The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Building back better means focusing on recovery that not only restores damage from a disaster but also reduces future risk.

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Zerto

JUNE 7, 2022

How do you best mitigate threats and best protect against ransomware? While that is a big component, protection also involves implementing the proper set of security controls and adopting good cyber practices to mitigate the risk of a compromise. Recover In Minutes and Get Out of Ransomware Jail.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The DRF is the source for myriad programs under the Federal Emergency Management Agency that provide disaster assistance to impacted communities. The post Federal Disaster Funding at Play in Fiscal Year 2024 and Government Shutdown Negotiations appeared first on National Center for Disaster Preparedness | NCDP.

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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One of the plans that can be used is NFPA 1660, Standard for Emergency, Continuity, and Crisis Management: Preparedness, Response and Recovery, which provides guidelines for creating, implementing, assessing, and maintaining effective disaster/emergency management and business continuity programs.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 30, 2019

UNDRR has a recurrent initiative for assessing the state of disaster preparedness around the world, and this results in a document, the Global Assessment Report (GAR), which is issued biennially to coincide with the UN's Global Platform on DRR. DRR is thus now truly mainstreamed at the global level.

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Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

Processes, steps, and guidelines in a business continuity plan answer one question: “How businesses can continue offering acceptable service levels when disaster strikes.” At a high level, some of the key elements of a BCP are: Information about and/or references to BC governance, policies and standards.

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Zerto

JANUARY 17, 2023

To help mitigate against ransomware attacks, organizations need to not only carefully identify which applications should be refactored but consider the integration of data protection solutions early on. Check out the IDC whitepaper The State of Ransomware and Disaster Preparedness. CDP-As-Code.

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Online Computers

JUNE 5, 2023

Managed IT services providers (MSPs) play a pivotal role in enabling businesses to adapt and thrive in the face of unexpected catastrophes such as data breaches, hardware failures, and natural disasters. Related reading : Is your business ready for any disaster? Contact us today.

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National Fire Protection Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

While Preparedness Month focuses on natural disasters that most likely occur in the months ahead, any event that can cause catastrophe within a community year-round should be included in these plans as well. Our CRR digital tool CRAIG 1300® serves as a powerful platform for identifying leading risks within a given area.

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NexusTek

MARCH 4, 2020

Within your BCP, a theorized list of implications that a peril would have on your business and ways to mitigate the impact of peril or outage-induced downtime are vital to the success of your plan. LEARN MORE about Unified Communications Planning is imperative in pandemic and disaster preparedness.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This occurred on January 9, 2025, when a civilian drone collided with a firefighting airplane over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County, further reducing the window of time needed to save lives and mitigate property damage. These operational constraints must be addressed to fully realize this technologys potential.

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Business Resilience Decoded

AUGUST 24, 2023

That means training and exercises will revolve around evaluating the disaster and making decisions as quickly as possible. From an emergency management standpoint, the jurisdiction wherever the fire originates is responsible for mitigating the fire. Teams should be ready to step in and help a smaller jurisdiction if asked.

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Fusion Risk Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

With this in mind, it’s becoming increasingly important that organizations look at climate change and natural disaster preparedness not just from an ESG (environmental, social, and governance) perspective but also from an operational resiliency one. Is there anyone else trained up to cover for her in the meantime?

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The Importance of Testing and Exercises In case you missed it, MHA CEO Michael Herrera wrote an excellent blog last week called, “The Top 8 Risk Mitigation Controls, in Order.” Unfortunately, it’s a tool that most companies neglect.

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MHA Consulting

MAY 11, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The Importance of Testing and Exercises In case you missed it, MHA CEO Michael Herrera wrote an excellent blog last week called, “The Top 8 Risk Mitigation Controls, in Order.” Unfortunately, it’s a tool that most companies neglect.

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everbridge

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Hurricane preparedness considerations for hospitals include the same requirements as corporate and government entities. Planning for the following four contingencies can mitigate the harm caused by a hurricane: Be ready to call in backup team members or contractors should the storm prevent a member of your crisis team from being available.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

In my role leading the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Climate School, as well as through other positions, I have dedicated my career to fostering the impact of disaster research in the fields of policy and practice. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022. By: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA.

