Sat.Mar 04, 2023 - Fri.Mar 10, 2023

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3 Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Mistakes to Avoid

BryghtPath

“You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation”- Roger Maris If you want to hit a home run within your organization with your business continuity program, then you need to prepare by conducting a proper business impact analysis and learning how to avoid costly BIA mistakes. When done right, the business impact analysis … The post 3 Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Mistakes to Avoid appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Consequences of the War in Ukraine: The End and Beyond

The Rand Blog

We don't know yet know how the war in Ukraine may end. Despite heavy casualties, neither side is visibly falling apart or appears ready to back down. While no scenario can be excluded, the unequal strategic situation pushes future war scenarios toward variations of a stalemate.

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Syria – Extreme Hardships Hamper Quake Recovery

Recovery Diva

From the Conversation: Syria’s earthquake survivors struggle in a disaster made far worse by civil war, bombed-out hospitals and currency collapse

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Critical infrastructure is under attack

everbridge

Adlan Hussain , Product Marketing As noted in the Wall Street Journal in February 2023, physical attacks on the U.S. power grid rose 71% last year compared with 2021 and will likely increase this year. The U.S. power grid is of critical importance to our national security and economic security, but in an increasingly connected world where physical and cyber attacks are becoming more frequent, executives must be aware of the potential risks posed by malicious actors targeting their power grids.

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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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NFPA 70B Is a Critical Tool for Reliability and Safety

National Fire Protection Association

January 2023 was a significant month in the evolution of NFPA 70B as it transitioned from the Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance to the Standard for Electrical Equipment Maintenance. Issued by the NFPA® Standards Council on December 27, 2022, the 2023 edition of NFPA 70B, Standard for Electrical Equipment Maintenance, became effective on January 16, 2023, when it was approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

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SIA New Member Profile: Leonardo/ELSAG ALPR Systems

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Leonardo/ELSAG ALPR Systems develops advanced technology products, systems and solutions in air traffic management, critical communications and license plate readers. The company is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, with an additional facility in New York, and has a global footprint, delivering systems to over 25 countries.

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Mothers’ Day: The Power of Resilience

Beaumont Resilience Training

Nowadays, you may find that Mothers’ Day is over-commercialised instead of simply being a day dedicated to celebrating our mothers, their sacrifices, their love, and everything that they do for us. But why is it celebrated on a different date each year, and why don’t we celebrate it in May, which is when many countries dedicate a day to mothers? Why is Mothers’ Day in March?

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New CRs Report on Disaster Relief Allowable Adjustment

Recovery Diva

From the Congressional Research Service: Calculation and Use of the Disaster Relief Allowable Adjustment (3 pp).

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Preventing Violence in Schools: How to Encourage Students to Report Threats

The Rand Blog

One of the most consistent findings in research on school shootings is that someone knew an attack was possible but didn't report it. There are ways schools can better encourage students to come forward when they see or hear something concerning: tip lines, training, and a lot more trust.

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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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Security Industry Association Reveals the 2023 SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100 Honorees

Security Industry Association

Each year, the SIA Power 100 program showcases 100 women who are role models, leaders, innovators and influencers in the global security industry. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has revealed the 2023 honoree list for the SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Power 100. This initiative, presented by the SIA Women in Security Forum , honors 100 women in the security industry each year who are role models for actively advancing diversity, inclusion, innovation and leader

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Introducing the new Citrix strategy and product innovations

Citrix

Over the past few months, you may have heard about some significant changes to Citrix. Most notably, Citrix Systems went private in September of 2022 and became a business unit of Cloud Software Group. Now, naturally you’re asking yourself, “What … The post Introducing the new Citrix strategy and product innovations first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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NFPA 610 Is Ready to Roll for the 2023 US Rally Racing Season

National Fire Protection Association

The 2023 US rally racing season opened on February 10 with Sno*Drift Rally 2023, a two-day stage rally that takes place in Montmorency County, Michigan. Sanctioned by the American Rally Association (ARA), this high-performance racing event pits roughly 50 two- and four-wheel-drive, road-legal cars against each other in a one-at-a-time race against the clock over approximately 120 miles of snow- and ice-covered forest roads.

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What Will Putin Do Next?

The Rand Blog

Vladimir Putin faces no elections, no party or state institutions that threaten his rule, no domestic political opposition. He is not moved by humanitarian crises or overly concerned about international condemnation. The longer the war drags on, the more risks Putin might be willing to take to meet his objectives. What might he do next?

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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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Volunteers Wanted: Help SIA Develop New Architectural Graphics Standard

Security Industry Association

The Security Industry Association (SIA) Architectural Graphics Working Group invites interested volunteers to participate in the development of a fully updated version of the SIA AG-01 standard. AG-01, which has been reaffirmed by the American National Standards Institute and approved as a SIA standard, is a collection of architectural graphics for security intended for use by architects, building contractors, system integrators, electrical contractors and security managers to produce constructi

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Resiliency and Data Mobility in AWS with Veritas Alta™ Application Resiliency

VOX Veritas

Learn about how Veritas Alta Application Resiliency can help keep your applications always-on in the cloud!

