Sat.Aug 03, 2024 - Fri.Aug 09, 2024

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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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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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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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Why the Decline of Local Media Could Be a Security Risk

The Rand Blog

The decline of local media in the United States creates vulnerabilities to adversarial influence. Supporting local journalism is essential for strengthening democracy and ensuring timely detection of security threats.

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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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Why You Should Adopt RACI for a Risk-Based Approach to Task Management

LogisManager

Why You Should Adopt RACI for a Risk-Based Approach to Task Management Last Updated: August 9, 2024 Managing programs effectively is the secret sauce behind organizational success. But getting everyone on the same page? That can be a real challenge. Enter the RACI model and LogicManager’s task management capabilities. By embracing RACI and structured action plans, you can supercharge your business’s efficiency, accountability, and overall program success.

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Photo Recovery: How to Recover Deleted Photos

Acronis

Whether it's your child’s soccer game, your dog hiding under a blanket, or a beautiful sunset, your smartphone captures all of the moments you never want to forget. But even if you're using the cloud to sync everything across your devices, what happens when you accidentally click "delete" or find a ransomware attack encrypted your photo files? Suddenly, you’re scrambling to recover those lost moments.

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Countering Fentanyl with Diplomacy

The Rand Blog

The fentanyl epidemic in the United States parallels China's historical opium crisis, which was exacerbated by foreign powers and led to widespread societal damage. Understanding China's past and its current role in fentanyl production could offer valuable insights for combating the ongoing U.S. crisis.

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Does Canada Need a FEMA?

Recovery Diva

From CBRCA: Does Canada need a national emergency response agency?

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Strengthening Business Continuity Through Cybersecurity Integration

BryghtPath

Discover how integrating cybersecurity into your business continuity plan can help protect your organization from cyber threats and minimize downtime. The post Strengthening Business Continuity Through Cybersecurity Integration appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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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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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.

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Building Flood Resilience: A Grand Challenge for U.S. Water Policy

The Rand Blog

Flooding has become the most expensive and frequent disaster in the United States. Since 2000, flooding events occur almost daily and the cost of inland flooding alone in 2023 was nearly $200 billion. Managing flood risk requires transformations in land use, regulation, insurance, and financing.

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Leveraging Pure Protect //DRaaS for Cybersecurity: The Role of Clean Rooms in Forensic Investigations 

Pure Storage

Leveraging Pure Protect //DRaaS for Cybersecurity: The Role of Clean Rooms in Forensic Investigations by Blog Home Summary As cyber threats increase, having a robust disaster recovery solution is essential. Pure Protect //DRaaS not only helps ensure businesses can swiftly recover from disruptions but also provides a clean room to conduct forensic investigations.

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Climate Change and Hurricanes: Unraveling the Impact and Preparing for the Future

BryghtPath

The intersection of climate change and hurricane activity has become a focal point for scientific research and policy discussions worldwide. While debates continue over whether climate change directly increases the frequency of Atlantic hurricanes, there is a strong consensus that global warming significantly impacts their behavior and intensity. This warming enhances hurricane dynamics by increasing … The post Climate Change and Hurricanes: Unraveling the Impact and Preparing for the Futu

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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 to Know About Illinois’ New Biometric Data Requirements

Security Industry Association

Key considerations and implications for security industry companies regarding the new Illinois BIPA reform proposal On Aug. 2, 2024, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a major Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) reform into law. The reform proposal received approval back in May within the Illinois House of Representatives with a 81-30 vote, after clearing the Illinois Senate 46-13 and solidifying bipartisan support for amending the highly controversial 2008 Illinois BIPA law.

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The National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research: Five Years of Accomplishments

The Rand Blog

Just five years ago, little scientific evidence existed on the effects of gun laws in the United States. Since 2019, the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research has allocated more than $24 million to fund research projects on gun violence prevention, resulting in a windfall of new scientific results, with more to come.

