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Aligning Crisis Management Strategies with Objectives

Bernstein Crisis Management

Aligning Crisis Management Strategies with Objectives Introduction to Crisis Management Strategies Crisis management strategies are a crucial part of any business plan. They provide a roadmap for navigating unexpected challenges or disruptions, minimizing damage, and ensuring a swift return to business as usual. However, not all strategies are created equal.

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Discussion with FEMA Adminstrator on Building Codes

Recovery Diva

From Smart Cities Diva, this article on the outcome of a recent Wash Post live event last week: As billion-dollar disasters increase, FEMA evolves to keep up.The agency is reevaluating when to scale up staffing and eyeing building codes as a strategy to save on recovery costs.

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Cybersecurity Threat Predictions for Summer 2023

Disaster Zone

Cyber attack forecast for this summer.

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Where Will All the Wagner Group Mercenaries Go Now That Russia Has Exiled Their Leader?

The Rand Blog

Russian oligarch turned warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin is in exile in Belarus, but what will become of the tens of thousands of fighters who signed up to risk their lives for a paycheck or a ticket out of jail? It seems likely they will continue fighting, mostly because they have few better options.

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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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Ransomware Detection Part 2: How Data Protection Drives Resilience

Zerto

Cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated, intensifying the battle against ransomware. In this high-stakes environment, data protection vendors have emerged as key allies, with innovative features to keep organizations resilient. We discuss those features in this blog, examining data protection’s crucial role in ransomware detection and how Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is delivering industry-leading ransomware resilience.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: ‘Enhancing Grid Readiness with Battery Storage’

Disaster Zone

Is energy storage in your future?

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Limiting Access to Reproductive Health Care May Undermine National Security

The Rand Blog

What signal does revoking policies related to improved access to reproductive health care send to young women who are considering the military as a possible path for them? Given an already concerning recruiting environment, can we really afford to further alienate an entire gender when it comes to protecting our national security?

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Navigating the BCM Lifecycle

BryghtPath

The business continuity management lifecycle (BCM lifecycle) is a critical aspect of an effective business continuity program. It ensures that your company can continue to operate in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. The goal is to create a plan that minimizes disruption to your operations and provides you with the best possible outcomes … The post Navigating the BCM Lifecycle appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Some Personal Preparedness for Persons with Major Illnesses

Recovery Diva

Here is some advice for those with major illnesses to help anticipate and enhance their ability to cope with a major disaster. The source of this information is the Mesothelioma Center. Those who have been diagnosed or have a family member diagnosed with cancer can have a particularly hard time when natural disasters occur. This can range from not having the ability to refill a prescription to roadways being blocked so they can’t make it to the hospital to continue their treatment.

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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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Hurricane Season will be Extended!

Disaster Zone

It is not official, but temperatures are rising.

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A Promising New Program Treats Co-Occurring Mental Health and Opioid Use Disorders

The Rand Blog

People who have an opioid use disorder and either clinical depression or PTSD are hard to reach, hard to treat, and hard to hold onto. A new collaborative care model called CLARO aims to help patients who otherwise might disappear into the cracks of the U.S. health care system.

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Citrix in Google Cloud is now more powerful with 3000 VDAs support

Citrix

With the rise of remote work, organizations are increasingly turning to cloud solutions, and Citrix DaaS has emerged as a popular choice for deploying workloads to Google Cloud with Machine Creation Services (MCS). To meet this demand, we’re excited to … The post Citrix in Google Cloud is now more powerful with 3000 VDAs support first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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CRS Report on FEMA’s Individual and Households Program

Recovery Diva

New Congressional Research Service Report ( 73 pp) on FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP)—Implementation and Considerations for Congress

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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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Optimize Your Emergency Response: Team Roles and Responsibilities

Alert Media

Do your people know who to call when an emergency arises? Find out how to cover all your bases with incident response plans and teams today.

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Enhancing Business Resilience through Executive Engagement

BryghtPath

Explore how executive engagement bolsters business resilience, risk management, and supply chain efficiency. The post Enhancing Business Resilience through Executive Engagement appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Bringing the Win32 version of Citrix Workspace App to the Microsoft App Store

Citrix

This blog was co-authored by Virinchi Varma, Software Engineer, Client Apps Engineering team. Citrix BU, Janani Hariharakumar, Sr. Manager-Engineering, Client Apps Engineering team, Citrix BU and Prashanth Nagaraj, Principal Product manager, Client Apps Product Management team, Citrix BU. You may … The post Bringing the Win32 version of Citrix Workspace App to the Microsoft App Store first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Job: Deputy Director, Seattle Office of Emergency Management

Disaster Zone

Laurel Nelson's old job.

