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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Thus, identifying and planning for the risks of potential disasters, such as a pandemic, is the first step to ensuring that communities and regions are prepared for them. Although each hazard mitigation plan is approved by FEMA, each state widely varies in how thoroughly it includes pandemic risk assessment and strategy in the plan.

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7 Reasons Why Cybersecurity Fails

NexusTek

July 28, 2021. 5 4% of small businesses believe they’re too small for a cyberattack , and subsequently , don’t have a plan in place for reacting to cyber threats. Only 22% of small businesses encrypt their databases, and less than 1 5 % rate their ability to mitigate cyber risks and threats as highly effective.

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ISC East Session Preview: The Complexities of Urban Drone Detection and Response Tactics for Identified Threats

Security Industry Association

ISC East 2021 is coming up Nov. Systems with drone mitigation capabilities are reserved for use by federal entities due to significant liability issues, so finding the drone pilot is currently the safest form of mitigation. As a result, drone detection systems, fixed and mobile, have become incredibly popular.

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Critical infrastructure is under attack

everbridge

power grid rose 71% last year compared with 2021 and will likely increase this year. This has been seen with the North Korean WannaCry ransomware attack on American energy companies in 2021, as well as other attacks on American nuclear and power infrastructure over the past few years.

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Cyber Security: 8 Steps to Cyber Resilience

NexusTek

July 7, 2021. The findings and their necessary mitigations will guide the rest of your security and resiliency journey. Incident Response Plan In the event of a cyber breach, a previously tested incident response plan can save up to $2 million , according to IBM. READ TIME: 4 MIN.

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Cybersecurity Tips: Risk and Vulnerability Management

Security Industry Association

In this article from the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) Cybersecurity Advisory Board (CAB), learn key concepts in risk and vulnerability management and get expert insights on how to better mitigate cybersecurity threats. Tips for Better Vulnerability Management and Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation.

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Crises On The Rise: 5 Focus Areas For Greater Resilience

everbridge

Consider this: In February 2021, an arctic weather blast that reached down the southern United States and crippled the power grid in Texas impacted approximately 4.5 Crisis preparedness and response planning: Organizations must prioritize comprehensive crisis preparedness and response planning.