Sat.May 25, 2019 - Fri.May 31, 2019

article thumbnail

The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction was born out of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 1990-2000. On 1 May 2019 it was renamed the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. UNDRR remains a relatively small unit of the United Nations, but it has a truly world-wide reach. DRR is thus now truly mainstreamed at the global level.

article thumbnail

Go EAST – Fire appliance seat belts and bringing about behaviour change 

Crisis Response Journal

I have been re-reading the essays of Dr Burton Clark this week, writes Ian Greatbatch, as they relate to a lot of my current work, trying to figure out how you get people to change their behaviour and practices – ultimately to act more safely.

100
100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Is Your Business Continuity Old Skool?

Plan B Consulting

Charlie looks at how business continuity techniques and methodologies have evolved and why we have moved on from some of the classics. “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell and “Love Is a Stranger” by the Eurythmics were classics in their time, but the world of music has moved on with new genres, artists and styles. In the same way, business continuity has moved on, and techniques which were cutting edge in the late 90s and noughties are now less relevant in our current, more agile, always connected and f

article thumbnail

GDPR: Security Pros Believe Non-Compliance is Rife

Behavior Group

Most IT security professionals believe GDPR non-compliance is commonplace, as the landmark data protection legislation turns one tomorrow, according to Infosecurity Europe. GDPR, Non-Compliance is Rife Over 6400 industry practitioners responded to a Twitter poll run by the leading cybersecurity event, which runs from June 4-6. Some 68% said they thought many organizations have likely… Continue reading.

article thumbnail

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!

article thumbnail

Leonardo and the Deluge

Emergency Planning

Leonardo da Vinci: Storm over a town in the mountains. The 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is an occasion to reflect once again on the life of a genius with a very complex and sophisticated mind. Leonardo's reputation as a painter has never wavered, despite the relative paucity of his output (and notwithstanding his disastrous attempts at fresco in Florence and Milan).

More Trending

article thumbnail

Is Your Business Continuity Old Skool?

Plan B Consulting

Charlie looks at how business continuity techniques and methodologies have evolved and why we have moved on from some of the classics. “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell and “Love Is a Stranger” by the Eurythmics were classics in their time, but the world of music has moved on with new genres, artists and styles. In the same way, business continuity has moved on, and techniques which were cutting edge in the late 90s and noughties are now less relevant in our current, more agile, always connected and f

article thumbnail

What’s in Your Corporate Crisis Survival Kit?

Marketpoint Recall

Corporate crises such as product recalls are inevitable. In fact, an article in Reputation Report research by Oxford Metrica indicates companies today have an 82% chance of experiencing a corporate disaster, which over a five year period can result in a 20% loss of market value. Just 20 years ago these percentages were significantly smaller. These alarming stats are a by-product of our evolving digital world and social media where news spreads like wildfire.

Media 52
article thumbnail

Hackers Used WhatsApp 0-Day Flaw to Secretly Install Spyware On Phones

Behavior Group

Whatsapp has recently patched a severe vulnerability that was being exploited by attackers to remotely install surveillance malware on a few “selected” smartphones by simply calling the targeted phone numbers over Whatsapp audio call. Hackers Used WhatsApp, spyware, attackers,vulnerability Discovered, weaponized and then sold by the Israeli company NSO Group that produces the most advanced… Continue reading.

Malware 52
article thumbnail

Crisis Communications, Business Continuity, and Emergency Notifications

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 21: "Crisis Communications, Business Continuity, and Emergency Notifications" with Ann Pickren of OnSolve. Contact Ann Pickren at: [link] [link] [link] Business Resilience Decoded: www.drj.com/decoded/ twitter.com/BRDecoded Episode 21: "Crisis Communications, Business Continuity, and Emergency Notifications" with Ann Pickren of OnSolve. Contact Ann Pickren at: [link] [link] [link] Business Resilience Decoded: www.drj.com/decoded/ twitter.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Crisis Communications, Business Continuity, and Emergency Notifications

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 21: "Crisis Communications, Business Continuity, and Emergency Notifications" with Ann Pickren of OnSolve. Contact Ann Pickren at: [link] [link] [link]. Business Resilience Decoded: www.drj.com/decoded/ twitter.com/BRDecoded Episode 21: "Crisis Communications, Business Continuity, and Emergency Notifications" with Ann Pickren of OnSolve. Contact Ann Pickren at: [link] [link] [link].

article thumbnail

Ann Pickren 021

Business Resilience Decoded

"Crisis Communications, Business Continuity, and Emergency Notifications" with Ann Pickren of OnSolve. Contact Ann Pickren at: [link] [link] [link]. Business Resilience Decoded: www.drj.com/decoded/ twitter.com/BRDecoded "Crisis Communications, Business Continuity, and Emergency Notifications" with Ann Pickren of OnSolve. Contact Ann Pickren at: [link] [link] [link].