

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Drought Recovery in CA

Recovery Diva

From CNN: Record snowpack, nearly full reservoirs: Here’s the state of California’s drought after an epic winter

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Digital Twins and the Future of Physical Security and Risk Management

Security Industry Association

Digital Twins Provide New, Dynamic Views of Building Operations Stephane Levyis the founder and CEO of BeamUP. Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming ubiquitous; however, when it comes to the enterprise, physical security has remained within the domain of forensics, with outdated manual methods and tools keeping these departments in the dark ages.

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Japan's New Security Policies: A Long Road to Full Implementation

The Rand Blog

The historic ambition contained within Japan's new defense strategies is notable. But the reality is that an extraordinary alignment of political, economic, fiscal, and other stars will be necessary for Japan's government to fully implement their stated ambitions over the next 5–10 years.

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Modern infrastructure for a better healthcare IT experience

Citrix

This is a guest blog post by Leah Gabbert, Global Director, Industry Solutions Marketing, Nutanix. Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multi-cloud computing, and Citrix are continuing to strengthen their partnership to help you build a simple, secure, and flexible … The post Modern infrastructure for a better healthcare IT experience 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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Is Mandatory ICS Training Working?

Disaster Zone

My March Disaster Zone Column for IAEM

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Diving deep into Citrix zero trust architecture

Citrix

In my previous blog post , I discussed some of the observed challenges when implementing a zero trust architecture and how you can use Citrix technology to overcome them. In this post, I’ll dive deeper into the components that make … The post Diving deep into Citrix zero trust architecture first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Using AI Technology to Mitigate Risk and Enhance Productivity

Security Industry Association

Software can relieve workers of an increasing number of tasks Dr. Daniël Reichman is the CEO and chief scientist of Ai-RGUS. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly prevalent in daily lives. Unlocking a phone with facial recognition, using voice assistants such as Siri or Alexa, traveling in self-driving cars, and relying on fraud detection algorithms are examples of people using AI without necessarily recognizing it as such.

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Disasters and Small-Town Mayors

Disaster Zone

It is not what they signed up for.

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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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Azure Backup: Benefits, Challenges and Third-Party Solutions

Unitrends

Cloud computing has become a vital component of modern business strategy. According to new research by Synergy Research Group, global spending on cloud infrastructure services crossed $61 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Overall, the cloud services market grew by $47 billion in 2022 compared to 2021. The exponential growth in cloud adoption in […] The post Azure Backup: Benefits, Challenges and Third-Party Solutions appeared first on Unitrends.

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Mississippi Tornadoes

Disaster Zone

How a town can die.

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Diving deep into Citrix zero trust architecture

Citrix

In my previous blog post , I discussed some of the observed challenges when implementing a zero trust architecture and how you can use Citrix technology to overcome them. In this post, I’ll dive deeper into the components that make … The post Diving deep into Citrix zero trust architecture first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Facial Recognition for Access Control: Efficient, Convenient and Accurate

Security Industry Association

Systems that identify enrolled individuals are the most effective and least controversial Steve Reinharz is the president of Robotic Assistance Devices. Like so many other sectors of the economy, the security industry cannot find workers. Even steeply rising wages are not attracting enough candidates to fill access-related security positions. Fortunately, help is here, in the form of facial recognition (FR) solutions.

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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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Maximize your ROI on desktop apps with Citrix and Whatfix

Citrix

This is a guest blog post by Rishabh Gupta, Partner Marketing Manager, Whatfix. We’re excited to share that Citrix is now a strategic partner of Whatfix , a global market leader in digital adoption platforms (DAP). Whatfix offers a … The post Maximize your ROI on desktop apps with Citrix and Whatfix first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Using Crowdsourcing to Secure Events

Security Industry Association

Deployment of a reporting app can vastly increase situational awareness, responsiveness Sheryl Pinckney-Maas is the CEO of Guardian Zone. Now that the event industry has rebounded from the COVID-related downturn, the landscape of in-person events has changed significantly. Festivals, sporting events, concerts, exhibitions and conferences all look and feel much different than they did before the pandemic.

