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Ticketmaster Breach May Have Exposed Millions of Users’ Data

DRI Drive

In a year where the company is already under fire from the U.S. Department of Justice and summer concert goers balking at high prices, news of a massive data breach is yet another black eye for Ticketmaster. Live Nation Entertainment, Ticketmaster’s parent company, disclosed a breach of its database to the Securities and Exchange Commission, […] The post Ticketmaster Breach May Have Exposed Millions of Users’ Data appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Emergency Management on the Southwest Border

Disaster Zone Podcast

El Paso, like many border jurisdictions, works to maintain good working relationships with their cross-border international neighbors. What makes it much more challenging is the mass migration of immigrants that has occurred in recent years, beginning in 2019. Jorge Rodriguez, the podcast guest is the Emergency Management Director for the El Paso City-County Office of Emergency Management.

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Why Buyouts Stall

Recovery Diva

From the Texas Tribune: The government wants to buy their flood-prone homes. But these Texans aren’t moving. In Harris County, the flood control district wants to buy properties along the San Jacinto River that have flooded repeatedly. Some residents aren’t leaving. “Nearly all of the district’s buyouts are voluntary. If an owner doesn’t want to sell, the district can’t force them out.

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Common School Security Challenges and How Schools Can Obtain Outside Grant Funding

Security Industry Association

At SIA GovSummit, Allegion’s Christin Kinman and Randy Jump discussed how teams can work together to protect schools and obtain grant funds for school security projects. At the 2024 SIA GovSummit , a 2-day government security conference presented by the Security Industry Association and held in Washington, D.C., May 21-22, Allegion’s Christin Kinman and Randy Jump shared tips on how to approach, solve and fund school security challenges.

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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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Collaborative Partner Spotlight: More Events Coming This Summer

DRI Drive

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies on groups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Business Resiliency Planners of Wisconsin – BRPW’s June Year-End Event in Madison, WI, on June 14, with the spotlight “Coming Together to Prepare for Cyberattacks.” […] The post Collaborative Partner Spotlight: More Events Coming This Summer appeared first on DRI

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New CRS Report on Climate Change

Recovery Diva

From the Congressional Research Service, this new, 5 page report: Climate Change, Slow-Onset Disasters, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency The United States is already experiencing certain effects of climate change, including high temperature extremes and heavy precipitation events. The U.S. Global Change Research Program, among other bodies, expects these trends to continue and intensify, likely resulting in more severe and frequent “slow-onset” events (e.g., drought; sea level rise),

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How to Respond to China's Tactics in the South China Sea

The Rand Blog

China has the Philippines in an ever-tightening stranglehold that is increasingly compromising the latter's sovereignty and territorial integrity at sea. If international law is to be upheld and borders are to remain inviolable, the United States should do more to help the Philippines.

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Shred Day is Every Day

Prism International

Written By: Jason Keller, CSDS of United Electronic Recycling (Coppell, TX, USA) As our office places are prioritizing sustainability goals, what actions are needed to protect private sensitive data while also diverting from landfill dependence and making positive environmental steps? Reducing paper waste in the office is a positive environmental step.

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Security challenges in a multilocation corporate environment

Acronis

Approximately one quarter of all businesses operate from multiple locations. For security teams, this hodge-podge of hardware to software to operating systems is a significant challenge to defend.

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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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U.S. Has Most Tornadoes in the World.

Recovery Diva

From CNN: Here’s why the US has more tornadoes than any other country. This article explains why the U.S.

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The Long Run: High-Quality Employee Investments Boost Stock Performance

The Rand Blog

Companies that invest in their frontline workers could see a non-trivial uptick in their financials if they were clearer and more direct about what they were doing.

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Unlocking Business Growth through Data Storage Maturity

Pure Storage

Unlocking Business Growth through Data Storage Maturity by Pure Storage Blog Imagine that you and your small family live in a town going through its first years of drought. Water is in such short supply that your municipal water rate goes up 20%. So you manage costs and conserve water by doing things like taking shorter showers and not watering the lawn.

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SIA New Member Profile: Barco

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Barco is a global company leading in visualization, networking and collaboration technology. The company has its global headquarters are in Kortrijk, Belgium,with its U.S. headquarters in Duluth, Georgia, and worldwide reach with specific regional teams focused on North America and Latin America. SIA spoke with Dan Gundry, senior director, control room sales U.S. at Barco, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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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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Navigating the Storm: Unpredictable Disasters

KingsBridge BCP

Essential Business Continuity Planning for Disasters Introduction Business Continuity Planning (BCP) for disasters, whether natural like hurricanes or man-made, is essential to businesses worldwide. These events, without planning, can disrupt operations, damage infrastructure, and impact revenue. Preparing for such contingencies is crucial, and this is where Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) come […] The post Navigating the Storm: Unpredictable Disasters appeare

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India Election Results—Continuity, with Some Welcome Surprises

The Rand Blog

In the recent India election, the ruling party performed worse than generally expected, losing its majority for the first time since 2014. Still, it is likely to return to power with enough seats among its alliance partner to earn a majority. While this sounds like a recipe for political instability, it need not be so.

