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Emergency Alert Systems Both Then and Now

Alert Media

The Government’s Take on Alerts. I was surprised to learn that the federal Emergency Alert System (EAS) was only used at the local level until November 9, 2011 at 2 pm eastern. Instead of scrapping the EAS, the government created a new capability, the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA). What are smartphones most used for ?

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Double trouble: When climate change and cyber crime collide

everbridge

Although an extreme case, the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan should be a lesson to corporate risk and security leaders everywhere. Effective early warning systems, alerts, and ongoing incident management communications are indispensable in a polycrisis scenario. But government action alone is not enough.

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The real burden of risk

Emergency Planning

In 2011 there was a 20.5-metre In cities a car cannot even cross a pavement without the presence of one or two uniformed characters waving flags to alert passers-by. A piece of the Sanriku coast at Minamisanriku, NE Japan. metre tsunami here. In effect, he built his reputation on the premise that the acceptability of risk is arbitrary.

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Why Real-Time Encryption Detection Matters

Zerto

When Zerto came out of stealth mode in 2011, we immediately made a splash by winning VMworld’s Best of Show award and earning some great early customers—including banks, colleges, and retailers that are still partnering with us a dozen years later. Zerto, on the other hand, can detect and alert within seconds. GB—about a 99.8%

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How Companies Leverage Data to Sell Coffee

Pure Storage

From 2011 to 2022, Keurig users grew from 7 million to 38 million. Dunkin’s app also analyzes customer data to send specific marketing alerts and run promotions at specific locations. In 2022, the average cup of coffee in the U.S. cost about $4.90, but the average American is willing to pay more than that for specialty drinks.

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Book Review: Constructing Risk

Recovery Diva

Reviewed by Donald Watson, editor of the website theOARSlist.com , Organizations Addressing Resilience and Sustainability, editor of Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design (McGraw-Hill 2001), and co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011). He has served as consultant for United Nations, U.S.

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Zerto Enhances Ransomware Resilience with New Updates

Zerto

We at Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, are laser focused on ransomware with leading disaster recovery capabilities since 2011 when we introduced continuous data protection (CDP) to the world. Enhancements to selected Zerto alerts, errors, and messages simplify management with more detailed information and context.