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Mental Health Resources for Emergency Managers

Disaster Zone

How much of a problem do we have? Solutions?

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Frequently Asked Questions: Differences between BCLE AUD ISO 22301 and BCLE AUD NFPA 1600 audit courses

DRI Drive

DRI’s audit courses describe and explain the requirements in the identified international standard. Core competencies – including risk assessment, business impact analysis, continuity strategies, and crisis communications – are addressed in similar ways within both courses. Content specific to NFPA 1600 (such as emergency management, employee assistance and support, and crisis management) is not included, […] The post Frequently Asked Questions: Differences between BCLE AUD ISO 22301 and B

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Please Support This Site

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This site is 13 years old and maintains an archive of postings. Recently the Diva paid a specialist to do the semi-annual check of the URLs. Please use the Donate Now button in the right hand column of the homepage to provide support for this update. We want this site to be a unique and up-to-date source of information. Thank you.

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A Winnable War

The Rand Blog

Many commentators have likened the current Russia-Ukraine war to the Western Front of World War I. A better historical precedent to understand the current fighting in Ukraine can be found in the U.S. Army's experience fighting against Nazi forces in the hedgerows of Normandy in France in the summer of 1944.

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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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Increasing Considerations for Equity and Diversity

Disaster Zone

If you have not started this journey, begin soon.

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Personal Technology for a Natural Disaster

Recovery Diva

From the WashPost: The best tech to have in a natural disaster. From the right backup battery to a radio when the internet is gone, here are tech tips for your emergency kit.

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Disk Is Done When It Comes to Backups

Pure Storage

Disk Is Done When It Comes to Backups by Pure Storage Blog Using all-flash storage for backups is a subject I first wrote about 10 years ago in a blog post published on Computerworld. Back in 2013, it was an unprecedented idea, but using my crystal ball, I predicted the following: The way I see it, a few years from now it will be common to use flash arrays as backup targets, and probably a few years after that we’ll all wonder how we ever used anything else.

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Security Industry Association Appoints Ken Francis as Chair of SIA Executive Advisory Board

Security Industry Association

Francis, president of Eagle Eye Networks, will assume the role of chair of the association’s panel of executive thought leaders from SIA member companies. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has appointed Ken Francis – president of Eagle Eye Networks and a former member of the SIA Board of Directors – to serve as the new chair of the SIA Executive Advisory Board.

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BCM in the Age of AI – Questions Every Resilience Professional Should Ask

DRI Drive

By Chloe Demrovsky President and CEO, DRI International The transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) has been gaining momentum across industries and professions. How will AI transform business continuity management (BCM) and build operational resilience? A lot of the conversation has understandably been about the risks, but what are the potential benefits?

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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 is Running Out of Money

Recovery Diva

From Axios: FEMA set to run out of money before peak hurricane season “The federal government’s disaster relief fund is on pace to run out of money at the height of both the hurricane and wildfire seasons, a top official warned this week. Why it matters: Government funding emergencies aren’t new, but the climate crisis has sent the number of costly natural disasters soaring, stretching the Federal Emergency Management Agency thin at the worst time of year.

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Pure Storage and Intel: Revolutionizing Total Cost of Ownership in Data Centers

Pure Storage

Pure Storage and Intel: Revolutionizing Total Cost of Ownership in Data Centers by Pure Storage Blog This blog is co-authored with Dale Bettine, General Manager, Intel Xeon Product and Solutions Storage Group, and William (Bill) Cerreta, General Manager of Platforms, Pure Storage, Inc. In today’s data-driven world, organizations face the challenge of managing ever-increasing amounts of data while striving for efficiency and cost savings.

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Making Military Aid Work

The Rand Blog

Security cooperation and military aid efforts can fail, but they can also exceed expectations and provide strategic benefits. Ukraine appears to be one such success. For a relatively modest investment between 2014 and 2021, the United States has reaped a substantial gain in terms of Ukraine's military capacity and efficacy.

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Your Insights Help Shape the Profession: ?Take This Short Survey

DRI Drive

In less than 10 minutes, you can help shape your profession by taking our annual risk survey. You’ll also be creating useful information for yourself and your peers. You know how you’re always looking for statistics to back up your budget requests or influence upper management? Well, the results of this survey are an important […] The post Your Insights Help Shape the Profession: Take This Short Survey appeared first on DRI Drive.

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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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What SIA Members Need to Know About the New FAR Rule on TikTok

Security Industry Association

Lynn de Séve, founder and president of GSA Schedules, Inc., is chair of SIA’s Procurement Policy Working Group. In response to the recent surge of security concerns regarding the application TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance Limited, Congress prohibited federal agency and contractor use under Division R, section 102 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 , known as the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” which was signed into law Dec. 29, 2022.

