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Hurricane Ian Reveals Continuing Vulnerabilities for Healthcare Facilities

DRI Drive

In 2012, the stories of hospitals fighting to maintain services and keep patients safe during Superstorm Sandy rocked the resilience field. The post Hurricane Ian Reveals Continuing Vulnerabilities for Healthcare Facilities appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Foresight

Emergency Planning

The cascade is a result of the progression of a shock through different kinds of vulnerability. As an example, consider the impact of the Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear release in Japan in 2011 on nuclear energy policy in other countries (Wittneben 2012,Kim et al. References Fukuyama, F. The End of History and the Last Man.

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Master Your Business’s Resilience with BCP Builder

BCP Builder

The template adheres to the Business Continuity Institute Good Practice Guidelines and ISO 22301:2012 requirements, ensuring your plan meets global standards. Risk Assessment Tools Identify potential vulnerabilities, from natural disasters to supply chain interruptions, so you can prepare for any eventuality.

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NexusTek’s Customer Upgrade Rate Above National Average for Windows EOL

NexusTek

It is widely known that hackers are gearing up to target new vulnerabilities with unsupported Windows 7 OS and Server 2008 R2. The Denver-based IT firm is closing the gap for SMB customer upgrades as the End of Life deadline approaches for Microsoft Windows 7 OS and Server 2008 R2.

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Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

At the same time, we see widening inequalities in who has access to recovery resources, and disparities in vulnerability that are too often predictable by socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity. In an era of threats and vulnerabilities that are increasing in complexity we need to simplify the process. 1] [link]. [2] 1] [link].

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You Can’t Win!

Plan B Consulting

BP are claiming that the compensation package is being abused, and that they may have to put aside more than the £5.2bn agreed in 2012. I suggest that these issues are discussed internally or even exercised, so that the organisation can think through where they are vulnerable, and how they should respond before an event occurs.

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You Can’t Win!

Plan B Consulting

BP are claiming that the compensation package is being abused, and that they may have to put aside more than the £5.2bn agreed in 2012. I suggest that these issues are discussed internally or even exercised, so that the organisation can think through where they are vulnerable, and how they should respond before an event occurs.