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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

The GAR uses the 'pressure-and-release' model of Wisner et al, (2004) in an adapted form, consisting of: context. Globally, about a thousand times as much is spent on hydrocarbon exploration and extraction than on the mitigation of the climate change that results from burning fossil fuels (Mechler et al. Davis and 2004.

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How SQL Server 2022 Is Evolving to Make Database Admins More Efficient

Pure Storage

In 2004, just after the term “big data” was recognized as an official term, Apache created Hadoop’s big data storage layer called the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS). Let’s take a step back to find out how we arrived at this point around big data. The future of data is expanding exponentially.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: The Perfect Time to Implement and Mature Your Cyber Response Strategy

Castellan

Cybersecurity Awareness Month got its start back in 2004, first launched by NCSA and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It’s a collaboration between government and industry with a goal of providing resources to help Americans stay cyber safe and secure. This year’s theme is “Do Your Part. BeCyberSmart.”

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Yes, tsunamis can happen in coastal BC. How is your business preparing?

CCEM Strategies

Who can forget the most devasting one in history, when in 2004 a Boxing Day earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused tsunamis across south and southeast Asia. When we think of tsunamis, tropical locations are more likely to come to mind. But coastal areas of BC are at risk as well.

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IRM, ERM, and GRC: Is There a Difference?

Reciprocity

As a result, in 2004, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) issued a second framework: Enterprise Risk Management -Integrated Framework , subsequently updated in 2017. You’ll think ahead, anticipating new risks down the road and your organization’s risk response: accept, avoid, transfer, mitigate.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Emergency Planning

The bureaucratic approach Emphasis is quite rightly placed on mitigating these impacts and preparing to adapt our lives and livelihoods to climate change. In the UK this is the Civil Contingencies Act of November 2004. To illustrate that, consider just one of the 102 provisions and 29 schedules.

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Security Industry Association Names Scott Gross as 2024 SIA Insightful Practitioner Award Honoree

Security Industry Association

Since joining Con Edison in 2004, Gross has played an invaluable role in mitigating the growing menace of drone activity over critical infrastructure, integrating airspace security solutions to monitor and respond to drone incursions and ensuring comprehensive surveillance and real-time threat assessment.

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