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Cyber Incident Response Plans – Turning Words into Action

Bernstein Crisis Management

By: John Cleary, Shareholder, and Kayleigh Shuler, Associate, Polsinelli PC , Tech Transactions and Data Privacy Practice Group. Recent years have seen companies large and small continue to grapple with the much-feared cyber incident. Yet surprisingly few have meaningful and up-to-date incident response plans (IRPs) in place to manage and mitigate this threat.

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Achieving True Communications Interoperability Across Networks, Devices, Platforms and Applications

Disaster Zone Podcast

The need to achieve communications interoperability has haunted public agencies for years. The terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 highlighted the need to improve the ability for public agencies from different jurisdictions to communicate with one another. Now today, Verizon has initiated an outreach to other companies, carriers, device makers, etc. to come together to jointly work on the issue of communications interoperability.

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The 1980 Southern Italian Earthquake After Forty Years

Emergency Planning

Laviano, Province of Avellino, 1984 Monday 23rd November 2020 at 19:34 and 52.8 seconds marked the fortieth anniversary of the 1980 southern Italian earthquake in which I was directly involved as a survivor. The magnitude 6.9 tremors killed 2,914 people and injured 8,848. About 280,000 people were left homeless (including myself) and damage was reported from 628 municipalities.

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Strategic approach – Reducing risk of rogue drones  

Crisis Response Journal

Major incidents involving the malicious use of drones has highlighted that tackling hostile drone threats is a priority, says Andrew Staniforth By Andrew Staniforth

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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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Katherine Heigl Puts Grassroots Crisis Management To Work In Hollywood Return

Bernstein Crisis Management

Should your organization be considering this powerful tactic for building both influence and audience? Once you’ve been in this business long enough you can’t seem to avoid spotting crisis management lessons everywhere. While perusing the latest entertainment news and celeb gossip (give me a break on that one, it can’t be Fortune 500 and international intrigue all the time people), I was surprised to spot valuable insights in a Washington Post article about Katherine Heigl̵

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Keeping a Mobile Workforce Safe: Q&A with Penny Neferis, JetBlue

Alert Media

The post Keeping a Mobile Workforce Safe: Q&A with Penny Neferis, JetBlue appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Thunderstorm Ready–Residential

Disaster Safety

Severe thunderstorms can occur anywhere in the country. Whether you’re building a new home, remodeling, or preparing for severe weather, IBHS has science-backed tips to help. Prepare now and be Thunderstorm Ready. Prepare Your Home for Spring Thunderstorms (Tornadoes and Hail). Get prepared for spring storms with these steps to reduce damage to your home.

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Overcoming Human Vulnerabilities that Open the Door to Ransomware

Cloudian

Ransomware attacks dominated the cybersecurity landscape in 2020 and will remain a top threat in 2021, posing major challenges for both public and private institutions. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre recently reported that it handled more than three times as many ransomware incidents as in the previous year. New variations of attacks are always testing security defenses, including more sophisticated “phishing” schemes — taking advantage of human error or vulnerabilities by duping indivi

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Failing to plan is… The importance of contingency planning – The quarantine

Plan B Consulting

This week I discuss the importance of contingency planning. I try not to criticise the government In this bulletin I try not to criticise the government, firstly, as they are doing a difficult job under challenging circumstances and secondly, it is easy for commentators like myself to carp from the slide lines when I am not involved in the response and don’t have a detailed understanding of the task in hand.

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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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How to Create an Inclement Weather Policy for Your Business (+ Policy Example)

Alert Media

The post How to Create an Inclement Weather Policy for Your Business (+ Policy Example) appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Prepare Your Business for Winter Weather During COVID-19

Disaster Safety

. Due to COVID-19, businesses may not be operating at a normal capacity. Some may still be vacant, while others are operating at a reduced capacity or with strict COVID protocols. Additionally, this winter is unlike any we have experienced before—there is now an increased risk of COVID transmission while a high percentage of the workforce is operating from remote locations.

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The state of IT transformation

IBM Business Resiliency

2020 was a year of unprecedented disruption. The COVID-19 pandemic alone cost businesses millions in managing IT demands. And despite an overall acceleration toward digital transformation, a recent survey [1] found that 60% of corporate IT leaders still say their organizations are not prepared to meet future IT needs. IBM Managed Infrastructure Services surveyed 380 CIOs and CTOs in an effort to better understand how the roles within the c-suite have evolved, and how they are preparing their tea

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Failing to plan is… The importance of contingency planning – The quarantine

Plan B Consulting

This week I discuss the importance of contingency planning. I try not to criticise the government. In this bulletin I try not to criticise the government, firstly, as they are doing a difficult job under challenging circumstances and secondly, it is easy for commentators like myself to carp from the slide lines when I am not involved in the response and don’t have a detailed understanding of the task in hand.

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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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Privacy is not a one-time, check the box activity

Behavior Group

New research from ISACA reveals critical skills gaps and insufficient training. The survey report also explores past and future trends in privacy, offering insights into privacy workforce and skills, the use of privacy by design, and the organizational structure and composition of privacy teams. Privacy, activity Privacy by design Survey findings—gathered in Q3 2020 from… Continue reading.

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What is SAFe? The Scaled Agile Framework explained

CIO Governance

Larger organizations tend to move more slowly — and be more change-resistant — than smaller, more nimble competitors. Much of this can be chalked up to deep-rooted cultural issues of being a larger incumbent, and to policy- and process-based barriers, as bureaucracy tends to flourish in broader corporate environments. Still, many larger organizations seek to capture the benefits of agile development, for which they may not be naturally suited.

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Four key measures to strengthen operational resilience

IBM Business Resiliency

Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) plans need to keep pace with increasing business demands and growth in physical and compute infrastructures. For a hyperconnected digital business, even a small disruptive event can ripple through the entire organization. Today most businesses have BCDR plans. But do these plans deliver operational resilience during the moment of truth?

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Assessing You Power Needs For a Grid Down Problem

Business Continuity Today

Over the last decade, California has experienced increased, intense, and record-breaking wildfires in Northern and Southern California. These fires have resulted in a devastating loss of life and billions of dollars in damage to property and infrastructure. Electric utility infrastructure has historically been responsible for less than ten percent of reported wildfires; however, fires attributed to power lines comprise roughly half of the most destructive fires in California history.

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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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2020s Impact on the Hemp Industry

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 62: Matt Ziska of Charlotte's Web Contact Matt Ziska at: [link] Business Resilience Decoded: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Episode 62: Matt Ziska of Charlotte's Web Contact Matt Ziska at: [link] Business Resilience Decoded: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]

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Assessing You Power Needs For a Grid Down Problem

Business Continuity Today

Over the last decade, California has experienced increased, intense, and record-breaking wildfires in Northern and Southern California. These fires have resulted in a devastating loss of life and billions of dollars in damage to property and infrastructure. Electric utility infrastructure has historically been responsible for less than ten percent of reported wildfires; however, fires attributed to power lines comprise roughly half of the most destructive fires in California history.

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2020s Impact on the Hemp Industry

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 62: Matt Ziska of Charlotte's Web Contact Matt Ziska at: [link]. Business Resilience Decoded: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Episode 62: Matt Ziska of Charlotte's Web Contact Matt Ziska at: [link]. Business Resilience Decoded: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link].

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2020s Impact on the Hemp Industry

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 62: Matt Ziska of Charlotte's Web Contact Matt Ziska at: [link]. Business Resilience Decoded: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Episode 62: Matt Ziska of Charlotte's Web Contact Matt Ziska at: [link].

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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.