Tue.Nov 01, 2022

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Security Industry Association Expands Government Relations Team to Better Serve Its Members

Security Industry Association

Patrick Russell – associate director of government relations – and Colby Williams – senior manager of government relations – will support the development and execution of SIA’s legislative and regulatory initiatives. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Patrick Russell as its new associate director of government relations and Colby Williams as its new senior manager of government relations.

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Overcoming MSP tool sprawl: The magic of integrated tools

Acronis

Join us at the Acronis #CyberFit Summit 2022 and see how Acronis integrates with different popular service provider tools in a live environment. If you are a managed service provider and use more than three tools to manage your clients, this session is for you!

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Scary DR Stories 2022: Stranger Disasters and Gasping Recoveries

Zerto

October may have come to an end, but the stranger disasters that organizations face are still happening every day and will continue to rise. Top Three Cyber Threats of 2022. This year, the top three shared challenges of organizations were: Ransomware and the rise of RaaS— Ransomware continues to increase yearly, with attacks happening every 11 seconds, and it is estimated to be a $265 billion industry by 2031.

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Backflow Preventer Types

National Fire Protection Association

When a fire protection system (non-potable water system) is connected to the public water supply, the systems are said to be cross connected. In some localities, cross connections may be prohibited or closely regulated by health authorities. Improperly protected water systems have the potential to lead to illness and even in some cases death. Federal regulations require states to provide quality water when it is intended for public consumption.

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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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Dog Tag Bakery: A Fresh Start for Veterans

The Rand Blog

A bakery in Washington, D.C., brings together service-disabled post–9/11 veterans, military spouses, and caregivers. For five months, they are immersed in an intensive entrepreneurial-focused business program. It's become a model for helping veterans and others in the military community reestablish their lives.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: ‘Disaster Damage Prediction Using AI and Aerial Imagery’

Disaster Zone

Helping insurance companies price their policies and estimate damages.

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Machine Learning vs. AI

Pure Storage

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are increasingly popular subjects, but what’s the difference between the two? Let’s take a closer look at the two fields. In simple terms, AI is a wide field of technology that’s used to create intelligent machines, while ML is a subset of AI that uses algorithms to learn from data independently of human intervention. .

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A quick History of COG, Civil Defense and Business Continuity

Business Continuity Today

In the 1940s, air raid warnings and plane spotting activities were part of the duties of the Office of Civil Defense. In the 1950s, with the threat of Soviet nuclear bombs, the Civil Defense created the Duck and Cover films and encouraged backyard shelters. But did you know that the government had a secret COG plan? The interesting history of Continuity of Government and the lessons we use in Business Continuity.

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Why It Pays To Educate Employees On Crisis Management

Bernstein Crisis Management

Why It Pays To Educate Employees On Crisis Management. Every employee in your organization — and I’m really talking every employee — has a role to play in crisis prevention and management. While their levels of involvement will vary, you need everyone to understand what’s expected of them, from crisis prevention through response and recovery. Having a well-prepared staff is key to avoiding crises where you can … and responding effectively where you can’t.

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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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A quick History of COG, Civil Defense and Business Continuity

Business Continuity Today

In the 1940s, air raid warnings and plane spotting activities were part of the duties of the Office of Civil Defense. In the 1950s, with the threat of Soviet nuclear bombs, the Civil Defense created the Duck and Cover films and encouraged backyard shelters. But did you know that the government had a secret COG plan? The interesting history of Continuity of Government and the lessons we use in Business Continuity.

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4 New Product Announcements to Help Teams Do More with Less by Vivian Chan

PagerDuty

Incidents are costly. It’s not just revenue that takes a hit every time you have an outage–brand reputation and client satisfaction are also on the line. To protect current and future revenue, companies have to deliver on customer expectations. Innovation alone is no longer enough: digital experiences must also be fast, flawless, and highly available.

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Data Storage and Backup Security: How to Defend Against Ransomware

Solutions Review

This is part of Solutions Review’s Premium Content Series, a collection of contributed columns written by industry experts in maturing software categories. In this submission, thatDot COO Rob Malnati compares categorical data vs. quantitative data so you know the difference. The cost of a single storage system breach could overwhelmingly exceed the investment in a storage security framework and controls.

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