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VMware Sessions at Pure//Accelerate

Pure Storage

VMware Sessions at Pure//Accelerate by Pure Storage Blog Our premier in-person experience is back in Las Vegas again this year and coming up soon. Pure//Accelerate ® 2024 is happening June 18-21, 2024, at Resorts World Las Vegas. Register now if you haven’t already. We’ll have a lot of great VMware sessions that cover our collaborative solutions. What’s the Future for VMware Users?

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What to Know About Colorado’s New Biometric Data Requirements

Security Industry Association

Colorado Adds New Requirements for Biometric Data to Its Privacy Law: Marginal Adjustments Compared to Illinois BIPA On May 31, 2024, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law HB-1130 , which broadens the scope and adds some new requirements for collecting and processing biometric data under the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) passed in 2021. As originally introduced, the measure would “bolt on” misaligned provisions similar to the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA).

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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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Get Ready for HPE Discover 2024!

Zerto

Join Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, from July 17-20 in Las Vegas, Nevada, for this year’s conference. Connect with the HPE team and explore the future of edge, hybrid cloud, and AI. Why attend HPE Discover 2024? Discover the latest insights in secure networking, edge computing, AI, and data protection. HPE Discover 2024 is your premier destination for staying ahead of emerging technologies and trends that can transform your business.

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NATO Space Enterprise: Throttle Up or Fall Short

The Rand Blog

NATO has made slow, steady progress on space policy for just over a decade. This summer's NATO summit in Washington presents a key opportunity to build on the alliance's nascent space policy and structure at an inflection point for NATO and space power.

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Navigating the TSA: Data Management and Security Imperatives

Pure Storage

Navigating the TSA: Data Management and Security Imperatives by Pure Storage Blog In the dynamic world of telecommunications, the UK Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 (TSA) emerges as a pivotal development, ushering in an era of enhanced data and access security mandates. This legislative milestone represents a transformative shift, challenging the industry to elevate its data management and security protocols to new heights.

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Streamlining Your PC Startup: A Guide to Removing Unwanted Applications

Erwood Group

Removing Unwanted Applications Streamlining Your Startup: A Guide to Removing Unwanted Applications Today’s Tech Tip is all about optimizing your PC startup. One area where businesses often face inefficiencies is in the startup process of their computers. Unwanted applications running at startup can slow down your system, affect productivity, and even pose security risks.

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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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Building an Effective Board Governance Committee: Everything You Need to Know

LogisManager

Building an Effective Board Governance Committee: Everything You Need to Know Last Updated: June 4, 2024 Your company relies on its board of directors to ensure high profitability and a good public reputation, and effective corporate governance is essential for supporting those goals. Creating and retaining a good governance committee helps you ensure your overarching board is functioning well, but who you appoint to this board and how you promote its activities plays a critical role in its succ

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Who Should Lead Your Crisis or Incident Team?

Plan B Consulting

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie discusses the role of a leader in a crisis team and looks at some of the key things to consider when choosing a leader. I went to an interesting and informative webinar this week titled ‘ How to Lead Effectively in a Crisis ‘, with Jonathan Hemus asking the questions and Sean Cunningham, Group Crisis Manager at Vestas, answering.

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GSA Contracting: What’s Changed and What’s New for 2024

Security Industry Association

New video taken live from the 2024 SIA GovSummit conference! In this message, Lynn de Séve, president of GSA Schedules Inc. and procurement policy chair on SIA’s Government Relations Committee , gives a midyear update on what’s new and what has changed at the GSA related to procurement. Hear important policy updates, technical considerations and other requirements and enhancements to the GSA Contract program for security products in 2024, of interest to both government contractors an

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Building Supply Chain Resilience With Strong But Flexible Links

Alert Media

Build supply chain resilience on 6 pillars: diversification, risk management, adaptability, visibility, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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How to Create and Implement an Effective Governance Model

LogisManager

How to Create and Implement an Effective Governance Model Last Updated: June 4, 2024 Your board of directors needs adequate guidance to ensure they’re making the right decisions and avoiding risk. But without a solid framework to back their decision-making processes, how can they accomplish their goals? A strong corporate governance structure is an essential component of any risk management program.

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Understanding the Long-Term Impacts of Combat: Genital Injury in UK Male Military Veterans

The Rand Blog

Greater discussion and support are needed not only during rehabilitation, but over the long term to address the enduring psychosocial and sexual impact of combat-genital injury.

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Truth, Lies and BCDR: Are Your Software-based Backups Vulnerable?

Unitrends

Your data is one of your most valuable assets, and it’s constantly under attack. The ever-growing frequency, sophistication and damage wrought by modern cyberattacks, such as ransomware, underscore the vital importance of resilient business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solutions. Proven, secure BCDR is essential in today’s always-on, digital world to respond swiftly to and […] The post Truth, Lies and BCDR: Are Your Software-based Backups Vulnerable?

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Crisis Organizations Leverage the PagerDuty Operations Cloud to Transform Access to Timely, Critical Care by Nisha Kadaba

PagerDuty

PagerDuty.org’s Third Impact Accelerator Cohort of Crisis Helpline and Crisis Response Organizations Advances Time-Critical Health Outcomes Around the World A timely digital connection can be a lifeline at just the right moment for someone experiencing a mental health or personal safety crisis at home, work or school. For organizations that provide these services, a robust digital infrastructure is essential for coordinating a prompt response when people and communities need to connect with a cr