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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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Leading by (Bad) Example: Companies in the News Show What Not to Do 

MHA Consulting

It’s never very hard to find examples of companies whose casual approach to resiliency and crisis management has come back to bite them. Two of the latest are Ticketmaster and Southwest Airlines. Related on MHA Consulting: The Art of Explaining: MHA’s Best Crisis Communications Resources We business continuity professionals spend a lot of time telling our colleagues and clients about the negative impacts an organization can experience if it gives short shrift to the need to become resilient and

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IntelligentSIA: New Awards Programs, Can’t-Miss Events, New Research and Other Offerings to Help You Maximize Your Membership

Security Industry Association

Hey SIA members! Here are the top 12 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: BluePoint Alert Solutions , Digi Security Systems , FieldHub , Impact Recovery Systems , International Security Consultant, INID Readers USA, nSide , Risk Mitigation Technologies LLC , RS/M Risk and Security Management Consulting and Wicket.

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How to Create a Docker Image – Build and Run Your Own Containers

Pure Storage

How to Create a Docker Image – Build and Run Your Own Containers by Pure Storage Blog Lightweight, stand-alone, and secure, containers provide a reliable runtime environment that will work consistently from host to host. Looking to get started building and deploying your own containerized apps? In this article, we’ll explore how to create a Docker image so that you can build and deploy your own containerized apps.

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Which is Better: Gas or Electric Stoves?

Constellation

Choosing between a gas vs. electric stove is a decision many homeowners need to make when updating, renovating or building a kitchen. The post Which is Better: Gas or Electric Stoves? appeared first on Constellation Residential and Small Business Blog.

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China's Bullying Proves South Korea's Yoon Is on the Right Track

The Rand Blog

An escalating war of words between Beijing and Seoul is raising pressure on South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to take a softer line with China. Instead, the Yoon administration should see Beijing's threats of punishment as vindication for further strengthening and expanding Seoul's alliance with the United States.

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SIA New Member Profile: Plasco ID

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Plasco ID is a trusted provider of ID badging, access control and visitor management solutions. The company is headquartered in Miami, Florida, with multiple locations across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe and supporting customers globally. SIA spoke with Beth Wenisch, sales manager – enterprise at Plasco ID, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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Recover at the Speed of 36TB/Hr with FlashArray//C60

Pure Storage

Recover at the Speed of 36TB/Hr with FlashArray//C60 by Pure Storage Blog Data everywhere is growing at unprecedented rates, yet many backup environments remain unchanged and unable to meet the new demanding recovery requirements. A fast, reliable, simple, and flash-enabled form of data backup and recovery—at scale—is more critical than ever. With Veeam and Pure Storage ® FlashArray//C60 , now you have the ability to restore VMware virtual machines with rates as high as 10GB/s provided that you

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How To Strengthen Your Organization's Infrastructure for an Emergency

CCEM Strategies

While it may seem obvious that government is responsible for emergency management and planning, this perception doesn’t show the full picture. Emergency management responsibilities are shared by local and provincial governments, First Nations, critical infrastructure, businesses and individual citizens. All these stakeholders are responsible to prepare for disasters and contribute to community resiliency.

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Bill Would Ban Care for Transgender Veterans; the Scientific and Medical Consensus Tells Us That's a Mistake

The Rand Blog

The recently-released spending bill would prevent the Department of Veterans Affairs from beginning to offer gender confirmation surgery. It would also prevent providers from offering hormone therapy for gender-affirming care. These provisions do not align with the state of the science and medical consensus and would harm vulnerable veterans.

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Here’s How to Use Resilience to Move Out of Your Comfort Zone

Beaumont Resilience Training

Moving out of our comfort zone is something that many of us struggle with at some point in our lives. It’s exactly as it sounds; it’s uncomfortable and it makes us feel uneasy and vulnerable. It doesn’t have to be that way. Resilience is about much more than overcoming an obstacle or solving a problem – it’s also about moving into unfamiliar and uncomfortable places that encourage growth.

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Understanding Digital Sizes: Megabits vs. Megabytes (Mbps vs. MBps)

Pure Storage

Understanding Digital Sizes: Megabits vs. Megabytes (Mbps vs. MBps) by Pure Storage Blog Everything that’s digital and online—all the webpages, software, content, and hardware we use—can be distilled down into bits of data. At their simplest, these are the 1s and 0s that create the building blocks of data and code. In this article, we’ll explain these building blocks, what they measure, and how they apply when choosing enterprise data storage solutions.

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Key Strategies for Engaging Executives in Business Continuity Planning

BryghtPath

Engaging executives in business continuity planning is a crucial component of any successful organization’s strategy, ensuring that operations can proceed smoothly in the face of potential threats and disruptions. Understanding and embracing this concept, however, can be a significant hurdle for many executive teams. Despite the undeniable importance of these plans, they often seem complex … The post Key Strategies for Engaging Executives in Business Continuity Planning appeared firs

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What is Business Continuity Disaster Recovery? (BCDR)

Acronis

A business continuity disaster recovery plan helps organizations and companies to prepare, for potentially harmful and disruptive events. It sums the ability to continue the business operations with no disruptions and minimizes the risk of unwanted interventions caused by human factor, or natural disaster.