Sat.May 27, 2023 - Fri.Jun 02, 2023

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Threat Intelligence: A Key Capability for Our Turbulent Times

MHA Consulting

There was a time when only the military had to concern itself with scanning the horizon for potential dangers. But in our current period of an ever-expanding set of global threats, most organizations would benefit from developing a system for actively monitoring potential threats to their operations and assets. Related on MHA Consulting: Driving Blind: The Problem with Skipping the Threat and Risk Assessment The Need for Threat Intelligence Traditional business continuity methodology leans heavi

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Drone Diplomacy in the USA vs. Europe

Disaster Zone Podcast

Every region of the globe is looking to harness the full capabilities of drone technology. How do you do that and do it safely, even in densely populated areas that include cities and metroplexes? Vincent Pedrini , co-founder and CFO of Nomoko , as well as President of the Luxembourg Drone Federation is the guest for this podcast. After several years of experience in audit and management in companies such as Deloitte and PwC, Vincent cofounded Nomoko to unlock the untapped potential of 3D digita

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What F-16s Will (and Won't) Do for Ukraine

The Rand Blog

After months of publicly lobbying to acquire U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, it appears that Ukraine may receive them later this year. However, there remains a long road ahead before the F-16s would see service in Ukraine—and it is an open question how much they would affect the outcome of the war.

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More on the CA Snow Melt

Recovery Diva

From the NYTimes: California’s Snow Is Melting and It’s a Beautiful Thing. An excerpt: “But this year still feels like a reward. Rather than solely preparing for the upcoming natural disaster season of fire and drought, we get to anticipate a summer when flowing rivers and deep lakes will be full of people enjoying them. If only for one year, abundant, clear and cold waters will come down from the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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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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Driving Scientific Discovery with Big Data

Pure Storage

Driving Scientific Discovery with Big Data by Pure Storage Blog Medical research dominated headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the Nuffield Department of Population Health (NDPH) was one of the first institutions to give the world some hope. Working alongside the Nuffield Department of Medicine, NDPH’s RECOVERY Trial provided an early breakthrough in the COVID-19 response: discovering that an inexpensive steroid could save many severely ill patients.

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The Russian Military's Looming Personnel Crises of Retention and Veteran Mental Heath

The Rand Blog

Russia's looming troop-retention and veteran-treatment problems are already visible on the horizon, even though they have been delayed by policy. By invading Ukraine, Russia has created a wave of severe trauma that will soon crash over its own country.

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NexusTek Recognized on CRN’s 2023 Solution Provider 500 List

NexusTek

May 30, 2023 NexusTek Recognized on CRN’s 2023 Solution Provider 500 List Honored as a leading solution provider for the fifth consecutive year Denver , CO , May 30, 2023 — NexusTek, a top national cloud, managed IT services, and cybersecurity provider, announced today that CRN ® , a brand of The Channel Company , has named NexusTek to its 2023 Solution Provider 500 list.

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Non-disruptive Workload Mobility with ActiveWorkload

Pure Storage

Non-disruptive Workload Mobility with ActiveWorkload by Pure Storage Blog You bought a FlashArray//X20 —wise choice! You love it; it’s fast, efficient, and feature-rich. The hardware is non-disruptively upgraded every two years, new capabilities come out without licensing costs, and the data reduction is extremely effective. In fact, it’s so cheap to run and upgrade, your boss lets you buy more of them…maybe a newer, high-performance FlashArray//XL ™ for your mission-critical applications

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7 Advantages of Regular Crisis & Continuity Exercises

BryghtPath

Have you ever spent time assembling a crack crisis management & business continuity program, only to discover that leaders weren’t willing to invest the time to conduct crisis exercises? A few years ago, we worked with a large organization that invested significantly in building a robust crisis management & business continuity program with us.

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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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Security Industry Association Earns American National Standards Institute Reaccreditation for SIA Standards

Security Industry Association

SIA is committed to continue developing its industry standards in accordance with ANSI requirements and invites members to get involved. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has successfully completed the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) reaccreditation process for its standards development program. ANSI – the nonprofit standards body accreditation organization that oversees development of voluntary consensus standards for products, processes, systems and pers

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Why Zerto Cyber Resilience Vault?

Zerto

Ransomware threats and cyberattacks continue to grow in frequency, severity, and sophistication. A recent study by IDC found most disaster recovery incidents in the last 12 months were triggered by ransomware and malware. The cost of executing an attack continues to fall thanks to the rise of ransomware as a service, and successful ransom payments are fuelling the development of next-gen malware.

