April, 2021

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7 years after Flint, another water public health crisis is born of neglect

DisasterDoc

We all need water. It is a physiological need for all life on Earth. Lack of proper water sources in a community would easily constitute a public health crisis. Sphere. The post 7 years after Flint, another water public health crisis is born of neglect appeared first on DisasterDoc.

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Reputation Management in Seussville

Bernstein Crisis Management

The following, from author Kristopher Scott, originally appeared in Platform Magazine’s March edition. Thanks to Kris and the crisis experts quoted, including Dorothy Crenshaw, Jason Mudd, and BCM founder Jonathan Bernstein for giving us permission to reprint! Reputation Management: The Next Seussville Classic. One fish, two fish. Black fish, white fish.

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Strengthening cybersecurity in the workplace 

Crisis Response Journal

Graeme McGowan from CRJ's Key Network Partner Optimal Risk explains the need for businesses to establish solid defences to counter the growing threat of cyber fraud

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Boards need to make ransomware protection a top priority

Cloudian

Ransomware attacks increased 150% last year according to Group-IB, a leading cybersecurity solutions provider, a trend that shows no signs of slowing. Given the financial, operational and reputational risk that ransomware poses, boards of directors need to make sure that safeguarding data from an attack is a top priority for the organizations they oversee.

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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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What is a PEST analysis? Preparing your business for external impacts

CIO Governance

PEST analysis definition. PEST analysis is used to evaluate external and macro environmental factors that impact your organization, specifically political, economic, social, and technological ones. This four-point analysis method gives your business a framework to identify the most influential factors in your industry, with a focus on entering new business markets and growing within your industry.

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Disasters Mirror Society

DisasterDoc

SPECIAL GUEST BLOG by: Vin Nelsen Surrey, British Columbia, Canada [link] “THERE ARE NO NATURAL DISASTERS” Several experts in Disaster Management often use social media to promote this message. Indeed, The post Disasters Mirror Society appeared first on DisasterDoc.

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Calligo moves up the Top 100 Solution Providers rankings

Calligo

CDN’s annual ranking of the Top 100 Solution Providers in Canada places Calligo four places higher than last year, and is still the only one to place such emphasis on data ’s intelligent use and continuous safety.

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Malicious actors and deepfakes 

Crisis Response Journal

Lina Kolesnikova describes the implications of deepfakes being used by criminals to trigger civil unrest, influence political decisions and for large-scale fraud

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Retail Loss Prevention: Using Threat Intelligence Technology to Safeguard Stores

Alert Media

The post Retail Loss Prevention: Using Threat Intelligence Technology to Safeguard Stores appeared first on AlertMedia.

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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 Benefits of Colocation in a Pennsylvania Data Center

Talkingpoint

It’s easy to assume the growth of hyperscale clouds like AWS, Azure, and GCP has impacted the colocation market, but colocation remains a strong choice for businesses today. In this post, we focus on the benefits of colocation by narrowing in on […]. The post The Benefits of Colocation in a Pennsylvania Data Center appeared first on TierPoint.

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Shermon Cruz speak futures at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Executive Education

Engaged Foresight

Center for Engaged Foresight Director and Chief Futurist was one the panelists of the recent Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Executive Education Futures Forward Webinar “Developing Futures Capabilities in Public Service. The second episode tackled ways by which public service institutions can develop futures capabilities that allow public service to move beyond traditional policy silos and realize multiple developments can intersect and collaborate in plural and unexpected ways.

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4 Tips to Prepare for the Back to Office Transition

On Solve

Rising vaccination rates. Pandemic fatigue. Pent-up consumer demand. Whatever the impetus, the answer is the same: It’s time to ramp up plans to go back to the office. The question is, how? In this new ebook, discover how to prepare for the knowns and unknowns during these uncertain times. You’ll find tips and advice on every page about how to plan, communicate, mitigate risks and protect the health and safety of your employees, staff and other stakeholders.

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Data Privacy Update: Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA)

Calligo

And so it continues. Last month, Virginia passed its own privacy law, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), adding fuel to the fire over a US federal privacy law, and introducing new complexities for businesses operating in or addressing the US market. It will take effect on January 1, 2023 (the same day as California’s CPRA which amends the current CCPA) and was passed in record-breaking time: less than two months, and by an overwhelming majority.

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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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Pet preparedness and mental health 

Crisis Response Journal

Having an animal at our side during a crisis may help to develop resilience and help to reduce the demand for post-disaster services, says Lyzi G Cota

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Leading by Example: Employee Safety Lessons From Industry Leaders

Alert Media

The post Leading by Example: Employee Safety Lessons From Industry Leaders appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Security Industry Association Launches New CSPM Review Course

Security Industry Association

New course from SIA is designed to help professionals prepare for the CSPM exam. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has launched a new course to help industry professionals prepare to take the Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM) exam. The new CSPM Review Course expands SIA’s CSPM offerings; it will be offered virtually and will be taught by CSPM-certified instructors with extensive experience in security project management.

