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The High Price of Natural Disasters: $329 Billion in 2021

DRI Drive

Natural and climate-related disasters cost the world hundreds of billions – even though there were fewer major catastrophes to count than previous years. Aon plc’s annual Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Insight Report looks at the frequency and severity of natural disasters and the resulting costs, and found that out of the $343 billion in losses […].

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GAO Severely Critical of HHS

Recovery Diva

Government watchdog says HHS is at ‘high risk’ of botching a future crisis. GAO criticizes the response to emergencies over four administrations, including coronavirus, Ebola and Zika, as well as extreme weather events.

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Why It Should Be The Year Of Crisis Preparedness For Your Brand

Bernstein Crisis Management

Would you be ready if you needed crisis management today? When a full 63% of your brand’s market value can be tied directly to how strong its reputation is, a single negative news article or popular social media post bashing its behavior can hit you right where it really hurts — in the bank account! While we’re seeing more interest in crisis planning and preparedness work than ever, it’s a simple fact that most organizations out there are not prepared to face a fully fledged, a

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Questions arising from the UK’s resilient society report 

Crisis Response Journal

January 2022: Phil Trendall digs deeper into the UK's House of Lords Select Committee’s Report: Preparing for Extreme Risks: Building a Resilient Society and discovers many questions that could be addressed in the emergency management profession

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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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‘Who’s THAT Guy?!’ When Telework Security Takes a Left Turn

DRI Drive

With so much of the workforce currently in a work-from-home environment, keeping them – and your organization’s information – safe and secure from a distance is becoming a bigger priority for many companies. But what do you do when the employee on your computer screen suddenly seems like a whole different person? That’s the dilemma […]. The post ‘Who’s THAT Guy?!

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Digital Transformation Trends in 2022

BMC

The past two years have seen radical digital transformation. Companies and industries that have traditionally been hesitant to adopt new technology suddenly embraced their digital transformations—they needed to find new ways to work. Interestingly, many experts believe that these radical shifts are only the beginning. In a recent Deloitte survey, three-quarters of executives stated that […].

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Disaster Zone Podcast: The Soup Ladies Helping in Disasters

Disaster Zone

Another great example of how volunteers can provide support.

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What CMOs Need to Deliver Better CX in 2022

Pure Storage

In today’s ultracompetitive marketplace, customers reign supreme. It’s no longer enough to simply provide a quality product—customer experience (CX) is the metric that matters. Delivering personalized experiences that delight customers across multiple channels is critical to significantly improving sales, brand reputation, customer satisfaction, and loyalty, as well as driving business growth and boosting revenue.

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Should NATO Close Its Doors?

The Rand Blog

In their current confrontation with Russia, the United States and its allies are defending a dangerously anachronistic principle: that all of Russia's European neighbors should be free to seek NATO membership and that NATO should be free to incorporate them. But maintaining this open-ended process of NATO expansion is likely to produce further conflicts.

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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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FEMA To Track Race of Aid Applicants

Recovery Diva

From Scientific American: FEMA to Start Tracking Race of Disaster-Aid Applicants. The agency wants to examine if aid is distributed inequitably.

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Now You can Invoke PagerDuty Rundeck Actions Within the PagerDuty Slack Integration by Joseph Mandros

PagerDuty

Collaboratively diagnose problems to resolve incidents faster. Last year, we released PagerDuty Rundeck Actions , a PagerDuty add-on product that connects responders to automated diagnostics and remediation for common problems directly in the PagerDuty incident response workflow. After working with our customers and listening to the community, we are excited to announce that PagerDuty Rundeck Actions now integrates with PagerDuty’s Slack integration.

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Your Guide to Cyber Liability Insurance and Data Protection

Unitrends

Today, almost all businesses have an online presence. Even physical business establishments, such as brick-and-mortar shops, store and maintain some data online. Conducting business online has several advantages, including speed, efficiency and convenience. However, it can also open the doors to sophisticated cyberattacks. With the explosion of cybercrime, such as ransomware in the last two […].

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How to Craft a Focused Crisis Management Plan

BryghtPath

In the past few months, we’ve talked about establishing a crisis management framework and conducting crisis management exercises. A framework documents your organization’s intent to prepare for a crisis and your unique requirements to meet events. Exercises build your crisis management capabilities into muscle memory. In this article, we’ll discuss how to craft a plan, … The post How to Craft a Focused Crisis Management Plan appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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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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Two Choices in Ukraine

The Rand Blog

Facing existential risk, Ukraine may consider unprecedented steps. Urgent measures might help it protect against a Russian invasion. And if the immediate threat were to ebb, Ukraine might use the time gained to prepare for potential future threats.

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Return to Office Impacts for People with Disabilities

National Fire Protection Association

As 2022 begins, COVID-19 continues to disrupt office schedules across the world. Employees are continuing to work remotely in many areas or may have adopted part-time or hybrid work schedules. Those that have returned, or are planning do so, may find that the buildings they left during the pandemic have changed in new and significant ways. These changes can have profound life safety implications, [[ This is a content summary only.

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The 9 Best Books for Disaster Recovery Managers in 2022

Solutions Review

Our editors have compiled this directory of the best books for disaster recovery managers based on Amazon user reviews, rating, and ability to add business value. Disaster recovery solutions are vital for organizations that want to maximize uptime and protect themselves from threats, including cyber-criminals and natural disasters. Disaster recovery software becomes more crucial as the amount of data an enterprise creates and stores continues to grow at an ever-increasing rate.

