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Survey: How the Pandemic Has Evolved Risk Management Strategies

DRI Drive

COVID-19 has impacted every aspect of business, including risk and resilience. A recent report spotlights how the private sector is incorporating the lessons learned from the pandemic. The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) surveyed risk and insurance professionals as well as senior executives globally to gain a picture of the role of risk […].

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Russia shootings: Lone wolves and their characters 

Crisis Response Journal

September 2021: Lina Kolesnikova analyses two shootings – one at a school and one at a university, looking at each attacker’s profile, their pre-attack behaviour and their plans

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Special Appeal for Help With Hurricane Ida Recovery in LA

Recovery Diva

The Diva has never done this before, but this appeal is special because several academic professionals who are longtime friends are involved. They are helping the First Nation Tribes in LA provide assistance to members experiencing massive damage after Hurricane Ida. Here are the details, as provided by Prof. Laura Olson: Hurricane Ida brought catastrophic damage to the member Tribes of the First Peoples Conservation Council of Louisiana (FPCC).

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Stresses on the Supply Chain Are Everywhere

Disaster Zone

Paying truck drivers is one issue — cybersecurity.

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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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Are You Protecting Your Reputation With A Plan?

Bernstein Crisis Management

Neglecting reputation can be costly. With polls showing that global executives attribute a whopping 63% of their company’s market value to its overall reputation, it seems most in the know would agree reputation is a tremendously valuable resource. Why, then, is it so common to encounter major brands with national reputations…and no reputation management planning to speak of?

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How Universities Could Help Society with Future Disasters

Recovery Diva

Imagining the Role of the Research University Anew.

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Pandemic Information Spreads Like Peanut Butter

Disaster Zone

It is everywhere!

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How Disaster Recovery Strengthens Ransomware Defense

Talkingpoint

When it comes to disaster recovery, ransomware needs to be in your plan What does your backup and disaster recovery plan include? For most businesses, natural disasters are top of mind, which makes sense. It’s even in the name. However, […]. The post How Disaster Recovery Strengthens Ransomware Defense appeared first on TierPoint.

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Introducing Acronis’ new CEO: Patrick Pulvermueller

Acronis

Introducing Acronis’ new CEO, Patrick Pulvermueller! Hear how this accomplished IT leader plans to accelerate growth, advance go-to-market initiatives, and drive Acronis’ service provider strategy to new heights in this special greeting from the new CEO of the world’s cyber protection leader.

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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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Worth Pondering

Recovery Diva

You may get more work done at home. But you’d have better ideas at the office. Innovation — and productivity — would suffer if remote work became permanent for most employees.

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Downsizing Fire Departments

Disaster Zone

The dollars keep adding up, but the statistics don’t.

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Financial Services: Are You Ready for the Upcoming Regulations?

Fusion Risk Management

Are you ready for the new Bank of England, PRA, and FCA regulatory requirements? Resilience dominates the agenda for organisations globally. Continuity and excellence in service of customers has increasingly become the new standard for success. The impending UK regulatory requirements reflect the societal need for better operational resilience. Resilience-based approaches allow you to expand your focus on detecting patterns that may predict risk events or mature your capacity to contain them whe

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Acronis True Image is now Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office

Acronis

Nearly 18 years after being introduced to the public, Acronis True Image is getting a new name. Beginning today, the world’s best personal cyber protection solution will be known as Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office. Why change the name of such an iconic and well-established product? There is a good reason.

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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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How to Protect Appliances from Brownouts & Other Power Supply Changes

Constellation

Brownouts aren’t common; however, understanding brownout protection can be helpful to safeguard expensive devices. Keep reading for information about what causes brownouts and how to prevent brownout. (This is a content summary only. Click on the blog title to continue reading this post.).

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Why the Confusion on Booster Shots?

Disaster Zone

It seems pretty clear to me!

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Grounding: Understanding the Essentials for Building the Foundation of a Structure’s Electrical System

National Fire Protection Association

Grounding is a term an electrician, electrical engineer, or facility manager is very familiar with and uses frequently, but what does it mean? The initial thought is, it’s just connecting a grounding conductor to the earth. In simple terms that is correct, but it is more than that. First, we must understand what grounding is so a proper grounding system can be established.

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Ready to #MSInspire? We’ll see you at Microsoft Inspire 2021

Acronis

One of the biggest industry events is happening next week and our team is not only looking forward to attending but, as a Select Partner, Acronis will be presenting as well. It’s time for Microsoft Inspire 2021, the tech giant’s largest partner event of the year! Considering all the upcoming advances Microsoft has planned and all of the challenges service providers need to address when protecting their clients’ Microsoft environments, Microsoft Inspire is a must-attend event.

