Thu.Nov 18, 2021

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Standpipe System Design and Calculations

National Fire Protection Association

Standpipe systems consist of piping and hose connections installed throughout a building to provide reliable water for the manual suppression of a fire by either the fire department or trained personnel. NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems, Chapter 6, outlines design and installation requirements for standpipe and hose systems.

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Top takeaways from the Acronis #CyberFit Summit Schaffhausen 2021

Acronis

The Acronis #CyberFit Summit in Schaffhausen ends on November 19. Whether you were able to join us at the Acronis HQ or not, here’s a quick look at some of the top takeaways from this amazing IT channel event.

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One Career Path into the Emergency Management Profession

Disaster Zone

Get experience when and where you can!

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Suiting Up for a Crisis Part I: The Crisis Leader

BryghtPath

This article is part of a two-part series dedicated to helping crisis team leaders and team members prepare for their next crisis. An average of 60 hours of training is required to become a certified first responder. 600 hours to become a firefighter. And to become a crisis management leader? A whopping zero. And yet … The post Suiting Up for a Crisis Part I: The Crisis Leader appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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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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Fire on the Ranch

National Fire Protection Association

Back in August I was spending some time on the Fires in Animal Housing Facilities project and wanted to interview some farmers and ranchers to make them aware of the survey that was being conducted and ask them some follow up questions. While interviewing Clint McRae, a 4th generation cattle rancher in Montana, he shared his experience and knowledge in fighting wildfires to protect his ranch.

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What Is Cyber-Espionage and What Can You Do About It?

Pure Storage

States and governments have enlisted hacktivists as their own national “cyber espionage” task forces, funding attackers and handing them sophisticated technology “weapons.” What will the impact be of hacktivists on the warpath? If history is any indicator, entire governments could be destabilized. Online attackers using ransomware as their weapon of choice are at the top of the cybersecurity headlines at the moment—and with good reason.

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How Citrix technology helps Red Bull Racing Honda make real-time key decisions

Citrix

Every race weekend, Red Bull Racing Honda strives to be the best team on the track. The team’s drivers, Max Verstappen and Checo Perez, give it their all, with a focus on raising the Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championship trophies at … The post How Citrix technology helps Red Bull Racing Honda make real-time key decisions first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Achieving 3-2-1 with Veeam

OffsiteDataSync

Enterprises of all sizes are radically transforming themselves. They’re moving toward fully digitized operational models. It’s having a profound effect on backup infrastructure and processes. In the old days, backup was done once a day onto tape, which was then physically transported to an offsite facility somewhere. As a result, IT pros often measured recovery time and point objectives (RTOs and RPOs) in days.

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How Citrix technology helps Red Bull Racing Honda make real-time key decisions

Citrix

Every race weekend, Red Bull Racing Honda strives to be the best team on the track. The team’s drivers, Max Verstappen and Checo Perez, give it their all, with a focus on raising the Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championship trophies at … The post How Citrix technology helps Red Bull Racing Honda make real-time key decisions 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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SIA Women in Security Forum Breakfast at ISC East Shares Public Speaking Techniques for Great Presentations

Security Industry Association

On Nov. 18 at ISC East 2021 , the Security Industry Association (SIA) Women in Security Forum (WISF) hosted a special breakfast event on public speaking techniques for great presentations. During this event, offered as a special Thursday edition of WISF’s Wisdom Wednesdays series, attendees enjoyed complimentary breakfast and networking and heard tips and insights on how to present like a pro from panelists Elaine Palome, director of human resources at Axis Communications; Leigh Dow, vice

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Cybersecurity 2022: Disrupt and conquer

Citrix

As the journey towards digital transformation continues, IT will leverage innovative technologies to transform the user experience and fuel competitive advantage. Cybersecurity has taken center stage. In the wake of attacks that have crippled business and threatened our daily lives, … The post Cybersecurity 2022: Disrupt and conquer first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Training Intelligent Alert Grouping by Quintessence Anx

PagerDuty

Complex incidents are both exhausting and commonplace. In this case, incidents that I am referring to as “complex” are incidents that involve multiple, disparate, notifications in your alert management platform. Perhaps these incidents are logically separated because the underlying systems or services were seen as less coupled than they turned out to be in reality.

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The Future of COVID-19: Predictions Are Hard, Preparing Is Easy

MHA Consulting

Trying to predict the next twist in the COVID-19 pandemic is a fool’s errand, but no matter what happens, you should retain your pandemic skills. . We’re all past trying to … The post The Future of COVID-19: Predictions Are Hard, Preparing Is Easy appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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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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Younger generations care little about cybersecurity

Behavior Group

SailPoint released a survey which aimed to identify gaps within organizations’ cybersecurity postures by analyzing workforce behaviors that blur work and personal lives, leading to security pitfalls. According to the findings, 59% of all workers are using corporate email for personal use, but Gen Z is the biggest offender (93%). With these numbers growing as… Continue reading.