Documented Use of Drones in Disaster Response Is Lacking
Disaster Zone
DECEMBER 14, 2021
You would think the opposite.
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Write or Wrong: Five Common BCM Documentation Mistakes
MHA Consulting
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Having quality documentation is an important part of a sound business continuity management program, but it’s not the most important part. In today’s post, we’ll look at this and four other mistakes people commonly make in documenting their BC programs. In today’s post, we’re going to lay out five ways BC documentation can go wrong.
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How to Recover Unsaved/Deleted Word Document in 2022 - Ultimate Guide
Acronis
JULY 25, 2022
There are few experiences as universally familiar as losing a Word document. Everyone from high schoolers with Catcher in the Rye book reports to business executives with quarterly earnings knows the panic of their work disappearing when it’s just a few crossed-t’s away from being completed.
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New FEMA Document on Recovery
Recovery Diva
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
This document provides guidance for local leaders and officials to understand, prepare for and execute their leadership responsibilities to promote equity, create accountability, establish an inclusive recovery planning process and recover from disasters while rebuilding long-lasting inclusivity. November 2023.
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Document Core Processes (aka “What’s that post-it?”)
KingsBridge BCP
AUGUST 30, 2022
Document your core processes. So many of the organizations that hire us have gaps in their documentation. An outage on the scale of a few hours could have been measured in minutes if documentation existed. Documenting these steps is even more important. The post Document Core Processes (aka “What’s that post-it?”)
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New White House Document
Recovery Diva
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Countering Biological Threats, Enhancing Pandemic Preparedness, and Achieving Global Health Security.
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The chief information security officer (CISO) role explained
BMC
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Therefore, CISO must ensure that the documentation is up to date as per the current organizational policy. In this regard, the CISO is responsible for analyzing incidents and proposing improvements to the response strategy.
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Considerations for Disaster Recovery – Part 3: Networking
Zerto
JANUARY 16, 2025
Detailed Network Documentation Why It Matters: Recovery teams cannot afford to waste time deciphering complex infrastructures. Clear, accessible documentation accelerates recovery efforts. Are all network configurations documented and up to date? Have you aligned your data protection strategy with RPOs and RTOs?
The United Kingdom's National Risk Register - 2023 Edition
Emergency Planning
AUGUST 3, 2023
This document was first published in 2008 and has been updated (somewhat irregularly) at roughly two-year intervals. Over the years this document has acquired momentum based on a solid commitment to persist with it and create periodic revisions. The UK National Risk Register is allied to a number of other documents.
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Conversation with a Documentary Film Maker about Volcanic Risks_mixdown
Disaster Zone Podcast
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Saint Helens eruptions set him on a path to study and document volcanoes. Saint Helens eruptions set him on a path to study and document volcanoes. From a childhood interest in film to a career as a documentary filmmaker, he has left his mark. A close encounter with Mt. A close encounter with Mt.
Code of Ethics and Professional Standards for Emergency Managers
Recovery Diva
JUNE 14, 2023
The document is 20 pages.) Recently developed Code of Ethics and Professional Standards of Conduct for Emergency Managers , developed by a team of academics and practioners in 2023.
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“Improving the Financial Resilience of Public Entities for Natural Disasters” – a Resource Guide from RAND
Recovery Diva
DECEMBER 28, 2023
The full document is 50 pages and can be downloaded free from the RAND site. New Report from RAND: Improving the Financial Resilience of Public Entities and Individuals for Natural Disasters: A Resource Guide for State and Local Government.
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H. Helene Data Gathering Project
Recovery Diva
OCTOBER 28, 2024
“Data collection teams are documenting flood information that will help hydraulic engineers with the U.S. From HSToday: USACE Team Gathers Hurricane Helene Flood Data to Strengthen Community Resilience and Response.
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GDPR Compliance Checklist: How ZenGRC Automates Your Data Privacy Program
Reciprocity
APRIL 8, 2025
Tired of drowning in GDPR documentation and manual compliance processes? The Documentation Burden GDPR compliance demands extensive documentation across your entire data ecosystem. Privacy teams must also create and maintain documentation for consent mechanisms, data subject request procedures, and breach response protocols.
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OUR CHALLENGE
Emergency Planning
MARCH 3, 2025
It is fully documented in many reliable publications. These root causes are also well documented. As I stated in the witness box of the UK National Covid Inquiry, my answer to the question, "Does the government, within the limits of what a government can and should do, keep the citizen safe? is a resounding no.
