Recovery Diva

MAY 12, 2022

Review by Donald Watson, co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011). More than twenty authors are represented in this timely book, edited by Alessandra Jerolleman and William L. He has since served in over thirty nations worldwide as consultant for United Nations, U.S.

Management 113

Management All-Hazards Transportation Authorization 113

Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. Non-seasonal influenza retains the potential to cause a pandemic on the level of that of 1918-1920.

All-Hazards 100

All-Hazards Hazard Risk Reduction Emergency Response 100

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

Testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Rules’ Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process for the Hearing: Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters. Amidst all of this, we are overly dependent on a shadow budget for disaster response and relief that no one is planning.

Pandemic 52

Pandemic Disaster Preparedness All-Hazards Government 52

everbridge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The global landscape has experienced an undeniable surge in hazards over the past decade. Natural disasters, pandemics, cybersecurity events, and other crises have wrought devastation on communities worldwide, leading many to question whether the hazard environment is changing for the worse.

Resilience 52

Resilience All-Hazards Hazard Vulnerability 52

FS-ISAC

JUNE 30, 2022

With the stated goal of improving India’s “cybersecurity resilience and foreign relations,” the directive calls for all corporate and government organizations, service providers, intermediaries, and data centers operating in India to report incidents from major cyberattacks to identity theft, phishing, bots, and fake mobile apps.

Response Plan 52

Response Plan All-Hazards Hazard Mitigation 52

Security Industry Association

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

A potentially dangerous event involving obstructions or hazards in the loading dock, or a forklift being driven too fast or recklessly, could trigger an alert. Educational institutions have been through a lot during the pandemic and have had to significantly change their model of operations.

Technology 52

Technology Retail Alert Hospitality 52

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 7, 2024

According to the Verizon 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, 62 percent of all data breaches happen via third-party vendors. It found that 8,000 cancer patients’ sensitive health information was accessed without authorization. Saudi Aramco claims that a flaw at a third party caused the intrusion.

Audit 52

Audit Cybersecurity Evaluation Risk Management 52