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Letter from the President: 2023 at-a-glance

DRI Drive

In 2023, we celebrated our 35th year serving this exciting profession of service. Because milestones are always a time for reflection, I’d like to dedicate this edition of our annual review to look back at some of the accomplishments of this venerable institution not just from this year but also to provide a review of […] The post Letter from the President: 2023 at-a-glance appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Reputation Management During Crisis

Bernstein Crisis Management

Reputation Management During Crisis Strong reputation management during crisis situations is critical today. While many of the resources out there will proclaim the need for immediate full transparency and constant communications through all channels, the truth is that this approach can sometimes create more trouble than it resolves. In order to make reputation management during crisis effective, you need to recognize the importance of balancing openness with strategic discretion.

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FEMA Improves Individual Assistance Program

Recovery Diva

From the WashPost: ‘We can do better’: FEMA makes sweeping changes to speed up disaster aid. Hearing frustrations from victims, the federal agency is drastically reforming its individual assistance program for the first time in 20 years.

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Federal Government Will Require Purchase of ‘Made in America’ Drones

Disaster Zone

A long time coming.

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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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Security Industry Association Announces Winners of the 2024 SIA New Products & Solutions Awards

Security Industry Association

IronYun took the top honor in SIA’s annual award program recognizing innovative security products in partnership with ISC West. LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the 2024 winners of the SIA New Products and Solutions (NPS) Awards , the flagship awards program presented in partnership with ISC West recognizing innovative security products, services and solutions.

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Randomware Shakes Up the Ransomware Game

Pure Storage

Randomware Shakes Up the Ransomware Game by Pure Storage Blog In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, just when you thought you’d seen it all, along comes Randomware —the ransomware with a sense of humor! Forget the ominous warnings and dark screens. Randomware takes a lighthearted approach to extortion. It’s not about draining your bank account or stealing your secrets; it’s about making you laugh while you pay up.

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Four Impactful Risk Reporting Presentations to Maximize Board Engagement

LogisManager

Four Impactful Risk Reporting Presentations to Maximize Board Engagement Last Updated: April 14, 2024 The Dual Goals of Risk Management Reporting Risk management is a complex and crucial aspect of organizational governance. Its reporting serves two primary purposes: aligning risks and activities with strategic objectives and demonstrating the effectiveness of enterprise risk management (ERM) programs.

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U.S.-India Ties Remain Fundamentally Fragile

The Rand Blog

Despite widespread optimism about the future of the U.S.-India partnership, relations are considerably more fragile than they might appear. Indeed, the two countries continue to experience friction in several areas that, if left unaddressed, could ultimately undermine or even derail future cooperation.

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Inclement weather response demands attention

everbridge

By  Brian Toolan , Everbridge VP Global Public Safety Despite technological advances, proactive steps remain to strengthen resilience and keep people safe Advances in inclement weather and communications technology are everywhere. Real-time information flows, mobile devices are ubiquitous, and forecasting methods have reached unprecedented accuracy.

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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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What Is the Difference Between RTO and RPO?

Unitrends

In today’s fast-paced digital environment, understanding the intricacies of data recovery is crucial for businesses aiming to minimize downtime and data loss. Two pivotal concepts in this realm are the recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO). While they may sound similar, their roles in disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity planning (BCP) […] The post What Is the Difference Between RTO and RPO?

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DRI International Announces Winners of the 2024 DRI Awards of Excellence

DRI Drive

DRI International is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 DRI Awards of Excellence for their achievements in the business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management fields. The awards were revealed at a special gala event held during DRI2024 in New Orleans, LA. “We have the privilege of hosting the hardest working and most […] The post DRI International Announces Winners of the 2024 DRI Awards of Excellence appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Understanding Crisis Management for Businesses

Bernstein Crisis Management

Understanding Crisis Management for Businesses Believe it or not, many businesses still don’t understand the importance of crisis management While shows like Scandal and Succession have helped bring a basic understanding of crisis management to the general public, far fewer understand the business case for crisis management as a valuable tool for any organization rather than a high-level tool for political candidates or household names.

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Two-Part Piece on The Basics of Recovery

Recovery Diva

From HSToday: Slaying the Recovery Beast: Part 1 – The Need for Program Management in Disaster Recovery. This is a useful article on the essentials of the recovery process. One of the authors is a former FEMA Administrator. When the 2nd part is issued, the Diva will revise this posting.

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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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Technology Continuing to Drive Emergency Management and First Responders

Disaster Zone

Gird up your loins, you will be in a race to adopt new technology.

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Four Top Sessions on Artificial Intelligence at ISC West 2024

Security Industry Association

ISC West 2024 is coming up April 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada, 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 over 100 sessions from top industry expert speakers on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments.

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Acronis recognized on 2024 CRN Data Center 50 list for the second year in a row

Acronis

Acronis is honored to have been included on the 2024 CRN Data Center 50 list. Leading data center providers and supplying vendors are meticulously identified by the publication’s editors based on several factors, including range of services, market impact and overall influence on the channel.

