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Take the DRI Risk Survey: Share Your Thoughts on Cybersecurity, Climate Change, Supply Chain, Artificial Intelligence, and More!

DRI Drive

In just 10 minutes, you can help shape your profession by taking our annual risk and resilience survey. Your responses help create the survey results in our annual Trends and Predictions reports, which have become important sources of information for everyone concerned with the current and future state of resilience. This year’s survey has been […] The post Take the DRI Risk Survey: Share Your Thoughts on Cybersecurity, Climate Change, Supply Chain, Artificial Intelligence, and More!

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Evolution of Natural Hazards

Recovery Diva

From TheConversation: Natural hazards don’t disappear when the storm ends or the earthquake stops – they evolve “Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will affect the hazards local residents face far into the future. Mudslides buried roads and reshaped river channels.

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What the LA Fires Taught Us About Disaster Recovery

Disaster Zone Podcast

The Los Angeles fires will likely be the costliest natural disaster in our history. While they started as wildfire, they changed into an urban conflagration. Thousands of homes were destroyed along with other building structures, including businesses. In this podcast we’ll look at these impacts fires their destruction from the perspective of a private business that specializes in disaster recovery efforts.

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FEMA is Not Prepared for the Next H. Katrina

Recovery Diva

From Yale Climate Connections: FEMA is unprepared for the next Hurricane Katrina, disaster experts warn.

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Business Continuity Plan Testing Made Simple: A 5-Step Lifecycle Overview

Discover a clear, 5-step roadmap for business continuity plan testing. Whether you’re refining your existing business continuity plan or building one from scratch, understanding the right steps will make all the difference. Download the infographic to learn how to: Quickly identify and assess critical risks to your operations Conduct a focused Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to prioritize what matters most Develop a practical, action-ready business continuity plan tailored to your needs We’re her

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AI for Wildfires and Heatwaves

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Image credit: Bellwether LEAP Wallerstein Panel Series: AI + Extreme Weather Preparedness Based on panel presentations and discussions by Ali Ahmadalipour, Elena Xoplaki, Jatan Buch, and Jorge Pérez Aracil. The 2025 wildfire season in the United States is forecasted to be above normal, highlighting the need to leverage emerging technologies for hazard risk mitigation.

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Business Resilience vs Business Continuity: What’s The Difference?

BMC

If there is one thing that businesses around the world have learned this year, it is this: nothing is certain. When we wished each other Happy New Year, most of us expected life to go on as usual. But as Dr. Spencer Johnson said in his best-selling book Who Moved My Cheese , “Life is no straight and easy corridor along which we travel free and unhampered, but a maze of passages, through which we must seek our way, lost and confused, now and again checked in a blind alley”.

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Around the CAB May 2025: Cybersecurity Advisory Board Members Share Highlights From ISC West

Security Industry Association

As we head into summer, the Security Industry Association (SIA) Cybersecurity Advisory Board is looking back at ISC West , North America’s largest converged security event. A topic that was top of mind at ISC West in 2025 was artificial intelligence. AI is rapidly growing across industries, being used for operational improvements and security capabilities.

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FEMA Pulled Millions of Dollars Back from So. FL Flood Projects

Recovery Diva

From CBS News: FEMA pulls $150 million from South Florida flood projects, sparking community outcry “Hundreds of thousands of South Florida homes already vulnerable to flooding are now left even more exposed after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) abruptly canceled $150 million in grants meant to upgrade aging flood infrastructure.” “FEMA’s decision to terminate the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and revoke all pending grant

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The Kelly Report – Incident Management Lessons from the Heathrow Substation Fire

Plan B Consulting

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie discusses the Kelly Report from Heathrow substation fire and how they responded to the incident. As business continuity practitioners we should never stop learning and taking lessons where and when we can find them, be that from internal enquiries or wash-ups to reports from major incidents either locally, nationally or applicable to your industry.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls In Automation: Keep Humans In the Loop

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward. From missed discrepancies to strained vendor relationships, accounts payable automation needs a human touch to deliver lasting value. This session is your playbook to get automation right. We’ll explore how to balance speed with control, boost decision-making through human-machine collaboration, and unlock ROI with fewer errors, stronger fraud prevention, and smoother operations.

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NIBS Publishes Retrofitting For Resilience Report

Continuity Insights

Adobe Stock/AliFuat Earlier this month, the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Consultative Council released its 2025 Moving Forward Report. Extreme weather events, including hurricanes, wildfires, and severe storms, have caused devastating financial and human losses across the U.S., with cumulative disaster costs reaching nearly $3 trillion since 1980.