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Take and Store Nearly Half a Million Snapshots with Purity 6.4.3

Pure Storage

Take and Store Nearly Half a Million Snapshots with Purity 6.4.3 by Pure Storage Blog Snapshots have become a de facto tool in managing and protecting data on primary storage. With Pure Storage and Purity//FA, snapshots can be created in less than a millisecond and take up very little space since they are simple data structures filled with only pointers to actual data.

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An Electrical Inspector’s Role in Reducing Electric Shock Drowning

National Fire Protection Association

A version of this blog was originally published in 2022. It has been updated to reflect the most recent information. You would think that as someone who lives and previously conducted electrical inspections in Michigan, a state with 3,288 miles of freshwater shoreline and countless marinas, I would have known about electric shock drowning (ESD) before joining NFPA®.

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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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What’s New with Citrix — CVAD 2305 and Cloud Updates

Citrix

It’s no secret that Citrix continues to innovate and deliver new capabilities to make your environments more flexible, increase deployment speed, and improve end user experiences. Citrix is also fully committed to meeting organizations where they are in their deployment … The post What’s New with Citrix — CVAD 2305 and Cloud Updates first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Ten States Sue FEMA over Flood Insurance Rates

Recovery Diva

From NPR: 10 states and scores of local governments sue FEMA over higher flood insurance rates

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Equity Impact Review Process Overview

Disaster Zone

Some thoughts on how to integrate equity into your planning and actions.

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Deadly North Carolina Construction Blaze Could Spark Update to State Fire Code to Include More from NFPA 241

National Fire Protection Association

Fire safety officials in North Carolina are considering incorporating requirements from the latest edition of NFPA 241, Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations, into the state fire code after a massive, deadly blaze earlier this month. “We do hope that the latest updates [to NFPA 241] will be considered,” Chief State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor told The Charlotte Observer.

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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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What’s New with Citrix Session Recording – May 2023

Citrix

The majority of organizations using Citrix operate in hybrid deployments. Citrix is built to meet you where you are in your hybrid journey, and that flexibility extends to Citrix Session Recording. Nowadays, Citrix Session Recording supports fully IT-managed deployments and … The post What’s New with Citrix Session Recording – May 2023 first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Rising to the Challenge: A Methodological Approach to Prioritizing Defense Investments

The Rand Blog

Meeting the Pentagon's goals to invest efficiently in military capabilities calls for a methodological process hinging on five key elements: aligning strategies with tasks, understanding what drives military innovation, embracing specificity in problem-solving, preparing for an unknown future, and assessing technology investments for prioritization.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: Drone Diplomacy in the USA vs. Europe

Disaster Zone

Comparing policy differences between Europe and the United States.

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Generative AI for the PagerDuty Operations Cloud by Sean Scott

PagerDuty

When it comes to keeping your business’s lights on, you need to manage and orchestrate your operational activities, prioritize high-impact and urgent work, and maintain day-to-day precision. Trust is paramount during mission-critical, time-sensitive crisis response and the narrow margin for error means there is little room and low acceptance for generative AI hallucinations or false positives.

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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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How cloud economics can help you optimize DaaS costs

Citrix

56 percent less hardware spending each year. That’s how much organizations can potentially save with a desktop as a service (DaaS) solution. There are many benefits related to moving to the cloud using solutions like DaaS (such as … The post How cloud economics can help you optimize DaaS costs first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Be Your Best Threat

FS-ISAC

Know Thyself γνῶθι σεαυτόν – Know Thyself. It’s one of three maxims inscribed on the temple of Apollo at Delphi. Now, lest you think this is some vain personal attempt to appear intellectual at the beginning of a blog post, let me assure you I physically cannot grow a beard bushy enough to be considered a philosopher. But I can apply it to cybersecurity.

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Long-Term Care Providers Need to Look at Their Disaster Plans

Disaster Zone

What the Kirkland verdict means for emergency preparedness.

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An Autistic Soldier Wants You to Read This

The Rand Blog

Despite the recruitment challenges it is currently facing, the Army continues to make personnel decisions based on last century's understanding of neurodivergent diagnoses. The loosening of stigma associated with these diagnoses could improve recruitment, and the Army might reap the benefits of neurodiversity.

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What’s New with Citrix — CVAD 2305 and Cloud Updates

Citrix

It’s no secret that Citrix continues to innovate and deliver new capabilities to make your environments more flexible, increase deployment speed, and improve end user experiences. Citrix is also fully committed to meeting organizations where they are in their deployment … The post What’s New with Citrix — CVAD 2305 and Cloud Updates first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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