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Better Data for Public Health: How Nexleaf and PagerDuty are Monitoring Healthcare by Rachel Schmitz

PagerDuty

It is particularly important for healthcare facilities to have a consistent, reliable power source to ensure that vulnerable patients – specifically those who rely on electricity to sustain their lives – are not disrupted. . Understand how alerts and data could help resolve power outages. The Power of PagerDuty.

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The Retro Revolution:  Why Manual Workarounds  Are a BC Must 

BCM METRICS

Because technology is vulnerable to disruption—and disruptions are on the rise—every organization should devise manual workarounds for its critical business processes. An Eye-Opening Exercise Earlier this week I did a two-hour mock disaster exercise with a healthcare client.

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Increase Community Resilience for Extreme Cold Emergencies

CCEM Strategies

It can result in power outages, transportation disruptions, and, most critically, could pose serious health risks to people. Especially vulnerable populations. The impact of cold emergencies goes beyond discomfort. Rural areas often have dispersed populations with limited access to resources.

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The Retro Revolution:  Why Manual Workarounds  Are a BC Must 

MHA Consulting

Because technology is vulnerable to disruption—and disruptions are on the rise—every organization should devise manual workarounds for its critical business processes. The scenario was, “A regional internet outage has occurred; you have no internet access to the outside world. Continue operating your critical business operations.”

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Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of September 22; Updates from Alcion, Arcserve, Veeam & More

Solutions Review

Arcserve Drops New Research on Healthcare Data Protection The findings reveal gaps, vulnerabilities, and misconceptions in the healthcare sector, potentially hindering its ability to effectively safeguard and recover data in the event of malicious attacks and accidental data outages stemming from human error or natural events.

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5 Real-life business continuity planning cases you need to know

Online Computers

In 2018, the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) was struck by the Conti ransomware , bringing the healthcare system to a standstill. The attack also caused the COVID-19 vaccine portal to go offline and induced IT outages at five major hospitals, including Children’s Health Ireland.

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What IT services should businesses outsource?

Online Computers

For example, healthcare organizations must comply with HIPAA , while companies that do business in Europe must comply with GDPR. Some cyberthreats can make company data inaccessible by locking it away using encryption.