Emergency Planning
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
The current system for managing major incidents and disasters in the United Kingdom was devised after the Broadwater Farm, Tottenham, riots of 1986 and reflects a preoccupation with public order. The lineaments of the system reflect military practice. In the world as a whole, there has been a gradual process of demilitarisation of emergency response.
Bernstein Crisis Management
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Should your organization be considering this powerful tactic for building both influence and audience? Once you’ve been in this business long enough you can’t seem to avoid spotting crisis management lessons everywhere. While perusing the latest entertainment news and celeb gossip (give me a break on that one, it can’t be Fortune 500 and international intrigue all the time people), I was surprised to spot valuable insights in a Washington Post article about Katherine Heigl̵
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Disaster Safety
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Download the Hurricane Ready Checklist. Each year, hurricanes threaten the coast with damaging winds and rain. Whether you’re renovating or re-roofing, or preparing for hurricane season or an approaching storm, IBHS has science-backed tips to help. Prepare now and be Hurricane Ready. Seven Ways to Get Your Home Ready for Hurricane Season. The Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30.
Crisis Response Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Patrick Lagadec provides some thoughts to continue the work of reflection for criticism and testing in crisis management By Emily Hough, Matthieu Langlois and Patrick Lagadec
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!
Virtual Corporation
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Most businesses today rely heavily on their IT systems to access and store vital data that is needed to complete daily tasks. Computers, servers, files, communication tools, and more help modern enterprises stay connected with their clients and customers and enable their teams to advance towards corporate goals. But what happens when disaster strikes, and these crucial systems go down?
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Emergency Planning
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Laviano, Province of Avellino, 1984 Monday 23rd November 2020 at 19:34 and 52.8 seconds marked the fortieth anniversary of the 1980 southern Italian earthquake in which I was directly involved as a survivor. The magnitude 6.9 tremors killed 2,914 people and injured 8,848. About 280,000 people were left homeless (including myself) and damage was reported from 628 municipalities.
Alert Media
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
The post Improving Facility Security: Q&A with Kevin Dooley of the San Diego Padres appeared first on AlertMedia.
Disaster Safety
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Severe thunderstorms can occur anywhere in the country. Whether you’re building a new home, remodeling, or preparing for severe weather, IBHS has science-backed tips to help. Prepare now and be Thunderstorm Ready. Prepare Your Home for Spring Thunderstorms (Tornadoes and Hail). Get prepared for spring storms with these steps to reduce damage to your home.
Crisis Response Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Rob Fagan explores the Emergency Planning College's (EPC) online resources for remote learning and training and finds that the organisation has moved swiftly and efficiently to adapt to the surge in demand.
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.
Cloudian
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Ransomware attacks dominated the cybersecurity landscape in 2020 and will remain a top threat in 2021, posing major challenges for both public and private institutions. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre recently reported that it handled more than three times as many ransomware incidents as in the previous year. New variations of attacks are always testing security defenses, including more sophisticated “phishing” schemes — taking advantage of human error or vulnerabilities by duping indivi
AWS Disaster Recovery
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Co-authored by Daniel Covey, Solutions Architect, at CloudEndure, an AWS Company and Luis Molina, Senior Cloud Architect at AWS. When designing a Disaster Recovery plan, one of the main questions we are asked is how Microsoft Active Directory will be handled during a test or failover scenario. In this blog, we go through some of the options for IT professionals who are using the CloudEndure Disaster Recovery (DR) tool , and how to best architect it in certain scenarios.
Diligent
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Disaster recovery and business continuity are two terms often used interchangeably – but doing so risks missing some of the key differences between the two strategies. To debunk the disaster recovery plan vs. business continuity plan debate, we look at: What each means. Where the two are similar. How they differ. Why they are often confused. Whether your organization needs both.
Alert Media
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
The post Keeping a Mobile Workforce Safe: Q&A with Penny Neferis, JetBlue appeared first on AlertMedia.
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.
Disaster Safety
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Frequently Asked Questions. The app won’t run at all? Check to make sure your device is running iOS 13 or newer. . The app doesn’t work when I project it onto a wall? Wildfire Ready Virtual needs a flat horizontal surface to project onto. Be sure the area is well-lit. Is there supposed to be sound? Yes, check the volume settings on your device. When using iOS devices make sure the “Silent” button is set to “On”.