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Will 1984’s Prophecies Come True? Not If the New AI Act Has Something to Say about It

Pure Storage

Will 1984’s Prophecies Come True? Not If the New AI Act Has Something to Say about It by Blog Home Summary The 2024 European Commission’s AI Act seeks to ensure AI use cases and applications stay “trustworthy.” Leveraging technology solutions that help you optimize your AI investments in an ever-evolving regulatory environment can help you build a brighter future. 1984.

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Balancing Centralization and Autonomy: The Key to Automation at Scale by Jake Cohen

PagerDuty

The recent global outage reminds us that identifying issues and their impact radius is just the first part of a lengthy process to remediation. Incidents are inevitable; how we prepare for and learn from them is what sets teams up to respond more effectively next time. As we saw from the remediation steps taken by enterprises around the world, implementing a known fix across a large number of environments that are potentially managed by a number of distributed teams can be a gargantuan challenge

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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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Security Industry Association Expands SIA Identity and Biometric Technology Advisory Board; Names Austin Park as Chair

Security Industry Association

The expert-led advisory board – spearheaded by Austin Park of NEC National Security Systems and now including all member of SIA’s former Facial Recognition Working Group – promotes the advancement and adoption of innovative biometric and digital identification solutions to secure critical assets, protect individual identity, safeguard proprietary data and enhance consumer experience.

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Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of August 9; Updates from Commvault, Gartner, Iron Mountain & More

Solutions Review

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of August 9, 2024. Keeping tabs on all the most relevant storage and data protection news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week, in this space.

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Resilient Data Protection for Critical Infrastructure  

Pure Storage

Resilient Data Protection for Critical Infrastructure by Blog Home Summary Bad actors are targeting critical infrastructure in an attempt to disrupt services citizens rely on. As these threats increase and evolve, state and local governments need to evolve their cybersecurity strategies. Pure Storage solutions can help agencies protect critical infrastructure and get back on their feet quickly after an attack.

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Managing Vendor Incidents: Customer Impact That Isn’t Your Fault by Mandi Walls

PagerDuty

One of the first key tenets of cloud computing was that “you own your own availability ”, the idea being that the public cloud providers were making infrastructure available to you, and your organization had to decide what to use and how to use it in order to meet your organization’s goals. The cloud providers have no knowledge of your applications or their KPIs.

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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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10 Rules for Breaking Barriers and Leading With Influence  

Security Industry Association

At Security LeadHER 2024, Lida Citroën, CEO of LIDA360, highlighted how to authentically build trust, articulate your value proposition, define your leadership strategy and become visible to make your voice heard. ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA) recently closed out a successful second annual Security LeadHER conference , a unique event dedicated to advancing, connecting and empowering women in the security profession.

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Crisis Leadership Skills: Guide to Managing Tough Times

BryghtPath

Crisis Leadership Skills are essential for leading through uncertain times. Learn key skills and strategies to effectively navigate challenges and lead with confidence. The post Crisis Leadership Skills: Guide to Managing Tough Times appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Get Ready and Stay Ready with Pure Skill

Pure Storage

Get Ready and Stay Ready with Pure Skill by Blog Home Summary Whether you’re looking to elevate your own IT skills or support your team’s development, Pure Skill is a new subscription service that makes education and training accessible and enjoyable. In today’s fast-paced tech landscape, staying ahead of the curve is more than just a professional advantage—it’s a necessity.

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Balancing Centralization and Autonomy: The Key to Automation at Scale by Jake Cohen

PagerDuty

The recent global outage reminds us that identifying issues and their impact radius is just the first part of a lengthy process to remediation. Incidents are inevitable; how we prepare for and learn from them is what sets teams up to respond more effectively next time. As we saw from the remediation steps taken by enterprises around the world, implementing a known fix across a large number of environments that are potentially managed by a number of distributed teams can be a gargantuan challenge

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SIA New Member Profile: Quality Low Voltage Systems

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Quality Low Voltage Systems is a security systems company founded on the idea of customizable security. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, and serves clients in both northern and southern California while laying the foundation for future expansion throughout the country. SIA spoke with Katie M.