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Brand Crisis Management: Protecting Your Reputation

Bernstein Crisis Management

Brand Crisis Management: Protecting and Repairing Your Reputation In today’s competitive market, where a brand’s reputation can be its most significant asset or its Achilles’ heel, mastering brand crisis management is more crucial than ever. Brands that prioritize effective crisis management strategies are not only better equipped to navigate challenges but also stand to enhance their reputation in the process.

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Cybersecurity Month: New Guidance for Tackling Phishing Attacks

DRI Drive

As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues, a multi-department security team has partnered to issue new guidance for organizations of all sizes on stopping phishing attacks before they do irreparable harm. “Phishing Guidance: Stopping the Attack Cycle at Phase One” is a cybersecurity information sheet developed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), NSA, the […] The post Cybersecurity Month: New Guidance for Tackling Phishing Attacks appeared first on DRI

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Terrorism is not war

Disaster Zone

Killing civilians is not a wartime objective.

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Avoid Salesforce Data Mishaps and Mayhem

Zerto

Data backup and recovery strategies for cloud and SaaS workloads are becoming more of a focus for large and small businesses. It is no longer if an event will occur, but when companies will need to recover from data loss. Salesforce is critical to the success of your business, which means that it’s time to think about how you’re backing up that Salesforce data.

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Supply Chain Resilience Checklist

Strengthen your operations with the Supply Chain Resilience Checklist. This practical, easy-to-use tool helps your organization prepare for disruptions and ensure long-term continuity in an unpredictable world. Why Download: Identify and assess critical supply chain risks Ask the right questions to evaluate vendor preparedness Implement effective strategies to reduce vulnerabilities Improve communication, transparency, and coordination across your network What You’ll Learn: How to evaluate and m

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A New Model for Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

Emergency management as a profession is constantly evolving. The evolution of federal programs and major disaster events have a way of swaying the priorities of state and local jurisdictions based on new programs and the funding that comes with those programs.In this podcast we explore a number of topics about how emergency management might evolve in the future and the relationship of disaster resilience to our overall disaster response operations that have become much more frequent.The guest fo

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Security Industry Association Announces 2023 SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship Winners

Security Industry Association

Ten security industry professionals and students will receive scholarships to be used toward continuing education, repayment of student loan debt and professional development. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named 10 recipients for the 2023 SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Scholarship – a program developed by the SIA Women in Security Forum to further educational opportunities and promote advancement for the widest spectrum of people possible in the security

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The Evolving Relationship Between Backup and Disaster Recovery

Zerto

As data proliferates in the information age, data protection becomes more and more important. When computing first began and data was stored in various types of removable media, it quickly became apparent that backups were a good idea, as media could be lost or corrupted. Then it also became apparent that a backup should probably be stored somewhere other than where the primary data was, just in case a disaster of some kind might affect both copies of data in the same location.

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4 Questions IT Managers Can Ask to Strengthen Data Backup and Resiliency

Solutions Review

Solutions Review’s Contributed Content Series is a collection of contributed articles written by thought leaders in enterprise tech. In this feature, Apricorn ‘s Kurt Markley offers four data backup and resilience questions to ask right now. IT leaders face an escalating array of challenges. The landscape of evolving digital threats, coupled with the pandemic-induced surge in remote and hybrid work, has exposed organizations to an increasing number of vulnerabilities.

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Hurricanes are growing stronger much faster

Disaster Zone

Less time to prepare for the coming storm.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls In Automation: Keep Humans In the Loop

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward. From missed discrepancies to strained vendor relationships, accounts payable automation needs a human touch to deliver lasting value. This session is your playbook to get automation right. We’ll explore how to balance speed with control, boost decision-making through human-machine collaboration, and unlock ROI with fewer errors, stronger fraud prevention, and smoother operations.

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SIA Applauds Bipartisan Call for Increased Funding to Nonprofit Security Grant Program

Security Industry Association

The Security Industry Association (SIA) stands in strong support of the recent bipartisan initiative led by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), urging increased funding to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). In a world faced with rapidly growing and ever-evolving security threats, this program is more crucial than ever before.

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The Lithuanian Success Story

The Rand Blog

The horrors of the past have motivated Lithuanians to build a successful new independent country. Lithuania is a success story, an advertisement for democracy and market economics during a dark period in Eastern Europe.

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4 Questions IT Managers Can Ask to Strengthen Data Backup and Resiliency

Solutions Review

Solutions Review’s Contributed Content Series is a collection of contributed articles written by thought leaders in enterprise technology. In this feature, Apricorn ‘s Kurt Markley offers four data backup and resilience questions to ask right now. IT leaders face an escalating array of challenges. The landscape of evolving digital threats, coupled with the pandemic-induced surge in remote and hybrid work, has exposed organizations to an increasing number of vulnerabilities.

