Thu.May 25, 2023

article thumbnail

#StopRansomware: New Guide From The U.S. National Security Agency

DRI Drive

As part of a focused campaign on curbing cyberattacks, the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has developed updated guidance for organizations. The #StopRansomware Guide Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) was initially introduced in 2020 based on the FBI and CISA’s advisories for network defenders. Since then, ransomware threat actors have stepped up their tactics and techniques, […] The post #StopRansomware: New Guide From The U.S.

Security 221
article thumbnail

Insurance Companies Have Skin in the Game with Disasters

Disaster Zone

Protecting their members makes good financial sense.

Insurance 196
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

F-16s Will Bolster Ukraine's Fighting Force

The Rand Blog

F-16s going to Ukraine could help it defend against Russian aerial assaults. But their greatest value may be to augment future Ukrainian counteroffensives aimed at retaking occupied land. This will require training and exercising, but Ukrainian forces are fully capable of mastering it.

97
article thumbnail

Some Good News

Recovery Diva

From the WashPost: Melt from historic California snow may be less damaging than feared.

article thumbnail

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!

article thumbnail

SIA New Member Profile: Shot Alert

Security Industry Association

Shot Alert CEO Neil Clark New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Shot Alert specializes in fully automated gunshot detection and active shooter response. The company is headquartered in Billings, Montana, and is developing a nationwide network of dealers and integrators to service and support its systems anywhere in the United States. SIA spoke with Neil Clark, CEO of Shot Alert, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

Alert 75

More Trending

article thumbnail

Debug State Capture for Traditional Infrastructure & Apps by Justyn Roberts

PagerDuty

In our previous blogs on Capturing Application State and using Ephemeral Containers for Debugging Kubernetes , we discussed the value of being able to deploy specific tools to gather diagnostics for later analysis, while also providing the responder to the incident the means to resolve infrastructure or application issues. This drives a balance between the need to restore a service as quickly as possible, in addition to ensuring enough debug data is available for a later permanent resolution—all

article thumbnail

How MSPs can back up Microsoft 365 for their clients

Acronis

Businesses use software applications, such as Microsoft 365, to digitize their operations, but these applications are the primary targets of cyberattackers. Therefore, comprehensive and effective data security must begin with effective backup and recovery of the data these applications use and transfer. This article explains how MSPs can safely back up their clients' M365 data when fulfilling their security responsibilities.

Backup 52
article thumbnail

Look Out for Anomalous Drops in Data Reduction Ratios on Your Appliances

Pure Storage

Look Out for Anomalous Drops in Data Reduction Ratios on Your Appliances by Pure Storage Blog Any time there’s a deviation from normal steady state operational patterns, it’s a situation worthy of note. It does not always imply a malicious attack or breach in security, but cautious IT administrators prefer to be aware of these deviations. Customer environments are unique to each customer given the applications/workload mix, multi-vendor hardware, and usage patterns that vary with the time of the

Alert 52
article thumbnail

Maximizing data protection for Microsoft 365: Why MSPs need third-party backup support

Acronis

Maximizing data protection has become more critical than ever for businesses, and securing common attack vectors like email is essential — which means MSPs need a third-party Microsoft 365 backup solution they can rely on. Here’s everything MSPs need to know about how to use third-party backup services for better client support and security.

Backup 52
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Navigating Complex Maritime Security Challenges in the Black and Mediterranean Seas: Insights from the Updated EUMSS

The Rand Blog

The European Union understands the rising geopolitical challenges that will affect security in the Black and Mediterranean Seas, both from non-state actors and as a result of state-based competition and conflict. Cooperation with non-EU countries will be critical in promoting maritime security in the region.

article thumbnail

How to Improve Your Building’s Energy Efficiency

Constellation

Since heating, cooling and operating buildings accounts for a significant amount of energy consumption, it’s important to find ways to improve your building’s energy efficiency. What is energy efficiency in a building and why is it important? The post How to Improve Your Building’s Energy Efficiency appeared first on Constellation Residential and Small Business Blog.

52
article thumbnail

Business surveillance blind spots: What issues are often overlooked?

Synology

As the surveillance market continues to expand rapidly, businesses are faced with an overwhelming array of options from numerous vendors. Choosing the most suitable surveillance solution for their unique needs and requirements can prove to be a daunting task.

article thumbnail

The Top Rising Risks You Need to Prepare For with Chris Hurst of OnSolve

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 150: The Top Rising Risks You Need to Prepare For with Chris Hurst of OnSolve In this episode, we are unpacking data from the 2023 OnSolve Global Risk Impact Report , which details the most prominent risks and what to do with the data we’re seeing about these risks. To discuss these findings, we’re joined by Chris Hurst, vice president of value engineering at OnSolve.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

10 Amazing Features of Microsoft Fabric!

Advancing Analytics

Fabric is Microsoft’s brand-new SaaS analytics platform just announced at their Build conference. We gave an introduction to what it is in this post. We think there are some great features in Fabric so in this blog post we want to highlight our top 10. 1. ONELAKE OneLake is at the heart of Fabric and with it comes the ability to store data in Delta Lake format.

article thumbnail

A BC Consultant’s View of the Risks of Generative AI

MHA Consulting

These days everyone is talking about the risks of generative AI technology such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool. In today’s blog, we’ll look at those risks from the point of view of a business consultant who specializes in technology and IT disaster recovery. Related on MHA Consulting: Global Turmoil Making You Ill? Try a Dose of Risk Management The Promise and Perils of AI The recent release of ChatGPT marked a major advance in the ability of technology to compose lengthy, natural-sounding written res

article thumbnail

10 Amazing Features of Microsoft Fabric!

Advancing Analytics

Fabric is Microsoft’s brand-new SaaS analytics platform just announced at their Build conference. We gave an introduction to what it is in this post. We think there are some great features in Fabric so in this blog post we want to highlight our top 10. 1. ONELAKE OneLake is at the heart of Fabric and with it comes the ability to store data in Delta Lake format.