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The Role of GRC Software in FedRAMP Compliance: Essential Features and Benefits
Reciprocity
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Achieving and maintaining FedRAMP compliance involves managing hundreds of security controls, extensive documentation, and continuous monitoring requirements. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software has become an essential tool for organizations navigating this complex landscape.
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How to Comply with FedRAMP: A Practical Guide to Authorization
Reciprocity
DECEMBER 17, 2024
These tools can help centralize policy management and streamline documentation. Consider tools that centralize and streamline the evidence collection process.
Vendor Onboarding Best Practices: Reducing Risk from Day One
Reciprocity
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Manual processes create security gaps through scattered documentation and missed compliance checks. Emails fly back and forth with sensitive documents, spreadsheets become outdated almost as soon as they’re created, and critical compliance checks get lost in the shuffle. Third-party vendor risk begins at onboarding.
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How Pure Protect //DRaaS Shields Your Business from Natural Disasters
Pure Storage
OCTOBER 16, 2024
In real-world scenarios, businesses have used it to recover quickly from disaster: Hurricane Harvey (2017): A Houston-based law firm quickly resumed operations by switching to a cloud-based document management system, which had been implemented as part of their disaster recovery plan.
Strengthening Security and Transparency with a Trust Center
Reciprocity
JANUARY 23, 2025
Streamlining Processes : Rather than repeatedly responding to security questionnaires and document requests, organizations can direct stakeholders to a single, comprehensive resource. Centralized Management : Manage all security and compliance documentation from a single dashboard, making it simple to curate and update shared information.
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Optimize GenAI Applications with Retrieval-augmented Generation from Pure Storage and NVIDIA
Pure Storage
MARCH 18, 2024
Example: Building an AI-powered Knowledge Base Here’s another industry use case: manufacturers that want to build an AI-powered knowledge system that uses product documentation, tech support knowledge bases, YouTube videos, and press releases to generate helpful, accurate answers for employees. Why RAG with Pure Storage? How Fast Is Fast?
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Do Your Due! Post-COVID Business Continuity Due Diligence
Alternative Resiliency Services Corp
AUGUST 10, 2020
Most orgs will counter your request to see plan documentation with “Sorry, it’s proprietary or confidential” Some of that is legitimate – companies do not want to expose employee personal info or security-related data. Many do not trust where the documents will go. Ask to see subsets of the documentation.
New FEMA Guidance on Cyber Incidents
Recovery Diva
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The purpose of the document follows: Emergency management personnel play a central role in preparing for and responding to cyber incidents in their jurisdictions. Planning Considerations for Cyber Incidents; Guidance for Emergency Managers. (57 November 2023.
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Mastering Greenhouse Gas Accounting and CDP Reporting: A Comprehensive Guide
Security Industry Association
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Use actual data where possible; estimate only when necessary and document your methodology. Document the source and year of each emission factor used. Use CDP’s guidance documents for each question. Identify data sources within your organization (e.g., utility bills, procurement records, HR for employee commuting).
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Managing Third-Party Risk in Healthcare Supply Chains
Reciprocity
MARCH 3, 2025
Manual vendor management creates critical vulnerabilities through fragmented documentation and inconsistent security assessments. Core capabilities must include automated assessment workflows, real-time risk monitoring, and comprehensive document management.
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October Wrap-Up: Product Updates Across the PagerDuty Operations Cloud by Joseph Mandros
PagerDuty
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Full documentation can be found here. Full documentation can be found here. Full documentation can be found here. Full documentation can be found here. Full documentation can be found here. Sign up for early access. Sign up for early access.
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Safeguarding Your Operations: The Power of a Business Continuity Template
BCP Builder
MARCH 16, 2025
A well-structured business continuity template isn’t just a document; it’s a roadmap. Whether facing a natural disaster, a cyberattack , or even a simple power outage, organizations must ensure they can maintain essential functions. That’s where a robust business continuity template comes into play. Why a Template Matters?
Why Cybercriminals Are Targeting Your Backups and How to Be Prepared
Solutions Review
APRIL 7, 2025
Each test generates detailed audit trails, providing both compliance documentation and security validation. These tests should verify not just data integrity, but the complete restoration of network configurations and system settings.
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Efficient Compliance: Harmonizing Multiple Regulatory Frameworks
Reciprocity
MARCH 15, 2025
The differences often lie in scope, specific implementation requirements, and documentation standards rather than in the core controls themselves. What makes this challenge particularly frustrating is the significant overlap between frameworks. When examined closely, many regulations ask for variations of the same core controls.