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Resiliency Is Top Priority in 2023 White House Cybersecurity Strategy

Pure Storage

Resiliency Is Top Priority in 2023 White House Cybersecurity Strategy by Pure Storage Blog Last week, the White House released the updated National Cybersecurity Strategy for 2023—“A Path to Resilience.” It’s the first official update to the strategy since 2018, building on the 2020 Ransomware Memo that addressed a slew of high-profile attacks. In addition to identifying new trends and threats, the strategy aims to bolster critical infrastructures, U.S. intelligence and defense, and the global c

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In National Security, Autistic Employees Are in the Closet. Here's Why

The Rand Blog

Archaic U.S. military and federal policies, combined with decades-old understandings about autism spectrum disorder, create an environment where people hide their autism and other cognitive diagnoses. Our national security challenges are too difficult and too important to leave to the portion of the population that uses its brains in only “typical” ways.

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Upcoming Webinar: How ESG Will Impact BCM

DRI Drive

Join us Aug. 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET for a live webinar on how environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) impacts the business continuity profession! ESG has become a major topic of discussion. How should the resilience community navigate ESG to better manage sustainability and develop best practices for their organizations? A new report from […] The post Upcoming Webinar: How ESG Will Impact BCM appeared first on DRI Drive.

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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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Predictable Patterns During a Crisis

BryghtPath

By definition, a crisis creates an unstable and high pressure situation. In the moment, there are so many unknowns and you would give anything for a crystal ball to know how it will unfold. While we would not recommend speculating, we have seen hundreds of crises and identified common patterns that have emerged in most … The post Predictable Patterns During a Crisis appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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AI Readiness Is Not an Option

Pure Storage

AI Readiness Is Not an Option by Pure Storage Blog This article on AI readiness initially appeared on Kirk Borne’s LinkedIn. The blog has been republished with the author’s credit and consent. This year, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a major conversation centerpiece at home, in the park, at the gym, at work, everywhere. This is not entirely due to or related to ChatGPT and LLMs (large language models), though those have been the main drivers.

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Fighting in Sudan Is Creating a Rift Among U.S. Security Partners

The Rand Blog

While the national security community often focuses on strategic competition between the United States and its near-peer adversaries, the conflict in Sudan is a good reminder that regional powers are also engaged in competition for influence and resources.

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Strengthen Your Cybersecurity with LogicManager’s Latest Additions

LogisManager

Strengthen Your Cybersecurity with LogicManager’s Latest Additions In today's ever-evolving digital landscape, organizations bear a fiduciary responsibility to safeguard not only their internal assets but also their stakeholders' data, adhering to robust IT best practices. By aligning with these practices, they not only improve their corporate governance approach beyond the minimum requirements but also enhance the overall company performance.

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Business Power Outage Emergency Response Planning in 7 Easy Steps

Alert Media

Power outages can be devastating, but they don’t have to slow you down. Keep your business moving with a power outage emergency response plan.

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Should Heat Waves Be Named?

Disaster Zone

Would it help draw attention to the threats from heat?

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How Do We Make Early Warning and Early Action for Food Security More Effective?

The Rand Blog

Although food security early warning early action (FS-EWEA) has a track record of reducing food insecurity, it is designed for rural settings, and effective action remains elusive. Extending FS-EWEA to the millions living in fragile urban contexts requires answering four critical questions.

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New FEMA Handbook on Climate Change

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Q&A With Disclo: Disability Inclusion in the Workplace

Alert Media

Hannah Olson, Co-Founder and CEO of Disclo, discusses how to successfully navigate disability inclusion and accommodations in the workplace.

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The Role of State Guard in Disaster Response

Disaster Zone

It is up to each state to decide if, when and how.

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All Is Not Well on Russian Front Lines

The Rand Blog

For now, despite the Kremlin's dysfunctional decisions, Russia's defensive positions in Ukraine are still secure. But for how long? The cumulative pressure of bad choices is mounting and the problems endemic to Russia's campaign in Ukraine are likely to worsen.

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Cómo beneficia a los bancos el nuevo Reglamento sobre la resiliencia operativa digital del sector financiero

Pure Storage

Cómo beneficia a los bancos el nuevo Reglamento sobre la resiliencia operativa digital del sector financiero by Pure Storage Blog Todos hemos visto cómo el ransomware puede poner de rodillas a las empresas, los gobiernos locales y otras organizaciones. En 2022, los países europeos fueron de los más afectados por los ataques de ransomware y la seguridad es una de las máximas prioridades tanto para la administración como para la empresa privada.

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What’s New in PagerDuty iOS and Android Mobile Applications by Cristina Dias

PagerDuty

The PagerDuty Operations Cloud is your platform for action in critical moments. By harnessing the capabilities of AI and automation, it has the ability to detect and diagnose disruptive incidents, assemble the appropriate team members for prompt response, and optimize your digital operations by streamlining infrastructure and workflows. Meeting users where they work is a key part of the PagerDuty experience.