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Competition Legislation Will Boost Technological Investments and Benefit Security

Security Industry Association

SIA encourages bipartisan efforts in House and Senate to reconcile some of the significant differences between COMPETES and USICA bills. On Feb. 4, 2022, the America COMPETES Act was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) is encouraged by this important step taken by the House to address global competition and supply chain concerns that have negatively impacted the security industry in recent years.

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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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Pure Announces $750K In Grants for Environment & Sustainability Initiative

Pure Storage

After years of supporting a number of global issues, in 2019, Pure Good Foundation officially made the environment one of two focus impact areas. Not only does this decision align with the products and business goals of Pure Storage , but it also supports the priorities of Pure’s global employees who have long been committed to doing good for our planet.

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Sprinkler System Inspections, Testing, and Maintenance Frequencies Explained

National Fire Protection Association

NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems provides the criteria for the routine activities that must be conducted to ensure that water-based fire protection systems, such as automatic sprinklers systems, can be relied upon in the event of a fire. These activities range from simple visual confirmation of some things such as valve position. [[ This is a content summary only.

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The Top 6 Signs You Need to Update Your Data Recovery Plan for 2022

Solutions Review

Disaster recovery planning is no easy task, but it is a necessary one. With so many different options of data recovery plans that a business can implement out there, the process of developing the best fit can be overwhelming. Many organizations still neglect to fully invest in disaster recovery due to the resources, funding, and amount of time required to implement a solution, even though the consequences of a disaster can outweigh their investment.

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SIA New Member Profile: The Cook & Boardman Group

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member the Cook & Boardman Group (C&B) is a major distributor of commercial doors, frames and hardware, electronic access control equipment and specialty products and provides full systems integration services through its A3 Communications division. The company is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and operates 70 branch locations in 21 states: Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, M

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Digital Transformation Trends in 2022

BMC

The past two years have seen radical digital transformation. Companies and industries that have traditionally been hesitant to adopt new technology suddenly embraced their digital transformations—they needed to find new ways to work. Interestingly, many experts believe that these radical shifts are only the beginning. In a recent Deloitte survey, three-quarters of executives stated that […].

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Lessons From a Dark Day: Organizational Resilience in the Face of Disruption

On Solve

Lessons From a Dark Day: Organizational Resilience in the Face of Disruption Risk is unavoidable. When a crisis strikes, the impact can bring all or some of an organization’s critical operations down. This dark day can be catastrophic, from revenue loss and reputation damage to operational disruption and even loss of life. While no one can stop bad things from happening, resilient organizations are prepared to mitigate risk and lessen the impact of a dark day.

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The 20 Best Cloud Disaster Recovery Solutions to Consider for 2022

Solutions Review

Solutions Review’s listing of the best cloud disaster recovery solutions is an annual sneak peek of the solution providers included in our Buyer’s Guide for Disaster Recovery as a Service. Information was gathered via online materials and reports, conversations with vendor representatives, and examinations of product demonstrations and free trials.

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Trying to Forestall the Next Civilian Casualty Horror

The Rand Blog

After civilians are injured or killed, the U.S. Defense Department isn't doing enough to learn from its own failures. The Pentagon needs to devote resources and senior leader attention to an issue that has historically lacked both. Civilian protection should become the singular priority for a critical mass of people across the organization.

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NFPA makes student and apprentice membership FREE and releases NFPA Community - Xchange app

National Fire Protection Association

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has enhanced its membership offerings for those just starting their professional journey and for more than 40,000 busy life safety members on the go. Encouraging lifelong learning Students and apprentices currently studying for careers in engineering, fire protection, electrical services, building and life safety, industrial hazards, emergency. [[ This is a content summary only.

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How Citrix and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation drive change

Citrix

This year marks a momentous milestone for the Monterey Peninsula Foundation (MPF), as it passes $200 million in charitable giving. A long-standing partner of the PGA Tour, MPF holds world-class charity golf events to raise money to transform communities across … The post How Citrix and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation drive change first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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3 reasons IT teams need to integrate their backup and security solutions

Acronis

80% of companies experienced a cyberattack in 2021. So why are cyberattacks so common if IT professionals have invested in all the solutions they need? Frustratingly, part of the answer is that cyberattacks are increasing not despite these carefully populated and protected IT stacks but because of them. Here are three reasons to replace disparate IT solutions with an integrated approach.

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Our Complex World Demands a “Team of Teams”

BCM METRICS

People often suggest books for me to read, and when I read them, I wonder what they have to do with what I do or the business world. But Team of Teams is one book that really struck a chord with me. Relevant From the First Page I receive a lot of recommendations about books […]. The post Our Complex World Demands a “Team of Teams” appeared first on BCMMETRICS.

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Women in Insurance: Nicole J. Gunderson, Managing Director, Global Insurance Accelerator

Chisel AI

Having grown up with entrepreneurial parents in small town Iowa, I made my transition to the startup world while completing MBA coursework at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania when I joined venture-backed Dwolla in 2012 as an MBA intern, and, over the course of five years, grew to an executive leadership position as the FinTech company’s Vice President of Sales & Strategy.