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Shred Day is Every Day
Prism International
JUNE 6, 2024
We are less likely to press print on documents, emails, calendars and memos that are neatly sorted on our computers for our use. However, most businesses still house paperwork with private data like HR files, employee agreements, customer contracts, tax filings, legal documents, and other documents.
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Recovering Right: How to Improve at IT Disaster Recovery
MHA Consulting
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The Recovery Plan vs. the Plan Document One of the first things a company has to understand in order to improve at IT/DR is that the terms “IT/DR recovery plan” and “IT/DR recovery plan documentation” are not synonymous. Often, each technology or environment will have an individual technical recovery document.
How to Build a LangChain Chatbot Pt. 2: Similarity Searching a Vectorstore from FlashBlade S3
Pure Storage
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Step 1: Chunking We last left off using LangChain’s S3DirectoryLoader to load documents into memory for processing. We now have to take the contents of those documents and split them into chunks for quicker retrieval later on in the chatbot pipeline. But before we start searching, we’ve got one more important step to do.
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How to Write Email that Engages and Persuades
Disaster Zone Podcast
JANUARY 5, 2021
He will share his proven tips for writing short, clear email and persuasive documents. He will share his proven tips for writing short, clear email and persuasive documents. This episode is an interview with Michael Buschmohle, an author, book editor, and international writing instructor. Plus, how to respond tactfully to complaints.
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Gartner Names Pure Storage a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage
Pure Storage
OCTOBER 6, 2021
as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Pure Storage. The graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. Gartner and Magic Quadrant are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
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Planning to Fail: 10 Common Mistakes Companies Make with Their BC Plans
MHA Consulting
JANUARY 18, 2024
10 Common BC Plan Mistakes Here is our list of 10 of the most common mistakes organizations make with their recovery plans: Thinking that if they have a BC document then they have a BC plan. The document is a subset of the plan, a component that pins down in writing the essential action items and information. This goes back to No 1.
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Hackers Might Not Ransom You Anymore – They’ll Just Extort You Instead!
LAN Infotech
MARCH 20, 2025
Heres how it works: Data Theft: Hackers break into your network and quietly steal sensitive information: client data, employee records, financial documents, intellectual property you name it. Because data extortion is faster, easier and more profitable.
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The Long Tail of Cyber Incidents – A Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) Case Study
Plan B Consulting
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
On the situation report sheet, which was developed as part of the exercise documents, there was a recovery estimate of 17 days for essential services and up to 14 days for all other services. Education & Childrens Services School systems were disrupted, losing access to internal documents, but cloud-based services remained functional.
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Claus Norup: Governance - What a CISO Needs to Succeed
FS-ISAC
MARCH 18, 2025
If you do say yes, take some time and talk to your stakeholders, document governance policies, and get managements sign-off. Should you take the CISO job ? If offered a role, judge the board and managements commitment. You need their buy-in to succeed. And work to embed governance in the funding processes.
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Japan's Upcoming Defense Efforts
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2022
The Japanese government looks set to release three important documents shortly: a new National Security Strategy and two defense documents that lay out spending priorities over the next ten years and five years.
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Compliance Guide: Building HIPAA-Compliant Telemedicine Platforms
Reciprocity
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Organizations will need to maintain detailed documentation of all security policies and procedures, conduct annual compliance audits, and implement regular penetration testing. Teams spend countless hours manually tracking compliance across multiple systems, while the risk of human error in documentation and monitoring continues to grow.
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Recovery Diva
AUGUST 22, 2024
This document has a Unique graphic format. New from the Congressional Research Service: Emergency Management in the U.S., Sharing the Costs.
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Adapting MS Teams for Crisis Information Management
Disaster Zone Podcast
JUNE 14, 2022
I was impressed with the ability of the software to capture all the documentation that is needed. I was impressed with the ability of the software to capture all the documentation that is needed.
4 Common AI Sales and Implementation Questions Asked and Answered
Chisel AI
JANUARY 26, 2022
These questions and answers largely apply to AI solutions like ours designed to extract data from digital insurance documents. In this article, we provide answers to questions we continue to hear throughout our sales process.
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3 Teams Capabilities You Didn’t Know Existed
NexusTek
MARCH 30, 2022
1 Links to Document Storage. We know that Teams offers great communication channels through video and chat, but another neat way that it allows us to communicate is through the documents we share. Our collaborative processes so often correspond with various documents—from presentations to spreadsheets to policies.
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