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How Resilience Training Can Propel You Towards Success in Life

Beaumont Resilience Training

In the face of life’s challenges, uncertainties, and setbacks, Resilience emerges as a powerful quality that can make the difference between mere survival and thriving. Resilience, often referred to as the ability to bounce back from adversity, is not a fixed trait but a skill that can be nurtured and strengthened. At Beaumont Training, where Resilience coach training and courses in wellbeing are a specialty, we firmly believe that Resilience training can be a life-changing journey towards

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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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Guest Post: Building the “Air Domain” Into Your Security Program

Security Industry Association

Building Intelligence’s Bill Edwards, Chair of the SIA Counter-UAS Working Group, Answers the Question, “Where Do I Start?” Bill Edwards is the president of federal and public safety at Building Intelligence Inc. and chair of the SIA Counter-UAS Working Group. He is a retired U.S. Army colonel and veteran of the Iraq War. He is also the author and provider of a series of online training courses.

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Safeguarding Your Computer Systems: How to Build an IT Disaster Recovery Team

MHA Consulting

The cost of not having an IT disaster recovery team can range from being unable to recover from a disruption, to overspending. In today’s post we’ll look at the right way to build an IT/DR team, focusing on what roles need to be represented to ensure that the organization’s various computing services each receive an appropriate level of protection. Related on MHA Consulting: Who Does What: The Most Critical Job Roles in IT Disaster Recovery The Price of Neglecting IT/DR Being a business continui

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Disaster Zone Podcast: A New Model for Emergency Management

Disaster Zone

How to do it differently.

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Get the Facts Right Re Disasters

Recovery Diva

From the NYTimes: Falsehoods Follow Close Behind This Summer’s Natural Disasters “Misattributed videos, recycled lies and warped fears are fueling unfounded claims about the recent record-breaking heat, floods and wildfires.

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Emergency Preparedness: Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise

April is Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month. Enhance your organization’s emergency preparedness with our Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise. Download now to strategically plan, prepare, and test your response to active shooter situations. Key Features: Plan, prepare, and test your emergency response strategy. Simulate real-world scenarios to mitigate risks.

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How Banks Can Prepare for the FDIC’s Proposed Standards

LogisManager

How Banks Can Prepare for the FDIC’s Proposed Standards Last Updated: October 19, 2023 FDIC Proposes Stricter Corporate Governance for Banks with $10 Billion or More in Assets On October 3, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed new standards for corporate governance and risk management for financial institutions with $10 billion or more in total assets.

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Protecting Free Speech Compels Some Form of Social Media Regulation

The Rand Blog

Given the profound challenges posed by social media, corrective measures need to go beyond “deplatforming” bad apples. But how can the United States make such a structural change without compromising the democratic tradition of free speech?

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Job: Public/Private Partnerships Program Manager, Washington State

Disaster Zone

One of the best jobs in emergency management.

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YOUR NEW ACTION HERO! What is Data Activator?

Advancing Analytics

Data Activator is the newest experience to be added to Microsoft’s unified Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform Fabric, having been made available in the public preview at the beginning of October. But what is it? What does it do? How can you use it? THE TRAILER It activates data right? Err… not sure that’s even a thing. The one liner I’d give it, is that it acts ON your data.

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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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AWS Orchestration with Systems Manager & Runbook Automation by Jake Cohen

PagerDuty

“We have the automation, but it will need to be invoked separately for each account. Doable, but time consuming and error-prone. Oh, and only someone from SRE can do it.” It is now the de facto standard for companies to operate across numerous regions and cloud-accounts. The reasons for this vary, and depending on where you sit in the organization, these reasons may be more or less apparent to you: Security : with more concrete barriers between environments, potential attackers have access to

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Protecting Free Speech Compels Some Form of Social Media Regulation

The Rand Blog

Given the profound challenges posed by social media, corrective measures need to go beyond “deplatforming” bad apples. But how can the United States make such a structural change without compromising the democratic tradition of free speech?

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New Technologies Means New Protocols

Disaster Zone

Electric-powered trucks are part of the equation.

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How to Achieve Perfect Sprint Planning

Advancing Analytics

This title is a misnomer as perfection is a fallacy, and there’s no such thing as perfect. So instead of focusing on perfection, let’s focus on ‘good enough’ because ‘good enough’ is achievable. What is Sprint Planning? Sprint Planning is a ceremony in the Scrum framework in which the Sprint Team plan out the upcoming sprint. The purpose of Sprint Planning is to plan the tasks against the capacity of the team over the Sprint, with the aim of the Sprint to deliver value.

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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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ISC East to Offer Expansive Slate of Keynote Speakers, Educational Programming and More at Flagship Conference

Security Industry Association

NORWALK, Conn. — ISC East , the Northeast’s leading security and public safety event built by RX Global , hosted in collaboration with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA) and in partnership with ASIS NYC , is proud to present an expansive slate of keynote speakers and educational programming at this year’s conference. ISC East attendees are invited to participate in all programming, which takes place Nov. 14-16 at the Jacob K.

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Dismantling the Disinformation Business of Chinese Influence Operations

The Rand Blog

Some commercial actors benefit from involvement in Chinese influence operations. What steps could the U.S. government take to address this?

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Concentration of Homeless Following Vermont Floods

Disaster Zone

Certainly not an expected outcome from the flooding.

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