Mon.Jul 22, 2024

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Learning from Major Incidents: The Opportunities We’re Missing by Nora Jones

PagerDuty

While they are untimely, stressful and likely to highlight communication breakdowns within an organization; incidents can be a powerful tool for learning and growth in organizations. When an incident occurs with a large impact, which it feels like we read about this happening in the news on a weekly basis, oftentimes the focus is on two things: stabilizing the situation, and controlling the narrative.

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Is Genomic Data the New Oil of the Middle East?

The Rand Blog

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are rushing to develop genomic databases with associated health data. The challenge for the Gulf States will be to translate their skill in gathering data into skills to analyze it to create value.

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10 Reasons Why Your Business Continuity Plan May Not Work in Responding to a Cyber Incident

Plan B Consulting

In this week’s bulletin, Charlie gives an insight into the points that should be addressed within a business continuity plan and the importance of including cyber within the plan. When I am teaching cyber incident management, I always talk about four areas which need to be addressed when responding to a ransomware incident. They are: communications and regulation management, technical response, statutory and regulatory communication, and then continuity of operations.

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CrowdStrike Is Too Big to Fail

The Rand Blog

The CrowdStrike outage underscores that the global economy and U.S. national security are vulnerable to attack. Managing risks will require intragovernmental and perhaps international coordination.

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Mid-Year Performance Review Checklist for HR and People Leaders

Ensure your mid-year performance reviews are focused, productive, and growth-oriented with this practical checklist from Mitratech Trakstar. Designed for HR professionals, people managers, and team leads, this guide walks you through the full review process—from pre-meeting prep and feedback collection to action planning and follow-up. It also includes tips for creating a comfortable and effective review experience, plus ways to leverage tools like self-evaluations, PIPs, and development plans.

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Navigating Data Resilience with Zerto: Insights from the Global CrowdStrike Outage

Zerto

In an era where data is the lifeblood of organizations, ensuring its resilience against unexpected outages is paramount. The recent CrowdStrike outage that impacted millions of Microsoft Windows devices worldwide has highlighted vulnerabilities within many companies’ disaster recovery frameworks. This brings the essential role of robust disaster recovery and business continuity solutions like Zerto to the fore.

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