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Business Resilience vs Business Continuity: What’s The Difference?

BMC

If there is one thing that businesses around the world have learned this year, it is this: nothing is certain. When we wished each other Happy New Year, most of us expected life to go on as usual. But as Dr. Spencer Johnson said in his best-selling book Who Moved My Cheese , “Life is no straight and easy corridor along which we travel free and unhampered, but a maze of passages, through which we must seek our way, lost and confused, now and again checked in a blind alley”.

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10 Stats on School Security You Should Know

Security Industry Association

CISA just did a study on K-12 school security. Here are 10 key takeaway stats. In today’s environment, K-12 schools face an evolving and dynamic set of security risks and threats, ranging from acts of targeted violence to bomb threats to natural disasters. Enhancing school safety and security requires a community-based, comprehensive and holistic approach, in which a wide range of school community members play a role.

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FL Plans for Hurricane Season Uncertain re FEMA

Recovery Diva

From Politico: Florida plans for peak hurricane season amid storm of FEMA reforms Despite the state’s experience and expertise, Florida has historically has relied on tens of billions of recovery dollars provided by FEMA.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

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.

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Susan Koski: How to Manage the Move to the Post-Password Cyber Landscape

FS-ISAC

How to Manage the Move to the Post-Password Cyber Landscape Fraud is one of the sector’s biggest concerns, but passwords aren’t much of an obstacle to today’s innovative cybercriminals. Biometrics are the next frontier, but how do you get customers to accept the pivot? Susan Koski, Chief Information Security Officer, PNC, has been examining the challenge and recommends managing by facts and known risks, understanding fraud prevention as a cross-sector problem, and remembering that the customer e

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How To Protect Facilities Against Severe Storm Threats

Continuity Insights

By Lorenza Ordonez and Evan Jones From the June 2025 Issue of Facility Executive S evere weather events — such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and flooding — can devastate workplaces, injuring workers and damaging physical infrastructure. As storms increase in frequency and intensity, more facilities find themselves at risk. All facility managers should take severe weather threats seriously and take practical steps to ensure that the infrastructure in their facilities is safe, resilient, and cost-effe

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In Praise of Plan Walkthroughs

Plan B Consulting

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie discusses the value of going back to basics with a series of business continuity plan walkthroughs, highlighting how a structured review of plan content helped participants truly understand their roles and responsibilities during an incident. This week, I have been doing a number of plan walkthroughs for a client. The need for this type of exercise arose from an operational exercise I ran a few months earlier.

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The Power of Layered Security

Security Industry Association

Defenses should not be limited to the internal environment Rich McElwain is senior solutions consultant – strategic accounts at Flock Safety. Security is no longer just a single-layered effort. Whether managing a retail store, hospital or warehouse, securing a property requires a multifaceted approach that considers both physical and digital threats.

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Supply Chain Resilience Checklist

Strengthen your operations with the Supply Chain Resilience Checklist. This practical, easy-to-use tool helps your organization prepare for disruptions and ensure long-term continuity in an unpredictable world. Why Download: Identify and assess critical supply chain risks Ask the right questions to evaluate vendor preparedness Implement effective strategies to reduce vulnerabilities Improve communication, transparency, and coordination across your network What You’ll Learn: How to evaluate and m

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Meg Anderson: Lessons in Cyber Leadership From a Trailblazing CISO

FS-ISAC

Lessons in Cyber Leadership From a Trailblazing CISO The goal of information security is to not react to the change. It's to learn about change in advance. That’s one of the many lessons Meg Anderson, Former CISO, Principal Financial Group, has learned after 40 years in cybersecurity. It’s a lesson she’s instilled in her teams, along with the power of saying no, the vital importance of developing a pipeline, and why cyber leaders need business leaders’ trust.

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New Scorecard Measures Gaps In Wildfire Preparedness

Continuity Insights

I n 2023, more than 1,000 wildfires in Alberta, Canada broke records with the size of the area they destroyed — including more than 100 homes — triggering mass evacuations and causing widespread concerns about air quality. Last year’s wildfire season was equally intense, with nearly 1,200 fires, including the Jasper Wildfire Complex, which displaced 25,000 people and destroyed a third of the town.

