July, 2022

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WHO Reminder: The Pandemic is Not Over

DRI Drive

A recent meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) raised important concerns about the continuing COVID-19 threat – and how treating it as though it has ended could be setting us all up for bigger problems. The twelfth meeting of the WHO International Health Regulations Emergency Committee regarding the pandemic determined that the COVID-19 pandemic […].

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Remaking CISA Cybersecurity Efforts

Disaster Zone

It starts with your own internal staff.

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How the Government is Failing Victims of Disasters

Recovery Diva

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Making the Case for a Systems Approach to Ballistic Security

Security Industry Association

In Bullet-Resistant Systems, Key Components Come Together to Build Something Greater. Jim Richards is the CEO of Total Security Solutions. For those unfamiliar with ballistic security, it would be easy to assume the process is as simple as a single piece of bullet-resistant glass. The terms themselves – “ballistic”, “bulletproof” and “bullet-resistant” – tend to inspire confidence, and the average person may not be aware of the various components of a ballistic barrier system.

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The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity

The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity is a step-by-step resource for developing an effective Business Continuity Management (BCM) program and navigating challenges. Whether building from scratch or enhancing a plan, this guide offers practical tools, expert advice, and strategies to ensure resilience. What You’ll Learn: Key elements of BCM and resiliency Steps to build and test your Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Conducting risk assessments and BIAs Integrating cybersecurity into p

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Might Russia Turn to Terror Bombing Civilians in Ukraine?

The Rand Blog

Recent Russian missile attacks against civilian targets in cities far away from the front lines have killed scores of Ukrainians, leading to widespread outrage. These events raise the question of whether the war in Ukraine is entering a new phase in which terror attacks might become common.

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Stop the Music! Chip Shortage Stalls Synth Makers

DRI Drive

The global chip shortage and supply chain nightmare is music to no one’s ears. But for synth companies it’s literally stopping the music. According to Synthtopia, boutique synthesizer maker Future Retro has been silenced by the shortage. The company’s last words: “Due to the current state of the world and global parts shortage, we are […]. The post Stop the Music!

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Misinformation and Disinformation Worry Congress

Disaster Zone

There is no single solution to the information problems we are facing.

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FEMA and AARP on Protecting Older Adults

Recovery Diva

From HSToday: FEMA, AARP Release New Resources to Help Local Communities Protect Older Adults Before, During and After Natural Disaster s Older adults are disproportionately impacted by the types of weather-related emergencies and natural disasters that are becoming increasingly frequent and severe.

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Preparedness month: 30 days in 30 ways 

Crisis Response Journal

August 2022: There’s been no let-up in the crisis response world, writes Monika Al-Mufti as she outlines plans for this year's 30 days 30 ways preparedness month in the UK

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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How to Strengthen Your Data Supply Chain

Pure Storage

Supply chains—or more specifically, data supply chain failures —are a hot topic right now. People are frustrated because they can’t find the products they need on store shelves, such as pet food , and manufacturers are working overtime to resolve issues from ingredient shortages to transportation bottlenecks, undermining their efforts to get finished products into consumers’ hands.

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Oregon State Office of Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

Oregon Emergency Management is undergoing a major transition from being a division of the Oregon National Guard to now being a Department of Emergency Management reporting directly to the Governor of Oregon. Andrew Phelps, Director of Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management is the guest for this podcast. In it he details some of the key factors that made that transition happen and how the move will impact their ability to more effectively provide emergency management services.

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Supply Chain Crisis: Are You Staying on Top of the Ever-Evolving Risks?

DRI Drive

High-impact supply chain events are now an everyday fact of life for businesses. But while most organizations can identify the causes of these disruptions, not enough are spotting risks before they become disasters. Based on an Interos survey of 1,500 decision makers across multiple industries, the average annual cost of supply chain disruptions to each […].

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Kentucky Flooding -- Emblematic of Climate Change Impacts

Disaster Zone

Kentucky flooding is the canary in the coal mine.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Accountability Is The Foundation Businesses Need For Modern Security

Scott R. Davis

While the cyber threats facing businesses are becoming more sophisticated and complex, oftentimes, it’s the foundation of security practices that leave the most significant gaps in the modern security posture. MSPs know this issue better than most organizations. Security threats are everywhere, and most experts agree that it’s no longer a matter of if but only a matter of time until a company is breached.

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Is ESG really making a difference or just making your job harder?

Crisis Response Journal

July 2022: Tony Jaques asks if ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting is achieving its purpose

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Why It Makes Sense to Keep Mine-Hunting Dolphins on the Navy's Payroll

The Rand Blog

The mine-hunting abilities of the dolphin remain unmatched by human ingenuity. They make the seas safer for naval ships and other vessels. A single mine blast can incapacitate or even sink a warship costing billions of dollars. Yet budget cuts could spell the end of the program.

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The Future of EMI, Training or Education?

Disaster Zone Podcast

Dr. Jeff Stern is the Superintendent of the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) , located at Emmitsburg Maryland. EMI is the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) center for the development and delivery of emergency management instructional curriculum that is delivered both in-person and remotely via technology. In this podcast we discuss the history of EMI and how it and the curriculum is constantly changing, just as our national threats have evolved over the years.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Cybersecurity Roundup: The Worst Breaches of the Year…So Far

DRI Drive

Six months into the year, cyberattacks of all kinds have exposed vulnerabilities, cost money and instigated unrest. The biggest hacks and breaches can provide a road map for cybersecurity planning through the rest of 2022. Wired has collected the worst hacks and breaches of 2022 so far. Among the highlights: Russia/Ukraine Hacking – Russia’s digital […].

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Uvalde School Shooting: Leadership Matters

Disaster Zone

Without leadership, sometimes nothing happens.

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Physical Servers vs. Virtual Servers: Which Works Best for Your Business?

Unitrends

Given today’s fast-paced, technology-driven environment, most IT decision-makers and business owners would agree that a server is the heart of their business. A server has multiple benefits, such as reliability, accessibility, scalability, centralized storage, data backup and collaboration. It is an essential element of an organization’s IT infrastructure.

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Why empathy is critical when disaster strikes  

Crisis Response Journal

July 2022: Accepting responsibility and liability very early on is a critical aspect of effective crisis response, which can aid the victims’ healing and compensation process, says Tony Jaques

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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The Economic Returns of Foreign Language Learning

The Rand Blog

If just 10 percent more students in the United Kingdom mastered Arabic, Mandarin, French, or Spanish, the economic returns could be measured in billions of British pounds. Removing the language barrier reduces trade costs.

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Predicting the Weather and Issuing Warnings

Disaster Zone Podcast

One of the aspects of our environment that impacts us on a daily basis is the weather. When it comes to disasters, the weather can be the cause of the disaster and even if it isn’t, weather conditions are something we need to always concern ourselves with. In this podcast the guest is Reid Wolcott, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service (NWS) Seattle In the podcast we have a wide-ranging discussion about how the NWS is organized and the weather products that they prov

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DRI Updates Commitment to Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

DRI Drive

As a leading resource in disaster recovery and business continuity, DRI International has updated its written voluntary commitment to the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Recovery’s Sendai Framework 2015-2030. “The Sendai Framework created a shift from managing disasters to managing risks. For this purpose, it underlines the need to build the knowledge of government […].

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NYC Put out a Nuclear Preparedness PSA

Disaster Zone

What to do after a nuclear detonation.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha