March, 2021

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GEJET - Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (and Nuclear Release) - Tenth Anniversary

Emergency Planning

The tsunami museum at Rikusentakata, seen from atop the coastal tsunami barrier across the land that was devastated by the waves in March 2011 Thursday 11 th March 2021 was the tenth anniversary of the Japanese triple disaster: earthquake, tsunami and radiation release. I sent my greetings and respects to my Japanese colleagues and spent the day teaching my students about the event and its aftermath.

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Cyberattacks on hospitals 

Crisis Response Journal

Lina Kolesnikova reports on the dangers of ransomware attacks that healthcare institutions face

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Data governance: A best practices framework for managing data assets

CIO Governance

Data governance definition. Data governance is a system for defining who within an organization has authority and control over data assets and how those data assets may be used. It encompasses the people, processes, and technologies required to manage and protect data assets. The Data Governance Institute defines it as “a system of decision rights and accountabilities for information-related processes, executed according to agreed-upon models which describe who can take what actions with what in

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Disaster Planning

Disaster Safety

English Español. Prevent Business Disruption With a Business Continuity Plan. The OFB-EZ (Open for Business-EZ) toolkit helps small businesses take important steps they need to keep functioning in the event of a major disaster or even a small disruption. The goal is to continue to perform the most critical operations, which will help reduce short- and long-term losses to your bottom line.

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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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2020 Asia Pacific Futures Network Virtual Conference: REGEN Asia 2050

Engaged Foresight

For more about the recently concluded APFN Conference, see [link]. Over a short span of time, our lives as we know it was suddenly changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our usual get-together with friends or family–whether in a mall or in a resort—were restricted during the height of the pandemic as new rules, such as social distancing, were enforced to contain the spread of the virus.

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Securing Your Remote Workers

LAN Infotech

Securing Your Remote Workers. Over the last few years, we have seen several tech companies, such as Buffer, Todoist, and Help Scout, switch to a fully remote or partial work setup. Most of these companies spent months preparing for the switch by training their employees, setting up remote work policies, and ensuring the necessary infrastructure was in place to deal with cybersecurity threats.

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Should mismanaged issues mean that heads must roll?

Crisis Response Journal

Boards and individual directors are now in the crosshairs when their organisation is battered by an operational crisis or high-profile issue, writes Tony Jaques

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By Investing in Technology, Insurers Invest in Their Customers

Donyati

Technology will transform business in few industries as dramatically as in the insurance industry. Yet to all but the largest of carriers, the process of upgrading infrastructure to realize the benefits of the modern age seem daunting, and prohibitively intensive – in terms of cost, time, and labor. In general, the insurance industry trends notoriously toward reliance on outdated legacy IT systems.

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Hindsight: Our favorite blog posts from 2020

FEI

What does it all mean? Perhaps the greatest lesson from 2020 is that we need to reach out and support each other. This ebook offers more insights from the experts on workforce resilience. Access eBook here. The post Hindsight: Our favorite blog posts from 2020 appeared first on FEI Behavioral Health.

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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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Disaster Planning – espanol

Disaster Safety

ESPAÑOL English. Prevenga la interrupción de su negocio con un plan de continuidad. El manual de herramientas OFB-EZ (Open for Business-EZ) ayuda a las pequeñas empresas a dar importantes pasos necesarios para seguir funcionando en caso de un desastre mayor o incluso una pequeña interrupción. El objetivo es continuar realizando las operaciones más críticas, lo que ayudará a reducir las pérdidas a corto y largo plazo en sus resultados finales.

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How AlertMedia Communicates With Employees During Emergencies

Alert Media

The post How AlertMedia Communicates With Employees During Emergencies appeared first on AlertMedia.

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How to Address the 2021 Data Boom with A Disaster Recovery Plan

Talkingpoint

IDC says that the amount of data created in the next three years will be more than the total amount of data created in the last 30 years. While the numbers are still coming in for 2020, almost everyone we talk […]. The post How to Address the 2021 Data Boom with A Disaster Recovery Plan appeared first on TierPoint.

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Enhancing crisis team performance 

Crisis Response Journal

Lina Kolesnikova explores the merits of the crew resource management (CRM) team training process first developed by the aviation sector By Lina Kolesnikova

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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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Security Policy Brief: What Right to Repair Legislation Means for the Security Industry

Security Industry Association

In this video, learn about several recently introduced Right to Repair bills and how SIA is engaging on behalf of members on this issue. “Right to Repair” legislation, as introduced in several states in 2021, would mandate original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to provide unauthorized repair providers with diagnostic and repair information, along with tools, related parts and software – but without requiring any of the critical consumer protections afforded by authorize

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International Trans Day of Visibility 2021 and Advancing Analytics

Advancing Analytics

Today is International Trans Day of Visibility! An annual commemoration dedicated to raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society. One of the core tenets of the culture at AA is that everyone should feel able to come as they are, that the environment we foster shouldn’t cause anyone to feel discriminated against, or unable to be their whole selves no matter the reason.