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Optimize GenAI Applications with Retrieval-augmented Generation from Pure Storage and NVIDIA

Pure Storage

Optimize GenAI Applications with Retrieval-augmented Generation from Pure Storage and NVIDIA by Pure Storage Blog Generative AI (GenAI) is one of the fastest-adopted technologies in history. But for boardrooms and business leaders to give it serious consideration, it has to prove its worth for enterprise use cases. How will it increase business, innovation, and operational velocity?

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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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Bridging the Gap: How Risk Managers Empower Boards

LogisManager

Bridging the Gap: How Risk Managers Empower Boards Last Updated: April 5, 2024 Welcome to the first installment of our series on presenting Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to the board. In this dynamic era of the See-Through Economy , risk managers are the navigators who chart the course for organizations, guiding them through the unpredictable currents of uncertainty.

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The U.S.–China Rivalry in a New Medieval Age

The Rand Blog

Trends like weakening governments and fragmenting societies suggest that the era of industrial superpowers is over and we've entered a new medieval age. The U.S.-China rivalry may have more in common with the fitful conflicts of the 14th century than with the cataclysmic world wars of the 20th.

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Ensuring workplace safety through Senate Bill 553 compliance with Everbridge

everbridge

Senate Bill 553, commonly known as SB 553, is a pivotal piece of legislation in California aimed at preventing workplace violence and ensuring the safety of employees. In this blog post, we’ll delve into: What is Senate Bill 553 California? What are the requirements of a workplace prevention plan in California? Should you have a workplace prevention plan outside of California?

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Keep a Keen Eye on your SaaS Backups!

Zerto

Zerto Backup for SaaS, powered by Keepit, introduces a monitoring dashboard for your SaaS backups. Why Monitoring and Analyzing your SaaS Backup Data is important? Despite basic out-of-the-box protection from SaaS vendors, data residing in SaaS applications is your responsibility, not the vendor’s. This data is exposed to potential risks like outages, accidental deletion, and ransomware attacks that can lead to loss or downtime.

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How to Build a Disaster Recovery Plan for Better Business Continuity

Alert Media

Planning is key to bouncing back from a disaster. Learn what to include in a successful disaster recovery plan and the steps to build one.

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Elevate Your Business with Proactive Crisis Preparedness

Bernstein Crisis Management

Elevate Your Business with Proactive Crisis Preparedness In the business world, the unexpected lurks around every corner. Disruptions come without warning, carrying the power to shake your organization to its core. That’s why embracing crisis preparedness is not just wise — it’s also a critical component of savvy business operations. As we navigate an ever-more complex business environment, let’s examine why your organization should integrate robust crisis preparedness into its day-to-day operat

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Free Article Available to download

Recovery Diva

See this chapter: Catastrophe Is Not the End but the Beginning: Two Centuries of Evolution in US Disaster Law and Policy. from The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law and Policy. S. Kuo, J. Marshall and R. Rowberry, eds. [link] Thanks to Donovan Finn for the citation.

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What, Where and How to Build?

Disaster Zone

The pressures to build will likely overcome disaster resilience concerns.

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Security Industry Association Reveals the 2024 SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100 Honorees

Security Industry Association

Now in its third year, the SIA WISF 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 2024 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 whose outstanding accomplishments and success stories are breaking bar

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MSPs in the dark after Arcserve end-of-life announcement

Acronis

In a February 9, 2024 memo, Arcserve informed its MSP partners that it would terminate sales of Arcserve Cloud Services and Arcserve OneXafe on February 12, 2024. If you’re an Arcserve partner looking for a replacement, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud offers a comprehensive suite of services for MSPs, including backup and DR enriched by advanced cyber protection with EDR.

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Pure Introduces First External Block Storage for Azure VMware Solution

Pure Storage

Pure Introduces First External Block Storage for Azure VMware Solution by Pure Storage Blog Today, we are excited to announce that the Pure Storage Platform now delivers the first generally available external block storage for Microsoft’s Azure VMware Solution to improve TCO for VMware workloads in Azure. For customers with storage-intensive VMware workloads, Pure Cloud Block Store ™ provides the flexibility to match your Azure VMware Solution compute needs with your storage capacity needs—optim

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How Insurance Companies Can Align with the NAIC 2024 Strategic Priorities using ERM

LogisManager

How Insurance Companies Can Align with the NAIC 2024 Strategic Priorities using ERM Last Updated: March 7, 2024 What are the NAIC Strategic Priorities for 2024? The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is the U.S. standard-setting and regulatory support organization for the state-based insurance regulatory system. Every year, the NAIC announces its strategic priorities to address the most pressing issues affecting consumers, the insurance sector, and markets.

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The U.S. Can't Guarantee Armenia's Security, Despite Azerbaijan's Threats, but It Can Help

The Rand Blog

The United States and its European allies cannot be everything Armenia wants and needs from a foreign partner. The West should recognize and accept Armenia's multi-alignment and focus on areas where it is comparatively able and willing to deepen ties and foster stability.

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