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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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Business Continuity Standards: How each can help you

BryghtPath

No matter how much business experience you have or how long you’ve studied risk and resilience in your businesses, creating a business continuity program can seem daunting. But internationally recognized guidelines exist to help you build the right program for your organization’s unique situation. This article provides you with all the essentials you need to … The post Business Continuity Standards: How each can help you appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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The DROF F150 Has New Amazing Capabilities

Disaster Zone

Marketing 101: Use the name people know.

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Don’t let combustible dust wreak havoc on your facility and operations – take advantage of new NFPA training and other relevant resources

National Fire Protection Association

NFPA has released a new three-part NFPA 652 Combustible Dust (2019) Online Training Series to help different professionals understand, access, and address potential industrial hazards onsite at their facilities. The new learning solution is based on the latest edition of NFPA 652, Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust (2019). NFPA 652 requires a dust hazard analysis (DHA) to be. [[ This is a content summary only.

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MSPs learn cyber protection best practices from sports tech leaders at #MSInspire

Acronis

Technology leaders from two of Acronis #CyberFit Sports Partners wowed attendees at Microsoft Inspire 2021 with a live panel discussion entitled, “Lessons for MSPs from Professional Sports Teams on Protecting Microsoft Environments”.

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SIA to Convene Cyber Town Hall Meeting for Members and the Industry

Security Industry Association

SIA Encourages Members to Strengthen Cybersecurity Posture During Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) capstone of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 will occur Thursday, Oct. 28, when the Cybersecurity Advisory Board (CAB) convenes SIA’s first Cybersecurity Town Hall Meeting. During this event, which will be simulcast live during Securing New Ground and through other channels, members of the CAB will take questions from SIA members and the indus

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IT Agility Explained: Achieving Agility Across the Enterprise

BMC

The demands for businesses and IT to be quicker in responding to the ever-evolving customer and operating environment do not seem to be slowing anytime soon. Among the leading forces of change in the tech space McKinsey lists: Digitization Globalization Automation Analytics And then COVID-19 joined the game and massively disrupted operations while accelerating the […].

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Residential Energy Storage System Regulations

National Fire Protection Association

NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems, contains requirements for the installation of energy storage systems (ESS). An ESS system is a technology that helps supplement renewable energy sources (such as wind and solar), support the country’s electrical infrastructure, and can even provide electricity to our homes during a power failure.

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MSPs Gain a New Voice with the National Society of IT Service Providers

Acronis

Today was a pivotal day in the history of the service provider channel. The inaugural meeting of the National Society of IT Service Providers (NSITSP) was held to bring the MSP community together and begin the regulation discussion that will help shape the channel for years to come.

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LogicManager Positioned as a Challenger in the Gartner 2021 Magic Quadrant for IT Risk Management

LogisManager

LogicManager Positioned as a Challenger in 2021 Gartner®. Magic Quadrant Download a complimentary copy of the report to learn more. Get a Free Copy of the Report. Gartner, a company that delivers actionable, objective insight to executives and their teams, has released their 2021 Magic Quadrant for IT Risk Management. This report helps leaders in IT, cybersecurity and risk management gain a comprehensive understanding of their rapidly evolving market.

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Citrix innovations to power your hybrid-cloud migration

Citrix

With more and more organizations transitioning to hybrid cloud for scale and business agility, Citrix innovations continue to focus on improving the experience for both the remote worker and the IT admin — no matter which path you’re on in … The post Citrix innovations to power your hybrid-cloud migration first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories Recapping Citrix Launchpad: Cloud Simplifying business continuity and hybrid multi-cloud The Click-Down (Launchpad Edition): Citrix Image P

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SIA New Member Profile: Infinite Electronics

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Infinite Electronics is a leading global supplier of electronic components that serves engineers’ urgent needs through its family of brands, including Transtector Systems, which is headquartered in Hayden, Idaho, and employs engineering, manufacturing, operations and marketing experts across the United States and internationally.

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Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud vs. Datto SIRIS: G2 users put Acronis on top

Acronis

We’re pleased to report that, accordingly to G2’s latest rankings, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud outperformed Datto SIRIS in user satisfaction across a wide variety of subcategories. These results represent self-reported feedback from actual users of our comprehensive cyber protection solution, showing that Acronis continues to meet and exceed customers’ everyday needs.

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The Best Governance, Risk, and Compliance Software to Consider

Solutions Review

Solutions Review’s listing of the best governance, risk, and compliance software is an annual mashup of products that best represent current market conditions, according to the crowd. Our editors selected the best governance, risk, and compliance software based on each solution’s Authority Score; a meta-analysis of real user sentiment through the web’s most trusted business software review sites, and our own proprietary five-point inclusion criteria.