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Security Industry Association

JUNE 14, 2021

Security can easily be viewed as a cost center unless time is taken to showcase the value of risks mitigated or prevented by the investments being made. He is also the lead Boeing interface for both national and international security policy engagement with numerous government and industry advisory groups.

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Risk Management Monitor

AUGUST 30, 2021

When a storm of any magnitude hits, multiple businesses will likely be affected, so establishing a vendor rapport beforehand allows you to pre-negotiate rates and availability guarantees, helping to save time and money after a disaster.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MAY 4, 2020

Rising rates of violence prompt the need for new approaches that not only mitigate the current crisis but also prepare for the widespread repercussions of the pandemic. We must work to mitigate the underlying vulnerabilities that will continue to foster stressful home environments, even after the pandemic wanes.

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2023

It’s always been important for BC professionals to be aware of the adverse weather that might impact their people, technology, and facilities and to take steps to mitigate them. Assessing the natural threats facing the organization has been a cornerstone of BCM all along. What has changed about all that?

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MHA Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2022

Ransomware attacks are increasing in frequency and severity. As a business continuity professional, there are steps you can take before and during such an attack to help your organization get … The post How to Help Your Organization Get Through a Ransomware Attack appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Risk Management Monitor

AUGUST 4, 2022

Such a program must focus on the detailed assessment of key risks to the supply chain and the creation of mitigation strategies that limit their impact on a company’s ability to satisfy its customers. How Did We Get Here? To better prepare an organization for the future, it is important to reflect on events in the past.

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Erwood Group

JULY 7, 2022

It is disaster preparedness for business. Now that we know that business continuity in its simplest form, is disaster preparedness for business; we need to discuss more how as a business we properly prepare for disasters and disruptions. What is business continuity? There you go.

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Risk Management Monitor

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Those that do make the connection are on the path to better mitigating financial exposure, reputational damage, business interruption, and other losses. Preparedness: On the journey to resilience, it’s important to develop an accurate perception of an organization’s preparedness.

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everbridge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Cybersecurity solutions increasingly harnessed these technologies to analyze extensive data, detect anomalies, and automate incident response, leading to quicker and more precise threat identification and mitigation.

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Castellan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

For 2021, the theme aligns with President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Racial Equality and has strategies that include ways to empower diverse communities that have often been underserved when it comes to disaster preparedness.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MARCH 27, 2025

The disaster highlighted the need for disaster preparedness and offered valuable lessons as governments adapt to the new normal of increasingly extreme events. Dr. Pierre Gentine , the Director of LEAP , was in Valencia at the time of this natural disaster, working at the University of Valencia during his sabbatical.

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Solutions Review

JANUARY 25, 2023

Supply chain mapping will grow in importance in 2023 as it also helps in identifying concentration risk or compliance risk, allowing businesses to see the early warning signals, predict potential disruptions, identify supply chain bottlenecks and take proactive measures to mitigate risks, and maintain competitiveness.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

It is also a time for us, particularly in the disaster preparedness community, to reflect on what has changed since 9/11 and what has not. The state of preparedness in the United States is evolving.

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Recovery Diva

DECEMBER 3, 2024

These factors have intensified demands on the resources, programs, and personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)—the agency responsible for leading federal disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts and administering assistance under the Robert T. 93, 288, as amended).

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Emergency Planning

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Each new disaster reveals the shortcomings of hazard mitigation and disaster preparedness. Although it is axiomatic that prevention is better than emergency response, however much we spend on mitigating disaster, we can never afford to spend less on responding to it.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

OCTOBER 28, 2024

in Climate program, Mingfang Ting , reminded us that climate research is crucial to mitigate and alleviate the worst consequences as we face the warming of our planet by 2•C. Final Reflections It is an exciting time in climate research, especially in understanding how to mitigate and alleviate the effects of climate change.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

APRIL 9, 2020

Louis prevented a spike in the death rate of the virus by mitigation efforts that prevented overwhelming the city’s healthcare system. The post A 102-Year-Old Lesson for Fighting COVID-19: How Soon We Forget appeared first on National Center for Disaster Preparedness | NCDP.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

AUGUST 22, 2022

billion – none of which even begins to move the needle on climate mitigation. However, these programs are specifically written for disaster assistance – e.g., debris removal, restoration of damaged facilities, evacuation and sheltering etc. – The NEA and the Stafford Act have been two of the strongest tools at Biden’s disposal.

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