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China and Pakistan See Eye to Eye on the Taliban—Almost

The Rand Blog

Beijing and Islamabad share a long history of cooperation and have much in common on Afghanistan. Both are poised to benefit strategically from the Taliban's success. But the Taliban's resurrection almost certainly will add some stress to an otherwise positive and productive bilateral partnership.

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12 Ways to Get More Value From Your SIA Membership This Fall

Security Industry Association

Hey SIA members! Here are the top 12 things you need to know about our latest activities and offerings, upcoming events and opportunities and more. To help the industry recover from the business impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) has announced an extension of its free job listings for Electronic Security Association (ESA) and Security Industry Association (SIA) members.

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HCIS licensing requirements webinar is now available for fire protection contractors and consultants working in 12 Saudi Arabian sectors

National Fire Protection Association

Earlier this month, the NFPA jointly presented an informational webinar with the Saudi Arabian High Commission for Industrial Security (HCIS) on new license renewal requirements that went into effect last month. The webinar was a great collaboration between NFPA and the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) that provides strategic supervision and is the approval body for 12 industries in Saudi.

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Customer Value Story: Prevention is Better Than Cure

LogisManager

Customer Value Story: Prevention is Better Than Cure. The pandemic has disrupted operating models of businesses across the globe. Since the beginning of 2020 – and since the launch of our company in 2006 – LogicManager has been working with our clients to help them pivot and prepare. We have over 15 years of experience under our belt of helping customers avoid all sorts of risks and scandals.

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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 top 6 reasons for leveraging project-based DaaS

Citrix

Ever have your business team come to you at 4 p.m. on a Friday and say, “We need to support a critical business project that starts Monday”? For most, that means long weekends prepping or imaging laptops or desktops to … The post The top 6 reasons for leveraging project-based DaaS first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories What are the cost benefits of DaaS?

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5 Best Practices for Effective Claims Reviews

Risk Management Monitor

With the cost of insurance for businesses rising across many types of coverage, staying on top of trends in the claims portfolio is more important than ever. Spotting problem areas and opportunities sooner makes it easier to develop and implement steps to reduce risk pre-loss and better control costs post-loss. For this reason, many insurers and TPAs promise to conduct claims reviews with their business customers on a regular basis, but the rigor can vary greatly.

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AWS io2 Block Express and Pure Cloud Block Store

Pure Storage

AWS recently announced GA support for their new block storage offering, io2 Block Express. This is exciting news and a great step forward. But what does this have to do with Pure Storage ® ? And why should Pure users care? Because of Pure Cloud Block Store ™. Pure Cloud Block Store is a software-defined, block storage solution, with industry-leading data efficiency.

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Previewing Citrix Launchpad: Cloud

Citrix

The global pandemic has sped up the digital transformation that was already under way at companies around the world. Organizations everywhere have seen firsthand the important role cloud plays in ensuring business continuity and pursuing new opportunities in times of … The post Previewing Citrix Launchpad: Cloud first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Security Industry Association and SecureIDNews Announce Winners for the 2021 Women in Biometrics Awards

Security Industry Association

Marta García Gomar and Amy Turluck were honored for their leadership and contributions in biometrics and security during the 2021 SIA GovSummit. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecureIDNews have named Marta García Gomar, chief technology officer for IDENTY Touchless ID, and Amy Turluck, director of the Biometrics Operations Directorate within the U.S.

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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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The Importance of an Agile Digital Infrastructure

Pure Storage

If the events of the past 18+ months have taught us anything, it’s that modern businesses—and their CIOs and other IT leaders—can’t afford not to think and act with agility. They must be able to make both proactive and reactive decisions so that, ideally, the first type of decision-making makes the second more successful. And they must be confident they have the right IT infrastructure and technology partners in place to help them field whatever curveballs—from natural disasters to ransomware at

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The Best Disaster Recovery Courses on Udemy to Consider for 2021

Solutions Review

The editors at Solutions Review have compiled this list of the best disaster recovery courses on Udemy to consider taking. Disaster recovery is necessary as a means to maintain business continuity in the face of catastrophe. However, the planning process can be difficult, full of pitfalls, and time-consuming even when done correctly. Many organizations still neglect to fully invest in disaster recovery due to the resources, funding, and amount of time required to implement a solution, despite th

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What businesses need to know about data decay

Behavior Group

Data decay is the aging and obsolescence of data in such a way that makes it no longer usable due to loss of its integrity, completeness, and accuracy. Data that can no longer be easily understood, cannot be effectively leveraged and, therefore, lacks value. In the next five years, it is expected that more than… Continue reading. The post What businesses need to know about data decay appeared first on Behaviour Portugal.

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our Leadership Model – a personalized expression of your leadership beliefs, purpose, and skills

Business Continuity Today

I have talked about mental models over the years for decision-making. In this episode of BCT, we are exploring what models we can use for leadership. A great leadership style can make people appear more competent than they truly are, and a poor style can drag down a superior skill set. So how can aspiring emergency management and business continuity professionals improve their leadership style?

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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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our Leadership Model – a personalized expression of your leadership beliefs, purpose, and skills

Business Continuity Today

I have talked about mental models over the years for decision-making. In this episode of BCT, we are exploring what models we can use for leadership. A great leadership style can make people appear more competent than they truly are, and a poor style can drag down a superior skill set. So how can aspiring emergency management and business continuity professionals improve their leadership style?

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our Leadership Model – a personalized expression of your leadership beliefs, purpose, and skills

Business Continuity Today

I have talked about mental models over the years for decision-making. In this episode of BCT, we are exploring what models we can use for leadership. A great leadership style can make people appear more competent than they truly are, and a poor style can drag down a superior skill set. So how can aspiring emergency management and business continuity professionals improve their leadership style?