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CEF Chief Futurist at EMKAN Futures Podcast

Engaged Foresight

Dubai-based futurist and founder of Emkan Futures, a strategic foresight consulting firm based in the United Arab Emirates recently interviewed and featured CEF Chief Futurist Shermon Cruz. The podcast explored the futures of foresight in Asia, the emergence of futures thinking in the Philippines, the Association of Professional Futurists among others.

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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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Why passwords are to blame for loss of revenue, identity attrition and poor customer experiences

Behavior Group

Transmit Security has released a state of customer authentication report that includes customer experience insights based on its survey of 600 U.S. consumers. According to the report findings, organizations are losing potential customers and a substantial amount of revenue due to their dependency on traditional password systems and outdated customer authentication models.

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It’s OK, it’s in the Cloud: Lessons from the OVH Cloud Data Centre Fire

Plan B Consulting

This week, I talk about the issues associated with the fire in the OVH cloud data centre and how ‘putting your IT in the cloud’ is not a risk-free solution. Working from home: Is your business continuity problem solved? There seemed to be a moment sometime last year, when many issues associated with business continuity were solved, and the world became more resilient.

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Horizon Europe: Calling all crisis response innovators

Crisis Response Journal

CRJ is pleased to be working with the team at Horizon Europe, the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation

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The Business Case for a Modern Threat Intelligence Solution

Alert Media

The post The Business Case for a Modern Threat Intelligence Solution appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Why a Uniform Privacy Law Would Be Good for the Security Industry

Security Industry Association

Kathleen Carroll is chair of the SIA Data Privacy Advisory Board. Compliance costs are a drag on profitability for all businesses, and security companies are no exception. As privacy laws are enacted on a state-by-state basis, complying with them will introduce new costs for all of us. As troubling are efforts to ban some of the technologies many security conscious organizations, including law enforcement, are using to keep all of us safe. .

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Gamification in Talent Development

Engaged Foresight

Prof. Shermon Cruz will be the resource speaker of the Philippine Society for Talent Development webinar entitled “Gamification for Talent Development” on May 14, 2021. To register, this is the link. What exactly is gamification in talent development? Can games or gamification designs and systems amplify your capacity to learn and generate insights at the individual, collaborative and institutional levels?

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Worldwide 5G connections to reach 619 million by the end of 2021

Behavior Group

5G networks are now nearing a critical mass of global commercial network deployments and subscribers, suggesting a rapid upward curve of technology adoption over the next few years, according to 5G Americas. Worldwide, 5G, connections According to data provided by Omdia, the world added 385.5 million 5G subscribers between Q4 2019 and Q4 2020 to… Continue reading.

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It’s OK, it’s in the Cloud: Lessons from the OVH Cloud Data Centre Fire

Plan B Consulting

This week, I talk about the issues associated with the fire in the OVH cloud data centre and how ‘putting your IT in the cloud’ is not a risk-free solution. Working from home: Is your business continuity problem solved? There seemed to be a moment sometime last year, when many issues associated with business continuity were solved, and the world became more resilient.

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The role of AI and machine learning in public safety

Crisis Response Journal

EENA's Marta Azevedo Silva explores the merits of both digital technologies in emergency response and crisis management

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How These 3 Companies Use AlertMedia To Communicate With Remote Workers

Alert Media

The post How These 3 Companies Use AlertMedia To Communicate With Remote Workers appeared first on AlertMedia.

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NIST Invites Industry Experts to Join New Privacy Working Group

Security Industry Association

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the launch of its new Privacy Workforce Public Working Group (PWWG). The PWWG aims to develop a set of task, knowledge and skill statements aligned with the NIST Privacy Framework and the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity to assist organizations in developing and recruiting a workforce better capable of managing privacy risks.

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Regulatory Changes Have the Potential to Enhance Client Engagement and Service Provider Profits

Prism International

To keep i-SIGMA certifications (NAID AAA and PRISM Privacy+) relevant, they must reflect and validate service providers’ regulatory requirements. As I have often written, that is one of our biggest challenges, and it is the key to NAID AAA Certification and PRISM Privacy+ Certification maintaining their growing preeminence with clients internationally.

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3 steps to meeting data privacy regulation compliance through identity programs

Behavior Group

Cybersecurity is undeniably a business-critical function. That’s only been reinforced over the past few months by the SolarWinds and Exchange attacks. Consequently, a recent PWC report found that 55% of enterprise executives plan to increase their cybersecurity budgets in 2021, and 51% plan to add full-time staff dedicated to cybersecurity within the year. data privacy,… Continue reading.