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How a children’s book saved my life

DisasterDoc

My story begins in the Midwestern United States during the mid-1960s with My Weekly Reader, a weekly educational magazine designed for children. Kids in schools throughout the United States (over. The post How a children’s book saved my life appeared first on DisasterDoc.

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The Importance of Social Capital in Disasters

Disaster Zone Podcast

If you are going to invest time, energy and money into becoming more disaster resilient, what type of effort are you putting into the social capital of your community or organization? Daniel Aldrich, Director of the Resilience and Security Studies Program at Northeastern University shares in this podcast the importance of investing in social capital and how it can pay huge dividends.

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How to Create a Fire Evacuation Plan for Your Business

Alert Media

The post How to Create a Fire Evacuation Plan for Your Business appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Making Ongoing Risk Management an Operational Standard 

LAN Infotech

Making Ongoing Risk Management an Operational Standard. No business today is 100 percent secure from cyberthreats. Every day, more businesses are waking up to this reality, finally understanding the importance of a good cybersecurity system. It’s no wonder cybersecurity investment in 2020 was pegged to grow by 5.6 percent to reach nearly $43.1 billion in value.1 With cyberattacks surging, due to widespread remote work and increased online interactions during the pandemic, it seems likely that th

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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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The Hidden Costs of Ransomware

Plan B Consulting

Updated 29 May 2021 This week I talk about costs that are often overlooked when dealing with ransomware attacks. I am signed up to many newsletters and Google alerts on cyber incidents, and I never cease to be amazed by the sheer number of organisations that have ransomware attacks. I did my PhD in Emergency Planning and Disaster Management at the University of Hertfordshire; therefore, it is the latest in a long line of universities that caught my eye.

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How organizations can optimize cloud spend

Behavior Group

Although 80% organizations recognize cloud computing as being vital to their financial security, 57% have encountered unexpected costs, according to a study from Aptum. 80% IT professionals see success in utilizing cloud services to unlock greater business profitability. The agility of cloud deployments allows organizations to quickly scale their services to support demand, release new… Continue reading.

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Loss Prevention Strategies: Q&A With Chris Hinger, Warby Parker

Alert Media

The post Loss Prevention Strategies: Q&A With Chris Hinger, Warby Parker appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Communications with Stakeholders after a Ransomware Attack

Plan B Consulting

This week I discuss the issues associated with communications after a cyber-attack, and how to develop a plan that will make a huge difference in an organisation’s ability to survive and keep their reputation after a data breach. To be able to cover multiple time zones, yesterday I was up at seven o’clock for a cyber exercise with a multinational company.

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Security Industry Association Appoints Paul Schmick to SIA Executive Council

Security Industry Association

Schmick, vice president of security technology at Alliance Security, will serve on the association’s panel of security industry leaders. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has appointed Paul J. Schmick – vice president of security technology at Alliance Security – as the newest member of the SIA Executive Council. Established in 2017, the SIA Executive Council is a panel of security industry thought leaders from SIA member companies and a forum that offers input on how

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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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How to Improve Emergency Management Training with Gamification

Business Continuity Today

Emergency response exercises often have a high degree of interaction between the elements that have to be learned. This increases the natural complexity of the information that must be understood and the material that must be learned (Sweller, 1994). However, the achievement of learning goals is often only determined by observation. These observations are certainly valuable in their own right (e.g. detailed descriptions of events, immediate interpretation of data, placing results in context).

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The Hidden Costs of Ransomware

Plan B Consulting

Updated 29 May 2021. This week I talk about costs that are often overlooked when dealing with ransomware attacks. I am signed up to many newsletters and Google alerts on cyber incidents, and I never cease to be amazed by the sheer number of organisations that have ransomware attacks. I did my PhD in Emergency Planning and Disaster Management at the University of Hertfordshire; therefore, it is the latest in a long line of universities that caught my eye.

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Communications with Stakeholders after a Ransomware Attack

Plan B Consulting

This week I discuss the issues associated with communications after a cyber-attack, and how to develop a plan that will make a huge difference in an organisation’s ability to survive and keep their reputation after a data breach. To be able to cover multiple time zones, yesterday I was up at seven o’clock for a cyber exercise with a multinational company.

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SIA New Member Profile: TriFecta Security Solutions

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member TriFecta Security Solutions works with clients to assess, consult, design and install security systems that protect people and property. The company is headquartered in Hagerstown, Maryland, with the ability to provide services nationwide. SIA spoke with Scott Bakka, president of TriFecta Security Solutions, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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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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How to Improve Emergency Management Training with Gamification

Business Continuity Today

Emergency response exercises often have a high degree of interaction between the elements that have to be learned. This increases the natural complexity of the information that must be understood and the material that must be learned (Sweller, 1994). However, the achievement of learning goals is often only determined by observation. These observations are certainly valuable in their own right (e.g. detailed descriptions of events, immediate interpretation of data, placing results in context).