October, 2020

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Implementing a Drone Program

Disaster Zone Podcast

Drones are becoming a critical piece of technology for any disaster response or emergency management function, however you cannot simply go out and just start flying a drone if you are a business. To maintain the safety of the national airspace, pilot and mission certifications are necessary to be in place for the aircraft and all your operational procedures.

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Redux- EP01: Creating BCM Engagement | Scott Baldwin

The Failover Plan Podcast

Episode Summary We're revisiting the episode that started it all! It remains our number 1 downloaded episode because it contains SO many tips on creating BCM engagement, its worth a re-listen. We talk with Scott Baldwin , a BCM program leader who has started several programs in Silicon Valley (Netflix, Ebay, Charles Schwab, Symantec) in his career. Scott has found some unique way to keep things fresh.

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Dream the Big Dream

Norita Omar

The beginning of the year has been hard for all of us. Plans were thrown out of the window and 2020 planners weren’t used as things get more uncertain each day. You might think that what’s the point of planning for next year when things are still uncertain like this year. However, do not let this demotivate you to not start planning at all, for next year.

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Pennsylvania residents are unprotected against modern data breaches

Scott R. Davis

Pennsylvania residents are unprotected against modern data breaches. Over the last fourteen years much has changed with technology. The first Apple iPhone was released in 2007, Ransomware became a common word in 2011, and Microsoft Windows 10 was released in 2015. The one thing that hasn’t changed since 2006, is you guessed it, Pennsylvania’s Breach of Personal Information Notification Act.

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Supply Chain Resilience Checklist

Strengthen your operations with the Supply Chain Resilience Checklist. This practical, easy-to-use tool helps your organization prepare for disruptions and ensure long-term continuity in an unpredictable world. Why Download: Identify and assess critical supply chain risks Ask the right questions to evaluate vendor preparedness Implement effective strategies to reduce vulnerabilities Improve communication, transparency, and coordination across your network What You’ll Learn: How to evaluate and m

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A protocol to save lives 

Crisis Response Journal

Everyone who passes a first aid course is familiar with the ABC protocol – airway, breathing and circulation – as a sequence of initial steps when dealing with a casualty.

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New York City’s Emergency Management Program

Disaster Zone Podcast

New York City is a very dense metropolitan area with a population of 8.4 million people living and working there. This podcast is a conversation with Deanne Criswell, the New York City Emergency Management Commissioner. You will learn all about their program, the top risks they face and how they are using technology to move forward in the 21st Century.

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EP15: Building Your Personal Brand in BC | Luke Bird

The Failover Plan Podcast

Episode Summary: For young professionals in the business continuity field, developing a personal brand might sound challenging. So on this week’s episode, we’re going to talk with someone who developed a personal brand within our field and explore just how they did it. . This week, we talk with Luke Bird, FBCI CRISC. Since his career began, he developed his personal brand within Business Continuity by writing and networking with many other international professionals.

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How Business Continuity Provides Value to A Business

Erwood Group

How Business Continuity Provides Value to A Business. There are many ways in which Business Continuity can provide a business with tremendous value. Not just during an activation of the plan itself, which may keep the business from suffering substantial losses, but even during times of normal business operations. How? You ask! The first and most obvious to many is that business continuity planning helps organizations obtain reduced premiums on insurance.

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2020 SHAKEOUTBC: TIPS TO PREPARE YOUR WORKFORCE FOR AN EARTHQUAKE

CCEM Strategies

When disaster strikes, having a plan in place to protect your workforce is an essential part of your business continuity plan. More often than not, planning and executing an emergency drill takes a backseat among other priorities, but with the frequency of natural disasters on the rise, preparing your organization for an emergency is of utmost importance.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls In Automation: Keep Humans In the Loop

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward. From missed discrepancies to strained vendor relationships, accounts payable automation needs a human touch to deliver lasting value. This session is your playbook to get automation right. We’ll explore how to balance speed with control, boost decision-making through human-machine collaboration, and unlock ROI with fewer errors, stronger fraud prevention, and smoother operations.

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5 tips to reduce the risk of email impersonation attacks

Behavior Group

Email attacks have moved past standard phishing and become more targeted over the years. In this article, I will focus on email impersonation attacks, outline why they are dangerous, and provide some tips to help individuals and organizations reduce their risk exposure to impersonation attacks. What are email impersonation attacks? Email impersonation attacks are malicious… Continue reading.

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How to Choose the Right Emergency Communication Software [Webinar Recap]

Alert Media

The post How to Choose the Right Emergency Communication Software [Webinar Recap] appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Cybersecurity in a Pandemic

Disaster Zone Podcast

The pandemic forced many governments and businesses to have employees work from home for months at a time. This is likely to continue well into 2021 and beyond. This podcast is an interview with Ray Pompon, with F5labs.com where we discuss cybersecurity threats and precautionary measures all organizations can take to prevent and respond to cyber-attacks.

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EP14: Embedding Your BC Program Throughout the Business | Jamie Goodloe

The Failover Plan Podcast

Business Continuity can sometimes be a lonely road. Though the work seemingly touches all parts of the business, you’re oftentimes focused on a parallel track of activity that isn’t normally top of mind with your business partners. So what can you do to change this? . This week on the podcast, we’re going to be talking about the idea of embedding your program into other parts of the business to cultivate partnerships and demonstrate value long before an incident.

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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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Gartner Forecasts IT Spending & Your IT Budget in 2021

NexusTek

READ TIME: 4 MIN October 7, 2020 Gartner Forecasts IT Spending & Your IT Budget in 2021 Its safe to say that for many businesses, 2020 budgets were impacted by the current COVID-19 global pandemic. Many business leaders have adopted a conservative approach to their 2020 budgets, so its no surprise that IT spend for businesses was down for 2020.

