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How to Perform a Security Risk Assessment in 5 Steps

Alert Media

Learn to conduct a security risk assessment, spot threats, and use risk matrices and templates to strengthen your organization's protection.

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Anti-Patterns vs. Patterns: What Is the Difference?

BMC

Jargon permeates the software development industry. Best practices. Artifacts. Scope creep. Many of these terms are so common as to be called overused, and it is easy to assume we understand them because they seem so obvious. Still, we sometimes find new depth when we examine them closely. In this post, let us muse on pattern, and its somewhat lesser known counterpart, the anti-pattern.

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CRS Report on Disasters and the Federal Budget

Recovery Diva

New report from the Congressional Research service on Disasters and the Federal Budget (3 pp)

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The 6 Best Veeam Training Courses and Certifications for 2025

Solutions Review

The editors at Solutions Review have compiled this list of the best Veeam courses and online training for 2020. Veeam Backup & Replication is a data protection and disaster recovery solution for virtual environments of any size. It provides fast, flexible, and reliable recovery of virtualized applications and data. The provider unifies backup and replication in a single solution, increases the value of backup, and reinvents data protection for VMware VSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual env

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Next-Level Fraud Prevention: Strategies for Today’s Threat Landscape

Speaker: Sierre Lindgren

Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.

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Why Paying the Ransom Should Be Your Last Option

Pure Storage

Why Paying the Ransom Should Be Your Last Option by Pure Storage Blog Summary While paying the ransom might seem like the quickest path to recovery after a ransomware attack, its not. Restoring from secure backups, using decryption tools, and engaging cybersecurity experts can help you recover without funding cybercriminals. Imagine waking up to find your companys entire digital world locked away behind an ominous message demanding payment.

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Foundation for Advancing Security Talent Announces 2025 National Security Technician Day

Security Industry Association

National Security Technician Day, held annually on Jan. 23, is dedicated to recognizing the valuable work security technicians do to secure our nation. SILVER SPRING, Md. The Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) has announced the third annual National Security Technician Day , an annual commemorative day held on Jan. 23 to honor security technicians across the country.

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Microsoft 365 security practices complete guide

Acronis

A complete guide to Microsoft 365 security practices and posture management to help you strengthen defenses and enhance compliance.

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Collaborative Partner Spotlight for Winter-Spring 2025

DRI Drive

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies ongroups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Business Continuity Planners Association BCPAs upcoming events include Joy of Metrics (Jan. 9), Color Me Resilient: The ABCs of Bouncing Forward (Feb. […] The post Collaborative Partner Spotlight for Winter-Spring 2025 appeared first on DRI Drive.

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New Year, New Resilience: Refreshing Your Business Continuity Program for the New Year

BryghtPath

As businesses face an increasingly unpredictable global environment, the importance of robust and adaptive Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) has become more pronounced. The past few years have demonstrated that preparedness is critical to survival and success, from cyberattacks and natural disasters to global pandemics and supply chain disruptions. As the new year approaches, organizations must … The post New Year, New Resilience: Refreshing Your Business Continuity Program for the New Year

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The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity

The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity is a step-by-step resource for developing an effective Business Continuity Management (BCM) program and navigating challenges. Whether building from scratch or enhancing a plan, this guide offers practical tools, expert advice, and strategies to ensure resilience. What You’ll Learn: Key elements of BCM and resiliency Steps to build and test your Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Conducting risk assessments and BIAs Integrating cybersecurity into p

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Global Environmental and Sustainability Product-Related Regulations: Implications for Manufacturers

Security Industry Association

Renee Thompson, director of global sustainability and environmental compliance at Wesco International, serves as chair of SIA’s Environmental, Social and Governance Advisory Board. In a time where environmental awareness is increasingly prominent in global policymaking, manufacturers worldwide are encountering important regulations aimed at promoting sustainability.

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Resilient Housing is Important

Recovery Diva

From the HSNW: Amidst Compounding Disasters, Resilient Housing Can Anchor Communities. [link] “Back-to-back hurricanes wreaking havoc across huge swaths of the Southeast were yet another sign of the intensifying impacts of climate change. The nationwide shortage of reliable, affordable housing and the increasing tempo of extreme weather events are separate crises that overlap and magnify each others impacts.

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Anti-Patterns vs. Patterns: What Is the Difference?

BMC

Jargon permeates the software development industry. Best practices. Artifacts. Scope creep. Many of these terms are so common as to be called overused, and it is easy to assume we understand them because they seem so obvious. Still, we sometimes find new depth when we examine them closely. In this post, let us muse on pattern, and its somewhat lesser known counterpart, the anti-pattern.

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Crisis Management for Hospitality: Ensuring Safety

BryghtPath

Protect your hospitality business from unexpected events! Our Crisis Management for Hospitality guide provides actionable strategies, real-life examples, and insights to navigate challenges and maintain resilience. Learn how to safeguard guests and staff, protect your reputation, and emerge stronger. The post Crisis Management for Hospitality: Ensuring Safety appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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How Encryption Works and How it Protects Your Data

Synology

Encryption has a storied history, from simple substitution ciphers during the warring eras of Ancient Rome, to Mary, Queen of Scots’ ill-fated Babington Plot, and the unbreakable Navajo code that helped secure Allied communications in World War II. These pivotal moments demonstrate the enduring importance of secure communication across eras. What is Encryption?

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VMware Licensing Changes Demystified

Pure Storage

VMware Licensing Changes Demystified by Pure Storage Blog Summary VMware software is switching to a subscription model. This change affects licensing options, operational budgets, and how administrators manage the software. VMware is an enterprise-tier virtualization tool used in data centers, cloud, and on-premises infrastructure. Its recent acquisition by Broadcom has led to some structural changes, and VMware software will change to a subscription model.

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Data Center Tiers: What Are They and Why Are They Important?

BMC

When dealing with Data Centers (DCs), its helpful to understand what Data Center tiers are and how they affect IT organizations. Heres a brief overview of what a data center tier is, what data center tiers tell people about your data center, and why theyre valuable to have. (This article is part of our Data Center Operations Guide. Use the right-hand menu to navigate.

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IntelligentSIA: New Year, New Offerings From SIA

Security Industry Association

Happy New Year, SIA members! Here are the top things you need to know about our latest activities and resources, upcoming events and opportunities and more. Welcome, New Members! The Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to welcome its newest members: Bay Alarm Company , EM Designs , Lynx Systems, Solutions360 , V Resilience, Vidar Global and Zeus Fire and Security.

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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!