Tue.Apr 04, 2023

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Review of Hurricane Ian’s Impact

Recovery Diva

From Inside Climate News: A New Report Is Out on Hurricane Ian’s Destructive Path. The Numbers Are Horrific. The category 4 storm was the costliest in Florida’s history. Storm surges rose as high as 15 feet and over 20 inches of rain fell on some communities. A New Report Is Out on Hurricane Ian’s Destructive Path.

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Finland Joins NATO, Sweden's Accession Remains Uncertain

The Rand Blog

Finland is at long last joining NATO, having applied together with Sweden last year in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Finland's accession represents a boon to NATO, a radical change in Finnish foreign and security policy, and another unplanned setback for Russia.

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The top five security vulnerabilities of SMBs

Acronis

Cyberattacks can cost small and medium businesses (SMBs) thousands if not millions in damages, with ransomware being one of the most aggressive and commonly used forms of digital extortion. To protect yourself against these attacks and continue as unscathed as possible in event of one, it’s important to know the most common security vulnerabilities of SMBs and how to avoid them.

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SIA Standards Update From ISC West 2023

Security Industry Association

This article was originally published on LinkedIn Pulse on April 3, 2023. It was an incredible week March 28-31 in Las Vegas! With the ISC West hangover still fresh, I wanted to highlight a few concepts that were discussed in and out of the slew of standards-related meetings. If any of these concepts resonate with you, then please reach out and get involved.

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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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The critical importance of creating secure passwords

Acronis

In additional recognition of last week’s Acronis’ Cyber Protection Week, this blog will touch upon passwords, and in particular, how to create secure passwords for all your accounts and keep them safe from unwanted parties.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: The International Association of Emergency Managers

Disaster Zone

The who, what, where, when and how of the organization.

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Citrix MSP leverages industry-only solution to troubleshoot ChromeOS devices

Citrix

This is a guest blog post by Keary Pence, Director of Product Marketing at Goliath Technologies. “ In literally one click, I can see anything that might be causing performance degradation. ” — Scott Urofsky, CTO, System Solutions Inc. … The post Citrix MSP leverages industry-only solution to troubleshoot ChromeOS devices first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Understanding the Importance of Choosing the Right Managed Services for Your Digital Transformation

BMC

If your company is on a digital transformation journey with a specific focus on everything as a service (XaaS), then you should also be investing in managed services to maximize the value of your investment in new technology. A common trend among companies after acquiring world-class products and solutions is to seek low-cost service providers to manage them, which can result in poor service quality, failure to achieve desired business outcomes, and a low return on investment (ROI) despite signi

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NFPA releases Standards Council decision on NFPA 1582 addressing possible legal, funding, and safety risks to fire departments

National Fire Protection Association

Today, NFPA released the NFPA Standards Council appeal decision on Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) 1689, upholding the appeal and overturning the Technical Committee on Emergency Responders Occupational Health (TC) ballot results - issuing TIA 1689 on the 2022 edition of NFPA 1582, Standard on Comprehensive Medical Program for Fire Departments. TIA’s are amendments to an NFPA standard outside of the ordinary revision cycle of a standard to address something needing immediate action.

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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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Pure to Peer: Learn How to Build R&D Innovation Engines for Growth

Pure Storage

Pure to Peer: Learn How to Build R&D Innovation Engines for Growth by Pure Storage Blog Ajeya Motaganahalli, VP, Engineering, FlashBlade and Managing Director, India sat down with Saurabh Saxena, India Site Leader & Vice President, Product Development at Intuit to discuss IT innovation, the globalization of R&D, and how to attract better talent.

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Laura Deaner: The Business Case for Diversity

FS-ISAC

Episode Notes Laura Deaner, CISO at Northwestern Mutual, shares her advice for mid-senior professionals who want to become a CISO, the best practices for incorporating artificial intelligence like ChatGPT into the corporate ecosystem, and the business case for more diversity in cybersecurity. 00:52 - The advantages of having the CISO manage both cybersecurity and IT risk management. 04:21 - The importance of being able to translate technical information into the non-technical for an organization

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Understanding the Importance of Choosing the Right Managed Services for Your Digital Transformation

BMC

If your company is on a digital transformation journey with a specific focus on everything as a service (XaaS), then you should also be investing in managed services to maximize the value of your investment in new technology. A common trend among companies after acquiring world-class products and solutions is to seek low-cost service providers to manage them, which can result in poor service quality, failure to achieve desired business outcomes, and a low return on investment (ROI) despite signi

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Highlights From SIA’s Executive Reception During ISC West

Security Industry Association

On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, the Security Industry Association (SIA) Board of Directors was pleased to host its Executive Reception, with support from ISC Events, at La Cave in Las Vegas, Nevada, during ISC West. This exclusive event gathered a VIP group of leading SIA member company executives in appreciation of their strong support and continued engagement with SIA.

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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.