BCM METRICS

AUGUST 25, 2022

Supply chain insecurity has emerged as one of the leading threats to business, but most organizations continue to lag when it comes to protecting their access to critical goods and services. In today’s post, we’ll lay out the four steps every company should take to protect its supply chain and boost its resilience. Most […]. The post Strengthening the Chain: Four Steps to a More Secure Corporate Supply Chain appeared first on BCMMETRICS.

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Security Resilience Mitigation Business Continuity 85

Disaster Zone Podcast

AUGUST 23, 2022

Before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, there was Hurricane Andrew which made landfall in Dade County Florida on August 24, 1991—30 years ago. The hurricane caused catastrophic damages. In this podcast, Kate Hale, the then County Emergency Management Director shares that experience with us. This all happened a year after I started in emergency management.

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Disaster Zone

AUGUST 23, 2022

Before there was Hurricane Katrina there was Hurricane Andrew.

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Recovery Diva

AUGUST 23, 2022

From Homeland Security News Wire: Strengthening Puerto Rico’s Power Grid The 2017 Hurricane Maria made a direct hit on Puerto Rico in 2017, it ravaged the island’s power grid and caused the longest blackout in U.S. history. Maria left many residents without power for nearly a year. As more hurricanes threaten, Puerto Rico utilities are shoring up their defenses using the Electrical Grid Resilience and Assessment System (EGRASS) planning tool.

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Resilience Security 100

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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Pure Storage

AUGUST 22, 2022

Let’s be frank: the worst-case scenario for a ransomware attack is that your business won’t recover and has to close shop. And it’s happened—many, like Lincoln College, simply can’t afford the associated costs of an attack and have to fold. . Is this avoidable? As the Benjamin Franklin saying goes, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” With the right plan and technologies in place, it is avoidable.

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Malware Backup Architecture Resilience 122

Disaster Zone

AUGUST 22, 2022

Taking the money means dancing to the federal tune.

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Recovery Diva

AUGUST 20, 2022

New report (5 pp) from the CRS: Responding to Drought in the Colorado River Basin: Federal and State Efforts. The Colorado River Basin (Figure 1) covers more than 246,000 square miles in seven U.S. states and Mexico. Basin waters are managed and governed by multiple laws, court decisions, and other documents known collectively as the Law of the River.

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Authorization Government Management 100

Unitrends

AUGUST 25, 2022

Every minute matters when responding to a data disaster in today’s always-on economy. At the same time, the complex nature of hybrid IT environments makes hitting short recovery times a challenge. Two metrics IT professionals (and leadership) are increasingly aware of are recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO). RTO is the time […].

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Backup 105

The Rand Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

Virtual reality environments such as the metaverse will enable psychological and emotional manipulation of users at a level unimaginable in today's media. We must not wait until these technologies are fully realized to consider appropriate guardrails for them. We can reap the benefits of the metaverse while minimizing its potential for great harm.

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Media Technology 109

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!

Mitigation

Disaster Zone

AUGUST 22, 2022

Every crisis is a disinformation opportunity!

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Pure Storage

AUGUST 23, 2022

AI may be more mainstream today than ever before, yet the ROI for many AI projects remains elusive. Below, we’ll examine why and suggest four critical components to support successful AI projects. 1. Shift Mindsets from AI and DevOps to “MLOps”. It’s interesting how most AI initiatives end up being discussions about humans. On the IT level, it’s no different.

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Outsourcing Application Architecture Management 98

Security Industry Association

AUGUST 23, 2022

SIA NCRSF will host its ninth annual charity golf outing on Oct. 3 in support of the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Brain Injury Recovery. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) National Capital Region Security Forum (NCRSF) – a community of leading D.C.-area security professionals representing industry and government – has revealed the details for its ninth annual charity golf tournament.

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Security Hospitality Government Education 98

BryghtPath

AUGUST 24, 2022

Pandemics, droughts, floods, school shootings, political turmoil, war. Is it just me, or does it seem like a lot of us are stuck in a riptide of never-ending crises? Flailing arms, saltwater up our noses, a mild sense of panic at what lurks below, and exhaustion setting in. Yet now is not the time to … The post Using Crisis Microsimulations to Counter Crisis Fatigue and Boost Resilience appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Resilience Pandemic Activation Crisis Management 97

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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Disaster Zone

AUGUST 22, 2022

Learning from disasters.

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National Fire Protection Association

AUGUST 24, 2022

Jobsites are a hazardous place on their own accord. That is before we start adding people, and their associated decision making, into the equation, which has the potential to make the jobsite even more dangerous. Add in working on or around electricity and the risks can compound even more. With so many things that can be out of our control on jobsites, such as someone making a decision that puts another person in harm’s way, we would be foolish to not mitigate risk by controlling the things that

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Mitigation All-Hazards Hazard Manufacturing 97

Security Industry Association

AUGUST 22, 2022

Security Industry Association (SIA) member Gentech Security , a branch of Genesis Security Services, is a provider of integrated, planned and monitored security solutions designed for maximum efficiency and immediate response. SIA spoke with Elaisha Santana, operations manager at Gentech Security, about the company’s history and offerings, the security industry and working with SIA.

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Security Cybersecurity Authorization Technology 98

The Rand Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

Teachers and principals are twice as likely as other workers to experience frequent job-related stress. They report higher rates of depression and burnout, and much lower rates of resilience. What can school districts do to better support them?

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Education Resilience 98

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.

Disaster Zone

AUGUST 23, 2022

Money for universities.

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Recovery Diva

AUGUST 25, 2022

New Report from the Hazards Center in CO: From the Ashes: Mitigation Policy After Wildfire in California.

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Mitigation Hazard 100

Security Industry Association

AUGUST 22, 2022

Top C-suite, cybersecurity and business leaders will headline the security industry’s executive conference taking place Oct. 18-19 in New York City. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the 2022 schedule, speaker lineup and program for Securing New Ground (SNG), the security industry’s executive conference, taking place Oct. 18-19 at the Intercontinental Times Square in New York City.

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Security Cybersecurity Communications Government 98

The Rand Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

The United States and its Arctic partners suspended cooperation with Russia at the Arctic Council in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The prospect of returning to the council's business as usual seems very far away.

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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

Entertainment

National Fire Protection Association

AUGUST 23, 2022

As the new school year draws closer, college students across the country are gearing up to return to campus, especially with in-person learning in full swing again. No matter if they are new or returning students, the journey back to campus marks new experiences and a new chapter in their lives. However, with new experiences and chapters, comes a set of new responsibilities.

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Recovery Diva

AUGUST 23, 2022

From Scientific American. Bold New Jersey Short Flood Rules Could be Blueprint for Entire U.S. Coast.

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Citrix

AUGUST 22, 2022

Oracle Red Bull Racing is building a successful 2022 season on the heels of a 2021 Drivers Championship and second-place finish in the Team Constructors Championship. One would think the success of these two seasons are linked, but in fact … The post Efficiency to the max first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories Mais segurança, redução de custos e produtividade para os serviços públicos DaaS and VDI vs.

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The Rand Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

Almost the entire Indo-Pacific region backs China over Taiwan. But U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's August trip to Taiwan made it clear that key U.S. allies strongly support Taiwan's cause, particularly in the face of a potential war over the island. This suggests that Beijing's assertive behavior is steadily alienating nations that otherwise may have minded their own business.

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Disaster Zone

AUGUST 22, 2022

The stresses of COVID-19 have impacted first responders.

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