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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

It is now more than ten years since there was a general push to induce countries to plan for pandemics (WHO 2005). US Homeland Security Council 2005, UK Government 2008), while in others it did not. US Homeland Security Council 2005. In some quarters, it had an immediate effect (e.g., Jonathan Cape, London, 352 pp.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016. Local and regional authorities have been emasculated, and the result of this has been manifest in their inability to respond adequately to local needs. Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014.

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Book Review: Resilience Matters;Flourishing in an Era of Extremes

Recovery Diva

In fact, the heated rhetoric sometimes hurts the author’s credibility. One of the authors states that a group called Catalyst Miami found temperatures in poorer sections of Miami 30(!) In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, 70 percent of those who died were over 65. F hotter than those reported by the Weather Channel.

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Troubleshooting SIEM Systems? Look under the Hood at Storage

Pure Storage

This was true from the time SIEM came into the security market around 2005, and it’s especially true today. SIEM security systems sink or swim depending on their storage.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Emergency Planning

The same shortcomings were present in the 2005 London bombings, as were others (for example, the way in which 'major incident' as declared). Creating a system that is solidly based on the local authority (and properly funded at that level), coordinated regionally and harmonised and supported nationally is now a vital British imperative.

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SIA Member Profile: LiveView Technologies

Security Industry Association

David Studdert : Ryan Porter and Bob Brenner started LiveView Technologies in 2005 as a way for homeowners, contractors and investors to observe their construction projects. SIA spoke with LVT Chief Business Development Officer David Studdert about LVT and the company’s partnership with SIA. SIA: Tell us the story of your company.

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Guest Post: “I’ve Upgraded My Credentials. My Facility Is Safe Now, Right?”

Security Industry Association

This vulnerability was addressed in late 2005 by SIA, Mercury Security and various other channel partners with the inception of the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP). This blog post originally appeared in the SIA RISE community ‘s RISE Together newsletter. The post Guest Post: “I’ve Upgraded My Credentials.