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Beyond Static Playbooks: Designing Adaptive Response Plans

eBRP

From cyber incidents and conflict-related events to supply chain disruption and operational outages, organizations face complex scenarios that often demand coordinated, and more effective responses than traditional continuity plans can deliver. Yet many plans remain static — created for predefined scenarios, often disconnected from the real life conditions they’re meant to address.

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From ISC West 2025 to RSAC25: Cybersecurity Takeaways From Two of the Top Security Events

Security Industry Association

As spring comes to an end, the Security Industry Association (SIA) Cybersecurity Advisory Board is looking back at two of the most significant security events in the world: ISC West (North America’s largest converged security event) and RSA Conference (RSAC) (the world’s largest cybersecurity event). In this article, Cybersecurity Advisory Board member John Gallagher, vice president at Viakoo, shares cybersecurity takeaways from both shows and examines key themes discussed at the events.

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Emergency Preparedness: Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise

April is Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month. Enhance your organization’s emergency preparedness with our Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise. Download now to strategically plan, prepare, and test your response to active shooter situations. Key Features: Plan, prepare, and test your emergency response strategy. Simulate real-world scenarios to mitigate risks.

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Current View of Local Emergency Manager

Recovery Diva

From Inside Climate News: Severe Weather, Uncertain Funding: What’s It Like to be a Local Emergency Manager These Days? Severe Weather, Uncertain Funding: What’s It Like to be a Local Emergency Manager These Days? John Dwyer coordinates emergency management in Champaign County, Illinois. He’s seeing a lot more weather extremes, from tornadoes to a major dust storm, even as federal money to keep people safe seems poised to drop.

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Debbie Janeczek: How to Prepare for the Quantum Revolution

FS-ISAC

How to Prepare for the Quantum Revolution The quantum revolution is coming to the financial sector. Debbie Janeczek, Global Chief Information Security Officer, ING, is preparing for it and says the rest of the sector should, too. She suggests starting with building leadership’s awareness of quantum risks, inventorying algorithms, and developing the skill sets needed for post quantum cryptography.

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Burnout, Cyber Vulnerabilities Impact Emergency Services

Continuity Insights

Adobe Stock/ME Image Emergency services are at a critical inflection point, according to a new report from Pulse of 9-1-1. The third-annual report explores the state of the public safety industry across key areas, including staffing, technology and operations, training, wellness and mental health, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The report, a joint project of Carbyne , a leading cloud-native emergency communications and response platform for public safety, and NENA: The 9-1-1

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Risk Assessment Best Practices: Transform Your Risk Management Strategy

Reciprocity

Traditional risk management approaches are leaving organizations exposed to mounting threats. The old playbook of annual reviews and spreadsheet tracking simply can’t keep pace. Modern businesses need integrated, real-time risk assessments that transform reactive damage control into proactive competitive advantage. Ready to modernize your strategy and protect your organization from costly incidents?

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How to Put Your Business Continuity Plans into Action

During a crisis, successful organizations are led by strong leaders who communicate continuously with all stakeholders and have plans that are flexible enough to allow changes to be made on the fly. What You'll Learn: Understanding the characteristics of actionable business continuity plans. Step-by-step guidance on building robust and adaptable BCPs.

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What is the Climate Finance Vulnerability Index (CliF-VI)?

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

By: Amy Campbell, Student Researcher, National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) Adaptation finance is critically underfunded, with existing finance skewed toward mitigation and middle-income markets. Many countries facing the highest climate risk also carry significant debt burdens and have been repeatedly downgraded by credit rating agencies, thereby increasing their cost of capital and pushing adaptation out of reach.

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Some Local NonProfits Are Beefing Up

Recovery Diva

From the NYTimes: As FEMA Shrinks, a Grassroots Disaster Response is Taking Shape. Aid groups, some of which helped after Hurricane Helene, are preparing to take on more responsibility when storms, floods and wildfires strike. “The bigger the gap is in terms of what the government isn’t doing, the more we’re going to expect from nonprofits and the larger their role is going to be,” said Daniel Sledge, a professor at the University of Oklahoma who has studied disaster relief.

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Generative AI vs. CNN-Based Low-Light Enhancement: Why Preserving Original Video Integrity Matters

Security Industry Association

Jenna Enbuska, a member of SIA’s AI Advisory Board, is head of marketing at Visidon. In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence-powered imaging, it’s easy to conflate all “AI enhancement” with generative methods. But when it comes to critical applications like surveillance, the distinction between generative and nongenerative AI, convolutional neural network (CNN)-based enhancement is not just technical, it is fundamental to trust, integrity and evidence reliability.