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Modern infrastructure for a better healthcare IT experience

Citrix

This is a guest blog post by Leah Gabbert, Global Director, Industry Solutions Marketing, Nutanix. Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multi-cloud computing, and Citrix are continuing to strengthen their partnership to help you build a simple, secure, and flexible … The post Modern infrastructure for a better healthcare IT experience first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Visualization and Delivering Data to Enhance Situational Awareness

Security Industry Association

Visualization solutions can enable better and faster decision making Courtney Mamuscia is the marketing director for RGB Spectrum. Critical decision making requires access to information. Organizations rely on data visualization to present a common operating picture for more efficient assessment, faster analysis and improved responses. It can also play an essential role in enhancing surveillance systems that use cameras, as they generate large amounts of data that can be difficult to analyze man

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Disaster Response and Equity: Reflecting on the Racial Disparities in Texas Power Outages

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

This February marked two years since Texans were hit with widespread power outages during the deep freeze of 2021. The state’s energy supply chain was unable to withstand the sustained low temperatures, as generation resources were strained due to cold weather tripping units, natural gas supply curtailments, and wind power generation outages. The weeks-long outages disproportionately affected communities of color, highlighting a need for the prioritization of these communities through direct inv

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How External Illumination Benefits License Plate Recognition

Security Industry Association

License plate recognition benefits from external illumination Eddie Reynolds is president and CEO of iluminar Inc. Invented in 1976 at the Police Scientific Development Branch in Britain, automated license plate recognition (ALPR) represents one of the first applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. At the most basic level, ALPR systems capture an image of a vehicle’s license plate and transform the picture into alphanumeric characters using optical character recognition

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ASIS Europe 2023 – From Risk to Resilience

Plan B Consulting

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie discusses his thoughts from his recent security conference in Rotterdam and gives an insight into the use of autonomous technology. This week, I have been in Rotterdam at the ASIS European Conference. ASIS, for those who are not familiar with the organisation, is a professional organisation for security professionals.

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How AI Solutions Make Parking Lots Smarter – and More Secure

Security Industry Association

Artificial intelligence solutions promote a better, safer customer experience Harry Yang is the general manager of Lilin Americas. Parking lots and garages are the third most crime-prone areas in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. More than one out of every 10 property crimes occurs in these areas, totaling about 1,400 incidents every day.

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Azure Backup: Benefits, Challenges and Third-Party Solutions

Unitrends

Cloud computing has become a vital component of modern business strategy. According to new research by Synergy Research Group, global spending on cloud infrastructure services crossed $61 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Overall, the cloud services market grew by $47 billion in 2022 compared to 2021. The exponential growth in cloud adoption in […] The post Azure Backup: Benefits, Challenges and Third-Party Solutions appeared first on Unitrends.

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How FICAM Revisions Enable New Security Solutions in the Government Sector

Security Industry Association

Face biometrics now equivalent to fingerprints under FIPS standards David Smith is the CEO of Identity One. For government facilities and civilian organizations alike, establishing an effective physical access control system (PACS) is a top priority. Given the sensitive nature of the resources and information contained within many U.S. government facilities, though, designing a PACS that complies with the latest updates to Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 201-3 is of vital importa

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Maximize your ROI on desktop apps with Citrix and Whatfix

Citrix

This is a guest blog post by Rishabh Gupta, Partner Marketing Manager, Whatfix. We’re excited to share that Citrix is now a strategic partner of Whatfix , a global market leader in digital adoption platforms (DAP). Whatfix offers a … The post Maximize your ROI on desktop apps with Citrix and Whatfix first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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How Thermal Cameras Can Boost the Return on Security Investment

Security Industry Association

Thermal cameras can enhance both situational awareness and operational efficiency Matt Strautman is the director of business development for Teledyne FLIR. Since the days of analog video, companies using both visible and thermal sensors to improve situational awareness at their facilities have focused primarily on surveillance. By leveraging sensors positioned at areas of interest, a single person could monitor multiple sites.