Crisis Response Journal
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Major incidents involving the malicious use of drones has highlighted that tackling hostile drone threats is a priority, says Andrew Staniforth By Andrew Staniforth
Talkingpoint
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
The COVID-19 global pandemic wrought havoc on many American businesses, but some adapted to it better than others. Many of those that weathered the shutdowns best had an IT infrastructure that allowed them to support a work from home policy or were able to adapt their […]. The post How the Pandemic Created a Paradigm Shift in Business Resilience appeared first on TierPoint.
Behavior Group
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Syntax surveyed 500 IT decision-makers in the US on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their businesses and strategic decisions they’ll make in 2021. security teams, outsourcing, security 2020 was a year of unexpected and rapid digital transformation for IT leaders across industries. 89% of respondents report that the pandemic accelerated their enterprises’ digital… Continue reading.
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
CIO Governance
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Project management is a complex discipline rife with enough key phases, knowledge areas, and terms to fill a glossary. To simplify the key components of successful project management, CIO.com offers the following comprehensive guide to project management, including tips, strategies and best practices. Project management definition. Project management is a business discipline that involves applying specific processes, knowledge, skills, techniques and tools to meet project goals and deliverables
Alert Media
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The post Addressing Remote Work Productivity and Employee Safety appeared first on AlertMedia.
Plan B Consulting
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
This week I discuss the importance of contingency planning. I try not to criticise the government In this bulletin I try not to criticise the government, firstly, as they are doing a difficult job under challenging circumstances and secondly, it is easy for commentators like myself to carp from the slide lines when I am not involved in the response and don’t have a detailed understanding of the task in hand.
Crisis Response Journal
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
CRJ Key Network Partner, Pix4D investigates how a law organisation recreates detailed crime scenes and incidents for legal investigation
IBM Business Resiliency
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
2020 was a year of unprecedented disruption. The COVID-19 pandemic alone cost businesses millions in managing IT demands. And despite an overall acceleration toward digital transformation, a recent survey [1] found that 60% of corporate IT leaders still say their organizations are not prepared to meet future IT needs. IBM Managed Infrastructure Services surveyed 380 CIOs and CTOs in an effort to better understand how the roles within the c-suite have evolved, and how they are preparing their tea
Behavior Group
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Cyberinc shared its insights into the key trends that will shape the cybersecurity industry in the coming year. With evolving tactics that increase the risk and impact of ransomware and phishing, combined with the new normal of remote workforces, Cyberinc CEO Samir Shah believes that remote browser isolation (RBI) will prove its value as a… Continue reading.
CIO Governance
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Larger organizations tend to move more slowly — and be more change-resistant — than smaller, more nimble competitors. Much of this can be chalked up to deep-rooted cultural issues of being a larger incumbent, and to policy- and process-based barriers, as bureaucracy tends to flourish in broader corporate environments. Still, many larger organizations seek to capture the benefits of agile development, for which they may not be naturally suited.
Alert Media
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
The post 5 Cold Weather Safety Tips for Every Business appeared first on AlertMedia.
Plan B Consulting
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
This week I discuss the importance of contingency planning. I try not to criticise the government. In this bulletin I try not to criticise the government, firstly, as they are doing a difficult job under challenging circumstances and secondly, it is easy for commentators like myself to carp from the slide lines when I am not involved in the response and don’t have a detailed understanding of the task in hand.
Crisis Response Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Rob Fagan reflects on his recent participation in NATO’s online Crisis management and disaster response course By Rob Fagan
IBM Business Resiliency
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) plans need to keep pace with increasing business demands and growth in physical and compute infrastructures. For a hyperconnected digital business, even a small disruptive event can ripple through the entire organization. Today most businesses have BCDR plans. But do these plans deliver operational resilience during the moment of truth?
Behavior Group
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
New research from ISACA reveals critical skills gaps and insufficient training. The survey report also explores past and future trends in privacy, offering insights into privacy workforce and skills, the use of privacy by design, and the organizational structure and composition of privacy teams. Privacy, activity Privacy by design Survey findings—gathered in Q3 2020 from… Continue reading.
VOX Veritas
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
On October 23, Veritas announced the latest addition to its Appliances roster, the Flex 5150, designed and developed to meet the specific needs of edge applications, such as remote and branch offices, bank branches, medical clinics, and retail outlets.
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