August, 2024

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Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Fall 2024

DRI Drive

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies on groups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Business Resiliency Professionals of Wisconsin – BRPW is back from summer hiatus with a new online meeting scheduled for Sept. 12.

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More Info on FEMA University

Recovery Diva

From HSToday, this article: FEMA Establishes National Disaster & Emergency Management University. Some excerpts: “FEMA has announced the agency is establishing a new university called National Disaster & Emergency Management University (NDEMU) to help train emergency managers to keep pace with the rapidly changing threat environment. By growing into a university model, NDEMU will offer comprehensive education and training programs spanning various disciplines within disaster and em

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University Emergency Management Programs

Disaster Zone Podcast

This podcast focuses on the depth and breadth of managing an emergency management program for a major university that has multiple campuses. This is a forthright discussion of the challenges and opportunities of operating in a university setting. The podcast guest is Denise Whisman who has served as the Senior Director of Emergency Management at Arizona State University since May 2023 where she plays a pivotal role in developing and implementing standardized emergency response plans across the u

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Nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast, what policies have changed?

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

A look at some key legislation since Hurricane Katrina. By Zayna Syed Streets that looked like canals, the Superdome surrounded by water, scores of displaced people on highway overpasses —these are some of the historic images that emerged from the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. As we approach the hurricane’s 19th anniversary, it is worth looking at how much Katrina has influenced emergency management and the legislation crafted in its wake.

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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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What the Supreme Court’s Loper ruling could mean for cybersecurity and MSPs

Acronis

In late June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in a decision, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, more commonly referred to as the Chevron decision, which gives courts much greater authority to interpret legislation and strike down related regulations.

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Shake Hands and Make Friends: A RISE Guide to Networking

Security Industry Association

At AcceleRISE 2024, Susan Bierly – owner and president of IMC Water and Air – and Jennifer McCloskey – owner and president of Girardi Associates – shared a crash course in networking for young professionals and emerging leaders. The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently closed out a successful sixth annual AcceleRISE – a unique event presented by the SIA RISE community and gathering tomorrow’s security leaders.

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What Do You Think about a FEMA University?

Recovery Diva

This topic first surfaced in June at the Higher Education Conference at FEMA’s Training Academy. The opposition was almost immediate. It has been spearheaded by Carol Cwiak and Samantha Montano. See this posting for details and suggestions for action: Post from Carol: [link] And this is the blog post from Samantha she is talking about [link] Your comments are invited.

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Post Earthquake: Managing the Situation in Christchurch NZ

Disaster Zone Podcast

In this Disaster Zone Podcast we will be talking about the significant challenges New Zealand and Christchurch faced in the aftermath of their 2010-2011 Earthquakes. The podcast guest is Brent Winder is a native New Zealander. He has had multiple roles in leadership ranging from ten years in the New Zealand Navy, to positions with Queens Town Lakes District Council and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA).

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Understanding the Hyper Efficient Data Center

Pure Storage

Understanding the Hyper Efficient Data Center by Blog Home Summary In the quest to create a more efficient, modern data center, there are several elements enterprises should consider when trying to evolve their IT operations. It’s a tale as old as time—a technology vendor will declare, with a lot of supporting slides and spreadsheets, their portfolio is the only secret weapon needed for evolving a data center to peak efficiency and align with ever-changing business needs.

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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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Tech layoffs and the hiring opportunities for MSPs

Acronis

Recent tech layoffs have flooded the hiring market with qualified, experienced candidates who need work now. And the “good” news for MSPs is that many laid-off employees were in positions that are in demand among service providers.

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A Plan to Address Political Violence Before Election Day

The Rand Blog

As the presidential election nears, the threat of political violence looms large. What can be done to protect candidates, election workers, voters, and the electoral process at the heart of American democracy?

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Security Industry Association Announces Winners for the 2024 Denis R. Hébert Identity Management Scholarship

Security Industry Association

Mariana Lima of dormakaba USA and Samuel Silvamolina of M.C. Dean will receive $5,000 scholarships to use toward education and professional development in the identity management field. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named two recipients for the 2024 Denis R. Hébert Identity Management Scholarship , a program offering $5,000 scholarships for young professional SIA members to help further their education in the field of identity management.

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FEMA Has Already Run Out of Money

Recovery Diva

From NBC News: FEMA has run out of money in the middle of hurricane season. Here’s what that means. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has run out of disaster relief funding for the second year in a row before the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season has even arrived. The agency, which is funded by Congress, uses the disaster relief fund to aid state and local governments in preparing and recovering from natural disasters including earthquakes, tornadoes, wildfires and hurrica

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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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File vs. full backups: Why image-based full backups are essential for businesses

Synology

As data is the lifeline of businesses, companies must implement strong and reliable backup and recovery solutions to safeguard business-critical workloads against ransomware attacks and other threats. In this blog post, let’s take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of file and full backups for organizations looking to create a robust data protection strategy.