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PREPARING COASTAL BUSINESSES FOR THE BIG 3 - #2 EARTHQUAKES

CCEM Strategies

After witnessing the devastating effects of the April 2016 earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan, it’s increasingly difficult to deny the importance of planning and preparing for earthquakes. According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada , over 60% of British Columbians live in a region where some of the largest earthquakes in the world occur. And, if you’re located in coastal areas, your chances of being affected increase.

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Ransomware Victims Struggle to Recover, Hire and Spend on Threat Prevention

Behavior Group

IT managers at organizations hit by ransomware are nearly three-times as likely to feel “significantly behind” when it comes to understanding cyber-threats. According to new research from Sophos, organizations “are never the same after being hit by ransomware” and a third (35%) of victims reported that recruiting and retaining skilled IT security professionals was their… Continue reading.

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Announcing: The Employee Safety Podcast

Alert Media

The post Announcing: The Employee Safety Podcast appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Emergency Preparedness: Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise

April is Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month. Enhance your organization’s emergency preparedness with our Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise. Download now to strategically plan, prepare, and test your response to active shooter situations. Key Features: Plan, prepare, and test your emergency response strategy. Simulate real-world scenarios to mitigate risks.

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Who is QAnon?

Disaster Zone Podcast

This podcast is an interview with Edie Miller, an investigator with Logically.ai a UK based company that is focused on stopping the spread of disinformation and misinformation on the Internet. The conversation will cover topics such as, who is behind QAnon, what is its reach across the globe, and what are some of the misguided conspiracy theories that are propagated via people in its circle?

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How to Get ‘Unstuck’ In Your Contingency Planning

Erwood Group

Throughout the course of my career spanning over 25 plus years, I’ve witnessed many planners and organizations getting stuck during their continuity planning. This happens for a variety of reasons including how you manage the overall program. Here are some important ways on how to get ‘unstuck’ in your contingency planning. The BIA phase is one of the most common phases that organizations and planners get hung up on and end up being ‘stuck’ in without making progress and moving on to the strateg

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10 Reasons You Need A Situational Awareness Program Now

Swan Island Network

10 Reasons You Need A Situational Awareness Program Now. Pete O'Dell. October 1, 2020. Share on facebook. Share on linkedin. Share on twitter. Share on email. 1. Gain time for prevention and mitigation. Seconds and minutes can count in emergency situations. Active monitoring and a consolidated situational capability can give you a jump start on saving lives, property, and reputation.

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PREPARING COASTAL BUSINESSES FOR THE BIG 3 — #1 TSUNAMI’S

CCEM Strategies

Coastal towns are a popular tourist destination due to the picture-perfect views and stunning fiery sunsets over the ocean. Poseidon, the great Olympian god of the sea, rivers, floods and earthquakes, highlights the need to be prepared. After all, there are certain consequences faced when operating a business within the vicinity of such beauty and you never know when the earth may start to shake or the water and waves will rise.

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How to Put Your Business Continuity Plans into Action

During a crisis, successful organizations are led by strong leaders who communicate continuously with all stakeholders and have plans that are flexible enough to allow changes to be made on the fly. What You'll Learn: Understanding the characteristics of actionable business continuity plans. Step-by-step guidance on building robust and adaptable BCPs.

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Most enterprises struggle with IoT security incidents

Behavior Group

The ongoing global pandemic that has led to massive levels of remote work and an increased use of hybrid IT systems is leading to greater insecurity and risk exposure for enterprises. security incidents According to new data released by Cybersecurity Insiders, 72% of organizations experienced an increase in endpoint and IoT security incidents in the… Continue reading.

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Understanding the Impact of California AB 685 on Emergency Communication

Alert Media

The post Understanding the Impact of California AB 685 on Emergency Communication appeared first on AlertMedia.

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2020 - An Unprecedented Year

Disaster Zone Podcast

2020 has been an unprecedented year in so many ways. COVID-19 and all its ramifications that echoed through our society from health, the economy, job losses, sports. Disasters have also been unprecedented in frequency and scope. Lastly, the politics of 2020 must be called unprecedented. With three months to go, more unprecedented events are sure to be revealed.

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How InfoScale SmartTier Distributes Data Across Tiers to Optimize Storage Costs

VOX Veritas

See how InfoScale SmartTier dynamic storage tiering capabilities can automatically move data based on access patterns to less expensive storage devices, transparently and without downtime.

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Next-Level Fraud Prevention: Strategies for Today’s Threat Landscape

Speaker: Sierre Lindgren

Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.

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Cyber Ransoms – Should I Pay?

Plan B Consulting

This week I discuss the possible benefits of paying a cyber ransom and whether this is illegal. Legality I thought this week I would do a bit of research on a subject that has intrigued me for a while, which is the legality of paying cyber ransoms. In news articles about firms who have been a victim of ransomware, there is often speculation that they have paid the ransom but there is little hard evidence as organisations, on the whole, do not want to admit they have paid either company or public

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SHAKEOUTBC: TIPS TO PREPARE YOUR WORKFORCE FOR AN EARTHQUAKE

CCEM Strategies

When disaster strikes, having a plan in place to protect your workforce is an essential part of your business continuity plan. More often than not, planning and executing an emergency drill takes a backseat among other priorities, but with the frequency of natural disasters on the rise, preparing your organization for an emergency is of utmost importance.

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Four ways to stop cybercriminals from capitalizing on your remote workers

Behavior Group

Cybercriminals love a crisis. As most of the workforce continues operating remotely, it’s imperative that businesses secure network connections to protect their customers, employees and assets from those taking advantage of the pandemic. ways to stop cybercriminals, remote workers Security leaders must evaluate how to keep employees productive and provide them access to company resources… Continue reading.