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Disaster Zone Podcast: Law Enforcement and Emergency Management

Disaster Zone

Making for a better connection.

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Law Enforcement and Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

Ever since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 there has been a much stronger relationship between law enforcement and emergency management. In this podcast we explore that relationship with Paul Pastor, the former Pierce County, Washington State Sheriff. It is a wide-ranging discussion of challenges being faced by both professions. One of the topics covered included how we need to become prepared for much longer duration events, like that which we have endured with the COVID pandemic.

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Understand resiliency patterns and trade-offs to architect efficiently in the cloud

AWS Disaster Recovery

Architecting workloads to achieve your resiliency targets can be a balancing act. Firms designing for resilience on cloud often need to evaluate multiple factors before they can decide the most optimal architecture for their workloads. Example Corp has multiple applications with varying criticality, and each of their applications have different needs in terms of resiliency, complexity, and cost.

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The Return of 'Don’t Poke the Bear'

The Rand Blog

Some argue that, in order to avoid antagonizing Russia, the West should call for Ukraine to back down and move toward a negotiated peace. But this strategy comes with its own set of consequences.

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Are Robots Replacing You? Keeping Humans in the Loop in Automated Environments

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R

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2022 Heat Crisis Is Here

Disaster Zone

And it is not even summer.

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Is Your Enterprise Ready for a Container Strategy?

Pure Storage

Containers are inextricably linked to all things cloud—and enterprises are taking note. But how easy is adoption of these next-gen tools? Do you have the foundation you need so that your container strategy is sustainable for the long haul? Why Enterprises Are Embracing the Container Era More than Ever. “The Kubernetes community and software are moving fast.

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The 11 Best Free Disaster Recovery Plan Templates Online

Solutions Review

The editors at Solutions Review have compiled this list of the best free disaster recovery plan templates available online. With cyber-attacks and natural disasters threatening your data at every turn, being prepared with a disaster recovery plan is your best defense. Having a plan can prevent debilitating data and financial loss and give you peace of mind while running your business.

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How to Insulate Windows to Keep Heat Out

Constellation

Windows are the key to an efficiently insulated home. Insulating them well this summer will keep the burning rays of the sun from turning your home into an oven. The post How to Insulate Windows to. (This is a content summary only. Click on the blog title to continue reading this post.).

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New Recovery Investment Device

Recovery Diva

FEMA ETF Invests in Natural Disaster Recovery Efforts. Procure Holdings LLC subsidiary ProcureAM launched the Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF (FEMA), which begins trading today on the Nasdaq Exchange. FEMA is the first fund to invest in companies worldwide that are engaged in sustainable recovery and risk reduction efforts related to natural disasters.

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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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‘Ditch the Plan and Write a Playbook’

Disaster Zone

A new take on planning.

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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Amanda Conley

Security Industry Association

2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards winner Amanda Conley is the Human Capital Branch chief within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) – formerly known as the U.S. Visitor and Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program. In her role with OBIM, Conley focuses on providing and enabling biometric and identity leadership, innovation and talent sourcing.

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Selling Online Backup Software: an MSP Reference Guide

Acronis

Your managed service provider (MSP) business thrives by expanding the breadth and depth of services you offer to your business customers. These expansions represent an opportunity both to entice new prospects and to deepen your relationship with existing customers. And few MSP services are in more demand today than online backup services.

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How to set up a crisis management team in your organization

BryghtPath

The old tongue-in-cheek saying that “a camel is a horse designed by committee” has an ironic application to the team approach in reacting to crises. Contrary to the implied criticism of committee work, if a camel had been designed by a committee, the final product would be the animal best adapted to its desert environment—a … The post How to set up a crisis management team in your organization appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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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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Public Information Lessons from the Texas School Shooting

Disaster Zone

Multi-agency response requires a Joint Information Center (JIC)

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Lowering Azure VMs Recovery Time with Pure Cloud Block Store and Azure Automation

Pure Storage

Planning your business disaster recovery solution is an exhausting process that requires a lot of rehearsal testing and allocation of expensive resources. The speed at which you can bring your business back online is what matters most for your customers and your bottom line. . In a disaster recovery scenario, there are two goals: Recovery time objective (RTO): Restoring critical applications as quickly as possible.

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Exciting new features available in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure 5.1

Acronis

Acronis has announced some exciting new enhancements to Acronis Cyber Infrastructure 5.1 that will enable businesses to have a cloud-like experience on premises and service providers to provision cloud services for their clients.

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Closing the Gap Between Business Continuity & IT Disaster Recovery

BryghtPath

Business continuity and crisis management experts rarely talk about the gap between business continuity and IT disaster recovery planning. But they should. The distance between the IT disaster recovery program you have and what you need could be bigger than you think. Like one of our clients whose IT disaster recovery plans for several critical … The post Closing the Gap Between Business Continuity & IT Disaster Recovery appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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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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Regional Wars and Taiwan

Disaster Zone

Is it time to change our "strategic ambiguity?

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SIA New Member Profile: Total Security Solutions

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Total Security Solutions (TSS) is the leading nationwide custom bulletproof barrier manufacturer and installer. The company is headquartered in Fowlerville, Michigan, and has offices in California, Washington, Nevada, Texas and Delaware. SIA spoke with Jim Richards, CEO of TSS, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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Building a Workplace Safety Culture in 8 Steps

Alert Media

The post Building a Workplace Safety Culture in 8 Steps appeared first on AlertMedia.

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12 Critical Online Backup Service Features in 2022

Acronis

We have come a long way with backup and data protection — from backing up to floppies, external drives, CDs, Blu-ray, flash drives, SSD drives, and now to the cloud.

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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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The US Sending Rocket Systems to Ukraine

Disaster Zone

I'm betting this is the system: MLRS M270

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Enter the Matrix: Why You Should Employ a Risk Management Matrix  

MHA Consulting

One of the best tools for assessing and reducing risk is a risk management matrix. Today’s blog provides an example of such a matrix and explains how and why to … The post Enter the Matrix: Why You Should Employ a Risk Management Matrix appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Pure Fusion is Here! Making Self-Service, Autonomous Storage a Reality

Pure Storage

The companies who innovate by empowering their innovators win. Developers no longer accept being tied down by long manual requests for infrastructure and resources that stifle agile processes, as they’ve seen first-hand in the cloud just how fast and efficient resource provisioning can be. The days of IT request tickets for infrastructure and the long back and forth are numbered.

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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Bobby Varma

Security Industry Association

2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards winner Bobby Varma is co-founder and CEO of Princeton Identity, a leading biometric technology company. Varma, who has a proven track record as an executive in the biometrics arena for 15 years of driving sales and developing products, was drawn to the industry by her passion for technology. “I started as a scientist developing a best-in-class solution using vision technology to identify people in war zones,” said Varma.

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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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HIPAA penalties every healthcare company needs to know about: Fines, charges, and more

Online Computers

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was created to protect sensitive health information from being disclosed without the patients’ consent. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and state attorneys general issue penalties for HIPAA violations, and these penalties can be devastating for healthcare companies.

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VDI best practices and tips to support remote work

Citrix

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is a technology that allows organizations to run operating systems on virtual machines, enabling users to access resources remotely. It has become highly important in the era of hybrid work. To make the most of … The post VDI best practices and tips to support remote work first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories Application Virtualization vs.

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Positive Safety Culture: Your Key to a More Resilient Business

Alert Media

The post Positive Safety Culture: Your Key to a More Resilient Business appeared first on AlertMedia.