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Executive Leadership on Security and Risk Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

Increasing risks and increasing technology are the topics in this podcast. How to manage technology and risks that extend from the cyber perspective all the way to corporate leadership and climate change. This is one of the most engaging conversations that the Disaster Zone Podcast has had with a true subject matter expert. Leaders in business and government should listen to this podcast.

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Wargaming the Future of Climate Change

The Rand Blog

The U.S. Department of Defense describes climate change as a critical national security issue and a “threat multiplier.” A new card game can help military leaders think through how climate change might affect people, infrastructure, and military operations.

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Achieving Data Immutability with Zerto

Zerto

In today’s digital landscape, data is one of the most valuable assets for any organization. Ensuring its security is paramount, especially in the face of increasing cyber threats and stringent regulatory requirements. Implementing technologies such as data immutability can help address those needs. Why is Data Immutability Important? Data immutability is a critical component for organizations to store data in a way that it cannot be altered or deleted once written.

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Hurricanes Helen and Milton Damage U.S. Agricultural System

Recovery Diva

From HSNW: Helene and Milton Upended a Key Part of the Nation’s Agriculture System “America depends on Southeastern agriculture. After two hurricanes and billions of dollars in damages, the US food supply chain faces an uncertain future.

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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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SIA Leads Letter to Congress Urging Protection of Security Devices Under Spectrum Proposal

Security Industry Association

On Oct. 29, 2024, the Security Industry Association (SIA) sent a letter signed by 92 security businesses and organizations conveying a strong, industrywide message to Capitol Hill urging members of Congress to weigh in with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on a proposal that would restructure the Lower 900 MHz frequency. As explained in a recent SIA post on the issue, the proposed licensing and rulemaking would affect alarm, electronic access and security camera technologies, among ot

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Avoid Tricks and Treat Yourself to Energy-efficient Storage

Pure Storage

Avoid Tricks and Treat Yourself to Energy-efficient Storage by Pure Storage Blog Summary While a storage system may appear to be an energy-efficient solution in a benchmark, the actual performance may differ when it’s scaled to meet the specific needs of a business. A more comprehensive approach that looks at right-sizing the solution for performance, energy efficiency, space optimization, and long-term reliability is needed.

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Please Support This Site

Recovery Diva

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How to use your notification system during hurricanes

everbridge

Here are a few tips for using your notification system to keep your organization and constituents informed and safe. Before a hurricane hits Safety and preparedness guidance. Provide employees, citizens, and others with tips for preparing their homes and families for a hurricane. Situational updates. Keep management in the loop with regular updates, which will also reassure them that you are closely monitoring the situation and are prepared to act.

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The 76 Dangerous Days Between the Election and the Inauguration

The Rand Blog

The most dangerous period America faces in terms of election violence isn't before Election Day, but the 76 days after. Rising threats and domestic violence may intensify post-election, fueled by disinformation, claims of fraud, and potential foreign interference.

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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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Carsten Fischer: The Need for Speed in Threat Mitigation

FS-ISAC

The Need for Speed in Threat Mitigation There used to be weeks between the announcement of a zero-day vulnerability and the next exploit. Now we have days or hours to patch the vulnerability, says Carsten Fischer, Deputy Chief Security Officer at Deutsche Bank. Sometimes threat actors are in the machine even as the patch is being tested. With such a small window of reaction time, mitigation must be faster.

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H. Helene Data Gathering Project

Recovery Diva

From HSToday: USACE Team Gathers Hurricane Helene Flood Data to Strengthen Community Resilience and Response. “Data collection teams are documenting flood information that will help hydraulic engineers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers understand the impacts of Hurricane Helene to enhance flood risk resiliency for the affected communities according to an article from the U.S.

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Let’s Read between the Lines with Vendor DRR Guarantees

Pure Storage

Let’s Read between the Lines with Vendor DRR Guarantees by Pure Storage Blog Summary While DRR guarantees may seem like a good deal, it’s important to look closer and test a vendor’s storage efficiency technologies against your actual applications, data, and workflows. Flash allowed storage efficiency technologies like compression, deduplication, and others to be used in enterprise application environments with minimal to no performance impact and significantly improved TB/watt efficiency.

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The State—and Fate—of America's Indo-Pacific Alliances

The Rand Blog

The popular notion that the November 5 election represents an inflection point for U.S. foreign policy is vastly overstated, at least in the Indo-Pacific. Rather, U.S. foreign policy in this region is likely to remain consistent.

