DRI Drive

JULY 25, 2024

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 our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Continuity Professionals of Ohio – CPO’s online Fireside Chats are held on the third Wednesday of each month, while its 2024 Summit will be held Sept. 26. […] The post Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Activities and Events for Fall 2024 appeared first on DRI

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Disaster Zone Podcast

JULY 23, 2024

Government and businesses work side by side to prepare their respective organizations to become disaster resilient. In this podcast we focus on what that looks like for businesses; how that matches up government emergency management; and then we delve a little bit into emergency management in the military due to our guest’s professional experiences while serving in the US Army.

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Business Continuity Disaster Preparedness Management Authorization 130

Recovery Diva

JULY 24, 2024

From FastCompany: This study shows where the highest concentration of FEMA disaster areas are, and it’s not where you think. Disasters along the coasts get all the exposure, but extreme storms are happening all the time in hot spots like Vermont, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Mississippi. “What the data tell us is that the frequency and severity of disasters at local-state scales is increasing with rural, suburban, and urban places being affected nationwide,” Susan Cutter, co-director of the Hazards

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All-Hazards Hazard Vulnerability Resilience 100

Zerto

JULY 22, 2024

In an era where data is the lifeblood of organizations, ensuring its resilience against unexpected outages is paramount. The recent CrowdStrike outage that impacted millions of Microsoft Windows devices worldwide has highlighted vulnerabilities within many companies’ disaster recovery frameworks. This brings the essential role of robust disaster recovery and business continuity solutions like Zerto to the fore.

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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.

Activation

PagerDuty

JULY 22, 2024

While they are untimely, stressful and likely to highlight communication breakdowns within an organization; incidents can be a powerful tool for learning and growth in organizations. When an incident occurs with a large impact, which it feels like we read about this happening in the news on a weekly basis, oftentimes the focus is on two things: stabilizing the situation, and controlling the narrative.

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Outage Evaluation Communications Resilience 106

Recovery Diva

JULY 23, 2024

New Report From the National Academy of Sciences that is free to download: (1) Intensifying Pace and Severity of Extreme Events Increases Risks of Compounding Disasters and Demands Rethinking of U.S. Emergency Management.

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Management 100

The Rand Blog

JULY 25, 2024

In 2020, fewer Black Americans believed the false claims of widespread election and voter fraud than their white counterparts did. What lessons can be learned from Black Americans' resilience to disinformation?

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Resilience 85

Security Industry Association

JULY 24, 2024

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member NGA Security Advisors provides specialized technology and business advisory services to clients and partners within the electronic security industry. The company is headquartered in Jasper, Georgia. SIA spoke with NGA Security Advisors Founder and CEO Charles M. Johnson about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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Security Marketing Technology Consulting 59

BryghtPath

JULY 24, 2024

Discover how to develop a robust business continuity strategy to protect your organization from disruptions and ensure long-term success in any situation. The post Mastering Business Continuity Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Business Continuity 93

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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Recovery Diva

JULY 21, 2024

From insideclimatenews: As States Recover from Climate-Related Disasters, They Also Must Prepare for Future Ones , “New policies for flooding and wildfires could help people prepare for future damages. This summer has brought a revolving door of climate-fueled disasters across the U.S.—from Hurricane Beryl in Houston to the wildfires tearing through California.

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Disaster Recovery Insurance Insurance 100

The Rand Blog

JULY 24, 2024

China's disinformation is dangerous. Just as the Japan-U.S. alliance has strengthened to enable a more robust deterrence against possible kinetic action, so too should the allies consider ways to strengthen their collective ability to respond to disinformation operations.

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Security Industry Association

JULY 23, 2024

The Security Industry Association (SIA) Audio & Intelligent Communications Subcommittee presents the first in a series of video conversations highlighting key topics in the Safe and Sound primer on audio and intelligent communications applications for security. In this first video conversation, hosted by SIA Senior Manager of Standards and Technology Adom Yusuf, examine how conversational artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing security and communications.

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Communications B2B Security Education 59

BryghtPath

JULY 26, 2024

In this comprehensive guide, we explore the different types of crisis management exercises and their vital role in preparing your team for various disruptive incidents. Learn the best strategies and leverage available resources to design, execute, and debrief these exercises to maximize their effectiveness. Improve communication, identify vulnerabilities, and empower your organization to handle crises confidently with robust and agile plans.

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Crisis Management Management Vulnerability Communications 52

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.

Evaluation

Recovery Diva

JULY 20, 2024

From ScienceDirect: Hospital preparedness for one of the worst predicted hurricane seasons on record – why this time is different. Hurricane Ian in 2022 devastated western Florida becoming the seventh deadliest hurricane in US history with 66 total direct deaths attributed to the storm of which 41 were a result of storm surge. The leading causes of death were blunt trauma and drowning due to storm surge and flooding, particularly in Lee County, Florida.

