Wed.Jun 21, 2023

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Disaster Insurance Article

Recovery Diva

From HSNW: Why Insurance Companies Are Pulling Out of California and Florida, and How to Fix Some of the Underlying Problems. Author is Prof. Melanie Gall of ASU.

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3 Ways Your BCP Can Help You with Non-Emergency Operations

KingsBridge BCP

As the world evolves in the wake of the Covid pandemic, successful & healthy businesses and organizations may be looking at the possibility of a zero ROI, trying to justify the expense of building and/or maintaining its BCP. When facing this challenge, consider these three distinct ways that a BCP can help you with non-emergency operations in your organization.

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Progress and Lessons Learned Using NFPA 3000 in Augusta, GA

National Fire Protection Association

In 2018, Augusta, Georgia, became the first community to implement NFPA 3000®, Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program, to address mass casualty event mitigation, planning, response, and recovery. During a Tuesday session at the NFPA Conference & Expo®, NFPA 3000: Active Response in the Community, five panelists who have since played a critical role in bringing NFPA 3000 to life in Augusta came together to discuss lessons learned, and how they’ve reached across soci

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How to Reform and Reconstruct Ukraine After the War

The Rand Blog

Hostilities in Ukraine are ongoing, but it is not too early to consider post-war reconstruction. Indeed, the United States and Europe have already begun planning what will probably be the most ambitious post-war rebuilding effort in modern history.

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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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With E-Bike Fires on the Rise, an Expert Panel Takes a Deeper Look at Lithium-Ion Battery Safety at the NFPA Conference & Expo

National Fire Protection Association

Electric bicycles and electric scooters—commonly known as e-bikes and e-scooters—are more popular now than ever. These micromobility devices give thousands of riders in metropolitan areas around the world a lower-cost and environmentally friendly way of getting around. But the presence of lithium-ion batteries in these devices introduces the risk of fires and explosions.

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Five Years of Social Impact: A Look Back (and Ahead) at Progress Against Our Pledge 1% Commitments by Olivia Khalili

PagerDuty

Building a more equitable world by transforming critical work has always been at the heart of PagerDuty’s company vision. Five years into formalizing our social impact work through PagerDuty.org, we continue to operationalize our social impact in alignment with our strategic business goals and innovating in new ways. Our commitment to both social impact work and our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes is shared by both the company’s leadership and employees.

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The Brand-New mySIA App Is Here! Connect Now to Make the Most of Your Membership

Security Industry Association

Attention Security Industry Association (SIA) members: the new mySIA mobile app has arrived! This new community app connects you to all things SIA. Download the app to make the most of your membership and get access to the best things SIA has to offer at your fingertips! Exciting Features to Explore: Register for SIA events Connect with other members See who else is attending an event Be the first to access special announcements, news and behind-the-scenes content Get started today to access the

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These social media mistakes can endanger your business’s cybersecurity posture

Online Computers

Social media offers numerous benefits to businesses, such as increased brand visibility, customer engagement, and networking opportunities. But if your employees fail to use social media responsibly, it can pose significant cybersecurity risks to your business. Alarmingly, human errors remain a top risk for many organizations. This is supported by studies such as Thales’ 2023 Data Threat Report , which names human error as the leading cause of data breaches.

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AIRI//S Recognized as Best AI Solution for Big Data

Pure Storage

AIRI//S Recognized as Best AI Solution for Big Data by Pure Storage Blog Pure Storage is excited to announce that our next-gen AI-ready infrastructure, AIRI//S ™, has been recognized by AI Breakthrough Awards as the Best AI Solution for Big Data. We’re humbled to rise to the top with over 3,000 submissions that were considered. Speaking of breakthroughs, 2023 is clearly shaping up to be a breakout year for AI.

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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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What Is a Managed Services Provider?

NexusTek

READ TIME: 4 MIN June 21, 2023 What Is a Managed Services Provider? A managed services provider is a company that manages other companies’ IT infrastructure to the degree that they require. Managed IT services are used by businesses of all sizes, from small, local companies all the way through large, multinational corporations. As this variety in usage suggests, managed services providers often tailor their services to meet the needs of organizations across a range of variables.

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Best AWS Monitoring Tools

Pure Storage

Best AWS Monitoring Tools by Pure Storage Blog Amazon Web Services (AWS) monitoring tools scan, measure, and log the activity, performance, and usage of your AWS resources and applications. The monitoring tools collect data that helps maintain security, flag problems, ensure performance is meeting expectations, and keep track of usage and costs. First-party vs.

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