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Unlocking Success: Exploring the Benefits of ERM for Your Organization

BryghtPath

Discover the transformative benefits of ERM. This article explains how ERM enhances decision making, strengthens resilience, ensures compliance, and drives organizational success. The post Unlocking Success: Exploring the Benefits of ERM for Your Organization appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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SOLID Principles in Object Oriented Design

BMC

SOLID programming design is a philosophy and approach to creating more robust, flexible, and scalable software systems that maintain integrity over time. As a developer, it is important to understand the right way and wrong way to write code. In this article, we will detail each of the SOLID design principles in context so that you can apply them to your work.

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Teachers Are Still Stressed and Underpaid Post-COVID

The Rand Blog

This school year will be the fifth since COVID emptied classrooms and upended education as we knew it. Student test scores have not recovered. Districts nationwide report lingering staff shortages. And teachers still work long hours, earn low salaries, and are stressed out.

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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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Beyond Cameras and Detection: Unleashing the Power of Generative AI in Physical Security

Security Industry Association

Jason Veiock is a former chief security officer of a global technology company and an inaugural member of SIA’s AI Advisory Board. Recently pivoting to entrepreneur, he has advised Hakimo, a computer vision startup, on strategy and partnerships since an early stage and launched a venture-backed startup bringing digital transformation and artificial intelligence to physical security.

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New Fault System in Los Angeles Area

Recovery Diva

From the WashPost: The Los Angeles earthquake hit a fault system that could pose a massive threat. Here’s what to know. This fault could pose a bigger risk to populated areas of the city than the notorious San Andreas fault. “The 4.4 magnitude earthquake that jolted the Los Angeles area this week hit in the area of a fault system that could pose an even greater threat to parts of the city than the notorious San Andreas fault.

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Data Economics: From Cost to Innovation

Pure Storage

Data Economics: From Cost to Innovation by Blog Home We recently sponsored a paper that explores the ongoing data explosion from esteemed technology economist and pioneer Dr. Howard Rubin. While data used to grow exponentially, it’s now accelerating beyond this, requiring a new approach. That leads us to ask questions such as: How do we navigate this flood?

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Weathering the Storm: Leveraging Business Continuity for Hurricane Resilience

BryghtPath

Hurricanes are one of the most destructive natural disasters, capable of causing widespread damage to property, infrastructure, and human lives. For businesses, a lack of hurricane resilience can disrupt operations, damage assets, and threaten employee safety. Organizations must have a robust Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to mitigate these risks to ensure resilience and rapid recovery. … The post Weathering the Storm: Leveraging Business Continuity for Hurricane Resilience appeared first

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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

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Leading vs Lagging Indicators: What’s The Difference?

BMC

Leading and lagging indicators are terms for statistics you use to measure and manage performance. Both can help you gain an understanding of business conditions and trends. Below is a simple explanation of leading indicators and lagging indicators, the difference between them, and how to use each. What are indicators? Indicators are statistics used to measure what may be affecting your business.

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How to Manage Escalation with Nuclear Adversaries Like China

The Rand Blog

The United States needs a theory of victory that explains how it plans to win a potential future war with China without triggering a nuclear war. Three historical crises that played out under the shadow of nuclear weapons hold some important lessons.

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Reclaiming Control: Mastering the Art of Cloud Repatriation

Zerto

In the rapidly evolving landscape of IT infrastructure, organizations are constantly reevaluating their cloud strategies to ensure they align with business goals. A growing trend is cloud repatriation, the process of migrating data, applications, or workloads from the cloud back to on-premises infrastructure or another cloud environment. In this post, we explore what cloud repatriation is, what it takes to manage it, and all the things you need to consider before initiating such a significant ef

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Revised Guidance from FEMA on Hazard Mitigation Assistance.

Recovery Diva

See the newly revised guide titled: Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide “ “FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) programs provide funding for eligible mitigation activities that protect life and property from future disaster damage to build a more resilient nation. FEMA has released the 2024 HMA Program and Policy Guide (HMA Guide).

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EQT to acquire a majority stake in Acronis, Acronis continues to expand its platform for MSPs

Acronis

The partnership between Acronis and EQT, the global investment organization, builds upon a shared growth vision, commitment to accelerating the expansion of its platform, and continued strong focus on customer service. The founders, management, and existing investors will remain significant minority shareholders.