Wed.Oct 06, 2021

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Legislation to Mandate the Reporting of Cyber Attack Ransomware Payments

Disaster Zone

Critical infrastructure owners and operators are a primary concern.

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Gartner Names Pure Storage a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage

Pure Storage

We are very excited to share that Pure Storage has been positioned as a Leader in the new Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage. We believe this recognition, along with being named as a Customers’ Choice for File Systems and Object Storage in the March 2021 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’, is a direct reflection of our dedication to bringing innovations and solutions that meet our customers’ modern data challenges.

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What Happened to Take Down Facebook?

Disaster Zone

Remember, the first report is almost always wrong.

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Cybersecurity Tips: Risk and Vulnerability Management

Security Industry Association

Managing cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities is a critical activity for any robust security program. Risk management and vulnerability management are performed in tandem to help keep your network safer and more secure. In this article from the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) Cybersecurity Advisory Board (CAB), learn key concepts in risk and vulnerability management and get expert insights on how to better mitigate cybersecurity threats.

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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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Hurricane Sam Will Dodge the Shores of the U.S.

Disaster Zone

Hurricane Sam counts as an 2021 Atlantic storm, but other than “surf’s up” it looks like the United States will be spared landfall.

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Efficiency Is the Enemy of Disaster Resilience

Disaster Zone

Pinching pennies leads to losing larger sums of money.

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4 Ways To Future-Proof Your AEC Business

NexusTek

READ TIME: 4 MIN. October 6, 2021. 4 Ways To Future-Proof Your AEC Business. Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing every market. According to Statista, global spending on digital transformation technologies and services increased 10.4% in 2020 to $1.3 trillion. A 2021 Board of Directors survey revealed that 86% agree rapid digital transformation is a key priority , and 69% accelerated digital business initiatives in response to COVID-19.

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Cargo Ship Dilemma — Impacting the Supply Chain

Disaster Zone

There are still kinks in the supply system.

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Born Digital: How Gen Y and Gen Z are redefining today’s workforce

Citrix

This blog post is based on our Born Digital: How Gen Y & Z Are Redefining Today’s Workforce webinar. The event featured the insights of Amy Haworth , Senior Director, Employee Experience at Citrix; author and generational expert, David … The post Born Digital: How Gen Y and Gen Z are redefining today’s workforce 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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Disaster Zone Podcast: 911 Systems and Technology

Disaster Zone

There is information on NYC, technology and leadership

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The Click-Down (Launchpad Edition): Citrix Secure Private Access & Secure Access

Citrix

Yesterday we had our second Launchpad event focused on security where we heard some exciting announcements around our Citrix Web App and API protection service just to name a few. We also heard about our new solution Secure Private Access … The post The Click-Down (Launchpad Edition): Citrix Secure Private Access & Secure Access first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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The Winter Weather Forecast for 2021-22

Disaster Zone

See the breakdown region by region.

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Women in Insurance: Q&A with Sabine VanderLinden, CEO & Managing Partner, Alchemy Crew

Chisel AI

What attracted me to insurance is the relationship-led and no-nonsense culture that many market participants apply when doing business. The sector’s risk aversion can be constraining and gives its members some humility and kindness towards one another. It is also a sector that pushes itself to think differently about the customer and its services. Insurtechs’ continuous nudges for reinvention also enable the industry to reshape its products and services to provide mobile-first user experiences t

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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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The Swiss Army Knife of Communications Vehicles

Disaster Zone

THOR, a new Verizon product.

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Service continuity for Android is now in preview!

Citrix

In the short time since becoming generally available for the Citrix Workspace app for Windows and Mac, service continuity has been enabled by hundreds of customers, with “connection leases” being successfully synced on thousands of devices. This hardly comes as … The post Service continuity for Android is now in preview! first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Is the Pandemic Almost Over?

Disaster Zone

Some say yes, almost over.

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The Cost of Increasing Incidents: How COVID-19 Affected MTTR, MTTA, and More by Hannah Culver

PagerDuty

Digital transformation accelerated for many companies during the last 18 months. While it may have been on the agenda prior to COVID-19, teams were pushed to extreme speeds to digitize and meet the rising online demand. During this time, organizations learned important lessons that they’ll carry on with them into this new future. Leaders can take these learnings and use them to build better products, healthier and more efficient teams, and a happier customer base.

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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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Hashtag or Octothorp?

Disaster Zone

Word or symbol origins.

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PlanB Consulting Finalists for Best Cyber Breakthrough

Plan B Consulting

We are pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted in the ‘Best Cyber Breakthrough’ category for the 2021 Scottish Cyber Awards. Organised by The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) and now in its fifth year, the awards recognise and celebrate stand-out individuals and organisations making a positive impact in Scotland’s cyber security sector.

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California Fire: A Poor Use of Specialized Resources

Disaster Zone

Who doesn’t want night flying attack helicopters for wildfires?

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Our Work with Aruba’s Water Suppliers

Plan B Consulting

We have been proudly working with WEB Aruba to help them create crisis management plans and run exercises. Here is their press release on our latest exercise. WEB Aruba organises ‘water rationing plan’ exercise How prepared are we in the event that water production and distribution comes to a stop at WEB? This week, the Crisis Management Department at WEB organized a rationing plan exercise.

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How to Write a Resume for the Federal Government

Disaster Zone

Some people go brain dead when it comes to writing a resume.

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PlanB Consulting Finalists for Best Breakthrough Cyber

Plan B Consulting

We are pleased to announce that we have been shorlisted in the ‘Best Cyber Breakthrough’ category for the 2021 Scottish Cyber Awards. Organised by The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) and now in its fifth year, the awards recognise and celebrate stand-out individuals and organisations making a positive impact in Scotland’s cybersecurity sector.

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What’s Wrong With the Merck Drug, Molnupiravir?

Disaster Zone

Why the FDA should not approve the drug.

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MSPs gain free remote access capabilities with Acronis Cyber Desktop

Acronis

For a modern MSP, supporting clients remotely is essential. It can also be challenging. Clients rely on your team for rapid responses, often around the clock, to diagnose and resolve IT issues without impacting their productivity. To help your team beat the odds and deliver IT services and a stellar client experience remotely, Acronis is now offering access to the remote access solution Acronis Cyber Desktop for free.

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Most Small Businesses Take Hard Line on Vaccinations of Employees

Disaster Zone

There is more than one reason to do so.

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Solutions Review Announces 2022 Virtual Event Calendar

Solutions Review

Today, Solutions Review announced its virtual event calendar for the first half of 2022. Solutions Review President Doug Atkinson commented, “We realized the incredible reach we could achieve through these online events. With audience interest only increasing, we knew we had to go into 2022 with a completely virtual marketing strategy around creating connections between buyers and sellers of enterprise tech.”.

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700K Deaths from the Pandemic

Disaster Zone

It is nothing to brag about.

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Business, Interrupted: Drawing on Real-Life Disaster Response with Larry Knafo

Castellan

Business as usual. It’s a catchphrase many of us have used, especially business continuity professionals who have successfully conquered the latest disruption or disaster and played a key role in leading an organization to a return to normal. But post COVID-19, what exactly is “ business as usual ” and how has it shaped what that means for continuity and resilience professionals around the globe?

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PlanB Consulting Finalists for Best Breakthrough Cyber

Plan B Consulting

We are pleased to announce that we have been shorlisted in the ‘Best Cyber Breakthrough’ category for the 2021 Scottish Cyber Awards. Organised by The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) and now in its fifth year, the awards recognise and celebrate stand-out individuals and organisations making a positive impact in Scotland’s cybersecurity sector.