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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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October Wrap-Up: Product Updates Across the PagerDuty Operations Cloud by Joseph Mandros

PagerDuty

At PagerDuty, we’re committed to delivering powerful updates that help you respond faster, work smarter, and deliver seamless customer experiences. As a fast follow to our recent launch , this quarter’s wrap-up blog highlights our latest product innovations and upcoming features—all designed to enhance your operational resilience and drive meaningful business outcomes by reducing risk and strengthening your ability to adapt and respond effectively.

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Navigating Uncertainty: A Deep Dive Into Crisis Management for Aerospace

BryghtPath

Explore the critical elements of crisis management within the aerospace industry. From understanding potential risks to building a comprehensive response plan, this article explores effective strategies to mitigate the impact of a crisis. Discover the importance of transparency, communication, and technology, along with real-world examples of successful crisis management in the aerospace sector.

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Avoid Tricks and Treat Yourself to Energy-efficient Storage

Pure Storage

Avoid Tricks and Treat Yourself to Energy-efficient Storage by Pure Storage Blog Summary While a storage system may appear to be an energy-efficient solution in a benchmark, the actual performance may differ when it’s scaled to meet the specific needs of a business. A more comprehensive approach that looks at right-sizing the solution for performance, energy efficiency, space optimization, and long-term reliability is needed.

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Recent Hurricanes and Geoengineering

The Rand Blog

Recent hurricanes sparked false conspiracy theories about government-created disasters via geoengineering. These unfounded theories highlight geoengineering risks, which remain with limited international regulation.

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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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Building Operational Resiliency in Higher Education with AIOps by Devin Sickler

PagerDuty

The higher education industry is experiencing significant transformation. Colleges and universities have embedded digital tools across their academic environments to provide exceptional experiences for students, faculty, and staff. As technology becomes more integral to education, maintaining efficient, secure IT operations while ensuring 24/7 availability presents new challenges for institutions to manage.

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SIA’s Cybersecurity Advisory Board Closes Out Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Security Industry Association

Kasia Hanson – CEO and founder of KFactor Global Security Advisory – serves on SIA’s Cybersecurity Advisory Board. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month , and the Security Industry Association (SIA) Cybersecurity Advisory Board (CAB) is marking the occasion with a series of helpful content, tips and guidance on key cybersecurity topics. In this blog from SIA Cybersecurity Advisory Board member Kasia Hanson – CEO and founder of KFactor Global Security Advisory – get to know the CAB an

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Pure Storage Empowers VMware Optimization to Reduce Costs and Enhance Efficiency

Pure Storage

Pure Storage Empowers VMware Optimization to Reduce Costs and Enhance Efficiency by Pure Storage Blog Summary The new Virtualization Assessment in Pure1 provides the deep insights customers need to rethink their VMware strategy, streamline operations, and reduce costs. Pure Storage is known for our industry-leading storage platform, but our impact goes far beyond just storage.

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The White House's Big Vision of AI Safety: Building a Responsive Research Agenda Aligned with NSM AI

The Rand Blog

The White House released the first-ever National Security Memorandum on Artificial Intelligence. It covers a diverse set of issues, providing a comprehensive strategy for governing AI use in national security systems. A five-part research agenda can support its implementation.

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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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Solution architects: How many Microsoft 365 tools do MSPs really need?

Acronis

When it comes to Microsoft 365, multiple services and solutions are required to deliver adequate protection. But as the vendor list grows longer and the costs to implement, operate and manage all these tools eat into margins, this can counteract growth. Solution consolidation has many benefits that MSPs should consider.

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What Artificial Intelligence Means for Physical Security

Security Industry Association

Managing risk is essential to leveraging this emerging technology Florian Matusek is the director of AI strategy for Genetec. Large language models (LLMs) have recently taken the world by storm. Only months after OpenAI launched its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, it amassed more than 100 million users. This makes it the fastest-growing consumer application in history.

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Crisis Management for Pharmaceuticals: Best Practices

BryghtPath

Explore the critical elements of effective crisis management in the pharmaceutical industry, understand its significance, and discover strategies to safeguard your company's reputation while prioritizing patient safety in times of crisis. The post Crisis Management for Pharmaceuticals: Best Practices appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Protecting Your Sleep During the Election Season

The Rand Blog

Election stress can impact sleep as news and social media fuel anxiety. Limiting media before bed, engaging in civic activities, and maintaining a sleep routine can improve well-being and resilience during tense times.

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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