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Hospitality Healthcare 100

The Rand Blog

JULY 22, 2024

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are rushing to develop genomic databases with associated health data. The challenge for the Gulf States will be to translate their skill in gathering data into skills to analyze it to create value.

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Solutions Review

JULY 25, 2024

Solutions Review’s Spotlight with Pure Storage is entitled: Enterprise AI Solutions. What is a Solutions Spotlight? Solutions Review’s Solution Spotlights are exclusive webinar events for industry professionals across enterprise technology. Since its first virtual event in June 2020, Solutions Review has expanded its multimedia capabilities in response to the overwhelming demand for these kinds of events.

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Disaster Recovery Backup Technology Application 52

Security Industry Association

JULY 25, 2024

Security LeadHER keynote speaker, author and executive coach Henna Pryor highlighted ways to speak up, be courageous and foster personal and professional growth. Last month,ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA) closed out a successful second annual Security LeadHER conference, a unique event dedicated to advancing, connecting and empowering women in the security profession.

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Authorization Security Education 52

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.

BMC

JULY 24, 2024

In the digital-first global economy, data is everywhere—and always growing. And how companies handle their data pipeline and yield value from their data can be a gamechanger for their business outcomes. We wanted to see how companies are managing their data, and what their data management maturity level is, so we’ve once again partnered with 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, on a survey of 1,100 IT, data, and business professionals from large, global enterprises across mu

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Architecture Activation Technology Marketing 52

everbridge

JULY 23, 2024

The value of business continuity as part of your end-to-end critical event management strategy In today’s volatile business environment, organizations face a mountain of unpredictable challenges—from natural disasters to cyber-attacks, supply chain disruptions to IT outages—that can impact the safety of employees, operational uptime, or customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Resilience Continuity Planning Business Continuity Disaster Recovery 52

Unitrends

JULY 23, 2024

Modern organizations rely heavily on personal computers (PCs) to conduct their daily operations. From handling sensitive client information to executing complex business processes, PCs are integral to an organization’s functionality. PCs are not just devices for work; they are repositories of confidential information, financial data and sensitive communications.

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Disaster Recovery Backup Communications 52

Security Industry Association

JULY 24, 2024

Join SIA NCRSF for a charity golf outing Oct. 7 in the D.C. area; tournament benefits the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Brain Injury Recovery SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) National Capital Region Security Forum (NCRSF) – a community of leading Washington, D.C.-area security professionals representing industry and government – has revealed the details for its 11th annual charity golf tournament.

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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

Entertainment

BryghtPath

JULY 23, 2024

Preparing for major events demands meticulous planning and strategic foresight across various operational facets of a business. These events introduce complex challenges that can disrupt normal operations and require an adaptive, comprehensive approach to maintain business continuity. Effective preparation is built on rigorous risk assessment, robust communication strategies, and strategic collaborations that enhance organizational agility. … The post Preparing for a Major Event appeared f

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Strategic Business Continuity Communications Emergency Planning 52

Plan B Consulting

JULY 22, 2024

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie gives an insight into the points that should be addressed within a business continuity plan and the importance of including cyber within the plan. When I am teaching cyber incident management, I always talk about four areas which need to be addressed when responding to a ransomware incident. They are: communications and regulation management, technical response, statutory and regulatory communication, and then continuity of operations.

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Continuity Planning Business Continuity BCP Communications 52

The Rand Blog

JULY 23, 2024

As the new Labour government takes its first steps in power, it is a good time to explore what might be learned from youth employment initiatives both within the United Kingdom and the European Union.

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Government 52

Acronis

JULY 24, 2024

Improve your cyber resilience to address HIPAA 2024, NIS 2, and other IT compliance updates

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BryghtPath

JULY 26, 2024

Delve into the evolving CISO challenges 2024 presents, from AI-powered attacks and the skills gap to remote work and compliance complexities. Gain practical insights from an expert on building resilient cybersecurity strategies. The post Navigating the Terrain of CISO Challenges 2024: An Expert’s Insights appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Solutions Review

JULY 26, 2024

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of July 26, 2024. Keeping tabs on all the most relevant storage and data protection news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week, in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy

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Entertainment Healthcare Capacity Backup 52

The Rand Blog

JULY 25, 2024

NATO countries' security depends on continuing to equip Ukraine to win in a costly war of attrition against a determined Russian adversary. But militaries must also rebuild their own stocks and urgently modernize their forces if they are to prepare for any potential future war involving NATO.

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Security 40

The Rand Blog

JULY 22, 2024

The CrowdStrike outage underscores that the global economy and U.S. national security are vulnerable to attack. Managing risks will require intragovernmental and perhaps international coordination.

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