Thu.Dec 14, 2023

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New GAO Report on AI in Natural Hazards Modeling

Recovery Diva

TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: Artificial Intelligence in Natural Hazard Modeling Severe Storms, Hurricanes, Floods, and Wildfire. Note that the full report is 61 pp. The Diva considers this a must read for people in the emergency management field and expects that this subject will be an important one in 2024.

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New National Leader for Cybersecurity

Disaster Zone

There was a 10-month vacancy.

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Looking Back on the Big Policy Stories of 2023

The Rand Blog

As 2023 draws to a close, RAND president and CEO Jason Matheny highlights areas where RAND is tackling the most urgent and complex problems we face. Each is a small reminder that where there are thoughtful people working tirelessly to find solutions, there is hope.

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IT Agility Delivered: Future-ready Storage Solutions to Meet Enterprise Data Growth

Pure Storage

IT Agility Delivered: Future-ready Storage Solutions to Meet Enterprise Data Growth by Pure Storage Blog Being close to our customers and focusing on solving their strategic IT challenges has been a key tenet for Pure Storage since day one. When we talk to front-line IT staff and business leaders, they’ve been consistent with their commentary: “How can you help us meet our data and application growth?

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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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Reputation Management Case Studies: Big Brand Turnarounds

BryghtPath

Discover reputation management case studies from leading brands. Learn how they successfully navigated crises to reshape their image! The post Reputation Management Case Studies: Big Brand Turnarounds appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Dude, Where's my Copilot?

Advancing Analytics

You couldn’t miss all of the Copilot hype at Microsoft Ignite this year, and of course that means Copilots are also coming to Fabric. Copilot is an AI assistant designed to help you be more productive. Don’t worry, it’s not looking to fully automate away your job, but it will provide handy suggestions and automate some simple tasks that can then be refined by hand.

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Lawyers Give Advice, They Don’t Make Decisions for You

Disaster Zone

Great legal advice may not be practical.

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SIA New Member Profile: Rebel Global Security

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Rebel Global Security is a trusted global security advisor to business leaders in critical industries. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and serves clients across the United States and around the world. SIA spoke with Mark Freedman, CEO and founder of Rebel Global Security, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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National Risk Index Under Fire

Disaster Zone

The index is only as good as the data.

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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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Place Matters: Navigating Heart Health Through Place-Based Policy

The Rand Blog

Unequal allocation of neighborhood resources has been linked to cardiovascular outcomes. Consequently, neighborhood influences on cardiovascular health are multilevel and nuanced which makes it difficult for researchers and practitioners to find ways to modify neighborhoods to support health.

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An Unsettling Story of Non-Resilience

Disaster Zone

Words, laws, but no money allocated.

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Embracing Corporate Citizenship in the Season of Giving

BMC

The holiday season brings with it a spirit of joy, gratitude, and generosity. In the corporate world, this festive atmosphere provides an opportunity for organizations to embrace corporate citizenship, recognizing the importance of giving back to communities in need. Here at BMC, we strive to think globally and act locally, serving the communities where we live and work around the world.

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End-user training vs. advanced threat detection: Where should your cybersecurity budget go?

Online Computers

In coming up with a cybersecurity budget for your small or medium-sized business in New Jersey, you may find yourself with a dilemma: Where should you spend your money — training your staff on cybersecurity best practices or upgrading your cybersecurity tools? End-user training versus advanced threat detection End-user training and advanced threat detection are both crucial components of cybersecurity, but they serve different purposes.

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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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Zero Trust Security: What BC Practitioners Need to Know

MHA Consulting

Zero Trust is the emerging approach to network security that requires verification of all traffic, external and internal. Here’s what business continuity professionals need to know about the rigorous new security framework that is designed to protect organizations from hackers and their bots. Related on MHA Consulting: Get Cyber Smart: How to Make Sure Recovery Plans Align with Information Security Needs Defining Zero Trust A promising defense against today’s serious information security chall

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Why your health care data protection strategy should include intellectual property

Acronis

In today's real-world ransomware incidents in health care, patient data isn’t always the principal target of cyberattacks. Health care intellectual property continues to be a focus of some ransomware groups. This data includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, medical research, treatments and technologies. If intellectual property is breached, compliance violations and expensive penalties can follow.

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Video: How to Start a Sales Call (Task Mode or Social Mode?)

Security Industry Association

Another video in the SIA Integration Insights series is here! In this video from Vector Firm Founder and President Chris Peterson, part 2 of our series on how to prepare for and start a sales call, you’ll gain an understanding of what mode (task mode or social mode) your customers are in so you can best engage in conversation with them. Love This Content?

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Embracing Corporate Citizenship in the Season of Giving

BMC

The holiday season brings with it a spirit of joy, gratitude, and generosity. In the corporate world, this festive atmosphere provides an opportunity for organizations to embrace corporate citizenship, recognizing the importance of giving back to communities in need. Here at BMC, we strive to think globally and act locally, serving the communities where we live and work around the world.

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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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Trusting Zerto with Zero Trust

Zerto

Zero trust is a security framework that is based on the principle of not automatically trusting any user or device, whether inside or outside the network perimeter. In a zero trust model, all users, devices, and applications must be verified and authenticated before they are granted access to resources on the network. Integrating a disaster recovery solution into zero trust architecture is crucial.