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SIA New Member Profile: Infusion Direct Marketing

Security Industry Association

In 2007, I decided to go out on my own and start a boutique style marketing and public relations consulting firm that specialized in the security industry. It’s resilient to economic downturns and even the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, it was unusual to have an agency so specialized in one industry.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 35: We are well organised to face a pandemic or CBRN attack. Myth 36: In a biological terrorism attack or pandemic prophylaxis will be effective and efficient. Myth 38: The main effects of a CBRN attack or pandemic would necessarily be medical. Myth 62: Pandemic influenza is almost exclusively a medical problem.

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Make Rapid-Fire Reporting Standards Work for You

FS-ISAC

Specified goals vary by jurisdiction, but the main aims are to be able to leverage public sector resources in mitigation and attribution, as well as to encourage more robust operational resiliency. For example, a public-private exercise in 2007 simulated a pandemic where approximately 40% of the workforce had to go remote.