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All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources

MHA Consulting

We write a lot about BIAs in our blog and ebooks, and no wonder: the business impact analysis is the cornerstone of a sound business continuity program. In today’s post, we list, link to, and describe MHA’s best BIA resources. Related on MHA Consulting: Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja Why the BIA Is Important The business impact analysis or BIA is one of the topics Richard Long and I write about the most here on “Roadmap to Resiliency.

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Consequences of the War in Ukraine: The Economic Fallout

The Rand Blog

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, projections estimated global economic growth in 2022 would be around 5 percent. But the war in Ukraine contributed to slowed economic growth in 2022 and a slowed recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. What are the broader consequences for the global economy?

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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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IntelligentSIA: ISC West Edition

Security Industry Association

Hey SIA members! Here are the top 10 things you need to know about what we’re doing at ISC West and how you can engage with us and your fellow security industry professionals at the show. Welcome, New Members! The Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to welcome its newest members: 4Liberty ; Beta Security ; Complete Threat Preparedness ; CSR Privacy Solutions, Inc. ; Diga-Talk+ ; Down East Protection Systems ; Gate Keeper Enterprises LLC; Kaadas North America ; Kabam Robotics ; L

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Citrix DaaS??Hybrid Azure AD Join?????

Citrix

ブログにアクセスいただきありがとうございます。Citrixコンサルタントの二宮です。 現在多くの組織では、SaaS等のインターネット上のあらゆるサービスを利用されているかと思います。インターネット上のサービスを利用するため、ユーザーはサービスにさえアクセスできてしまえばネットワークやデバイスに依存することなく、認証が可能になります。そのため、情報漏洩等のセキュリティ観点から組織は認めたデバイスのみで認証させることが必要になるかと思います。本ブログでは従来のAD参加に加えAzure ADへ参加することで、組織が承認したデバイスからのみアクセスさせることができる「Hybrid Azure AD JoinをCitrix DaaSと検討する」をテーマにご紹介します。 Hybrid Azure AD Joinとは、仮想デスクトップ(VDI)をMicrosoftが提供しているAzure Active Directory(以下Azure AD)とActive Directory(以下AD)両方にドメイン参加する方式です。

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Disaster Zone Podcast: Emergency Assistance Foundation (EAF) Helping in Disasters

Disaster Zone

An organization and mission you have never heard of before this.

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Is Australia's Defense Strategy Based on a Mistaken Assumption?

The Rand Blog

The concept of ”impactful projection“has become a topic of heightened interest in the Australian strategic discourse, as pundits wait on further information from the Defense Strategic Review. But is the concept underpinned by a fundamentally mistaken assumption?

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Six Top Practitioner-Focused Sessions at ISC West

Security Industry Association

ISC West 2023 is coming up March 28-31 in Las Vegas, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC West recently revealed full conference details for the SIA Education@ISC West program , including keynote presentations from top luminaries and 65+ sessions on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments. Among the robust lineup of conference sessions are several informative offerings geared toward practitioners and end users.

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Building and Securing Kubernetes Native Products: The Pure Storage Product Security Journey

Pure Storage

Building and Securing Kubernetes Native Products: The Pure Storage Product Security Journey by Pure Storage Blog Acquired by Pure Storage in October 2022, Portworx began its upgrade to an enterprise-grade secure platform using a DevSecOps methodology, dubbed the “6-Point Plan.” The post Building and Securing Kubernetes Native Products: The Pure Storage Product Security Journey appeared first on Pure Storage Blog.

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20-Year Anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security

Disaster Zone

Time has passed quickly!

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How SMBs Can Strategize Like Enterprise-Level Organizations

NexusTek

READ TIME: 4 MIN March 7, 2023 How SMBs Can Strategize Like Enterprise-Level Organizations When it comes to IT strategy, larger businesses often have an edge over smaller ones. Most small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have few dedicated IT employees, and about a quarter of businesses with under 50 employees operate using only part-time IT employees 1.

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Security Industry Association Names Kim Loy and Brendan McFall as 2023 SIA Chair’s Award Honorees

Security Industry Association

Loy and McFall will be recognized with the highest individual awards presented at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Kim Loy and Brendan McFall as the 2023 recipients of the SIA Chair’s Award , an award presented annually and selected by SIA’s Board of Directors chair recognizing SIA members’ diligent efforts in furthering the association’s mission and commitment to its future.

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DirectCompress Accelerator Packs More Data into FlashArray//XL

Pure Storage

Like many gamers, I used to build my own systems. I loved picking out the CPU, the video card, which ISA-based modem (that’s a real thing) I was going to use, and why. You could spend your money on precisely what you wanted whether that was more money on graphics for games or a faster modem for getting online. Or maybe, it was all about the sound card.

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Russia: Beware the Pyrrhic Victory!

Disaster Zone

Chewing up people and units in fight for Bakhmut.

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Ukraine Should Not Close Off Routes to the Negotiating Table

The Rand Blog

Ukraine and Russia will probably eventually return to the table—perhaps not this month or even this year—and therefore it is important to debate ideas for how to get there, not to dismiss them.

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SIA RISE Presents: The ISC West Survival Guide

Security Industry Association

Going to ISC West 2023? SIA’s RISE community for young professionals shares how you can make the most of this year’s show. ISC West is just around the corner! And while some RISE members can call themselves conference pros, others may be attending this show for the first time. Whether this is your first time or you’ve lost count, here are some of our best practices, tips and tricks for surviving ISC West (or other conferences on your calendar this year!).