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One in four people use work passwords for consumer websites

Behavior Group

Employees working from home on a company-provided computer are demonstrating a clear lack of cybersecurity knowledge through high-risk behavior, according to a report released by Ivanti. passwords, consumer websites Using work passwords for consumer websites The report found that one in four consumers admit to using their work email or passwords to log in to… Continue reading.

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Accelerating AlertMedia’s Growth With Vista Equity Partners

Alert Media

The post Accelerating AlertMedia’s Growth With Vista Equity Partners appeared first on AlertMedia.

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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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The changing face of journalism and how it should be reflected in our plans

Plan B Consulting

This week I shares my thoughts on the evolution of journalism and how crisis communication plans should be adapted to keep up with the changes. I have been working on some strategic/crisis level plans and have been thinking about what should go into the crisis communication section of the plans. In quite a number of plans I have seen details of how the organisation would run a press conference, especially those whose plans were written ten years or so ago.

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Powder letters in the Netherlands and Belgium 

Crisis Response Journal

The challenge of white powder letters has resurfaced for emergency responders in Europe, writes Lina Kolesnikova

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SIA New Member Profile: Riley

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Riley provides a global security risk management system that streamlines security risk management policy implementation, including duty of care compliance. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with an additional office in St. Augustine, Florida. SIA spoke with Jake Allen, president and CEO of Riley, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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Shermon Cruz Appointed Chair of the Association of Professional Futurists

Engaged Foresight

[link]. WASHINGTON, D.C. – To signal it is ready to take on new horizons and opportunities, the Association of Professional Futurists welcomes a new board chair for 2021-2022, Professor Shermon O. Cruz from Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Cruz brings two decades of experience to APF in governance, leadership and policy foresight, education, capacity building, risk management, and business continuity.

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Massive rise in threats across expanding attack surfaces

Behavior Group

There was a massive increase in cyber threats globally year-over-year fueled by both the pandemic and expanding attack surfaces, Skybox Security reveals. Massive rise, threats, attack surfaces Expanding attack surfaces – New malware samples nearly doubled: New ransomware samples increased 106% year-over-year. Trojans increased 128%, with threat actors using trojans to exploit lower-severity vulnerabilities.

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Global Threat Intelligence: Faster, Comprehensive, and More Relevant Information to Keep Your Employees Safe

Alert Media

The post Global Threat Intelligence: Faster, Comprehensive, and More Relevant Information to Keep Your Employees Safe appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Credential Stuffing – A different type of cyber attack

Plan B Consulting

This week I discuss credential stuffing, a type of cyber attack which you should be looking out for! “The irony of credential stuffing is that organisations that have not suffered a direct data breach often become indirect victims when their users’ accounts are compromised due to someone else’s data breach” Debbie Walkowski, F5 Labs. Look after your passwords I like to try and use my browser to save all my passwords, as I have recently been trying to change all my log in passwords so that I have

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Setting up a crisis business during a pandemic

Crisis Response Journal

Amanda Coleman describes her first year in charge of running her own crisis communication consultancy

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SIA New Member Profile: Integrity Global Security Services

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Integrity Global Security Services, LLC , provides total security services for a variety of clients, including religious institutions, construction sites, retail and more. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. SIA spoke with Aisha Turner, CEO of Integrity Global Security Services, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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How to make your organization digitally resilient to convert crisis into opportunity

IBM Business Resiliency

62% of companies have limited supply chain visibility and 15% only have visibility into production. Silos between systems and teams can be the breaking point in a supply chain and have been exposed during Covid-19. To create operational resilience in supply chains, they need to move beyond visibility to being able to predict and then rapidly act on the data.

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AI governance: Reducing risk while reaping rewards

CIO Governance

AI governance touches many functional areas within the enterprise — data privacy, algorithm bias, compliance, ethics, and much more. As a result, addressing governance of the use of artificial intelligence technologies requires action on many levels.

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Attackers disrupting COVID-19 efforts and critical supply chains

Behavior Group

Cyberattacks evolved in 2020 as threat actors sought to profit from the unprecedented socioeconomic, business and political challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, IBM Security reveals. Attackers disrupting COVID-19, supply chains In 2020 attackers were observed pivoting their attacks to businesses for which global COVID-19 response efforts heavily relied, such as hospitals, medical and… Continue reading.

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The changing face of journalism and how it should be reflected in our plans

Plan B Consulting

This week I shares my thoughts on the evolution of journalism and how crisis communication plans should be adapted to keep up with the changes. I have been working on some strategic/crisis level plans and have been thinking about what should go into the crisis communication section of the plans. In quite a number of plans I have seen details of how the organisation would run a press conference, especially those whose plans were written ten years or so ago.

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