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Crisis Management Team, Assemble!

Bernstein Crisis Management

Crisis Management Team, Assemble! While being on a crisis management team may not be quite as glamorous as joining the Avengers in battling interdimensional threats, I don’t think it’s over-selling to say that the members of the crisis team can and frequently do hold the fate of their organization, and at least the immediate future of those who rely on it for goods, services, and employment, in their hands.

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“Improving the Financial Resilience of Public Entities for Natural Disasters” – a Resource Guide from RAND

Recovery Diva

New Report from RAND: Improving the Financial Resilience of Public Entities and Individuals for Natural Disasters: A Resource Guide for State and Local Government. The full document is 50 pages and can be downloaded free from the RAND site.

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Best of 2023: The Threats from an Electromagnetic Pulse

Disaster Zone Podcast

Best of 2023 Episodes: Perhaps you have never heard of an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and don’t understand what the implications from one being used as a weapon against the United States or other national powers. That is what this podcast does, looking at the full impacts of such a weapon being used in the future. The guest for this podcast is William R.

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Joining NATO Is Not Enough to Defend Ukraine: Allies Must Step Up

The Rand Blog

Any security pledges for Ukraine may be wanting unless backed up by an allied force presence. An armed peacekeeping force could lack sufficient firepower or robust rules of engagement. A stronger force would be more credible.

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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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SIA New Member Profile: Elite Interactive Solutions

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Elite Interactive Solutions offers property and casualty risk mitigation through its remote guarding and monitoring solutions. The company – whose primary offices and Security Operations Command Center (SOCC) are in Los Angeles, California – employs more than 100 people and provides premium service to thousands of clients nationwide, offering services spanning system design, installation, monitoring and maintenance for myriad vertical markets, inclu

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Can Resilience Training Be Helpful For Individuals Dealing With Trauma Or Adversity?

Beaumont Resilience Training

Life, with its myriad twists and turns, often throws challenges our way that can leave us feeling overwhelmed and emotionally drained. In the face of trauma and adversity, the journey toward healing can seem like an uphill battle. However, emerging as a beacon of hope is the concept of Resilience Training, offering individuals a powerful tool to navigate and overcome life’s most profound challenges.

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From Soccer to AI, Saudi Arabia Spends to Win

The Rand Blog

The Saudis have set their sights on becoming leaders at the cutting edge of technology development in everything from biotechnology to semiconductors and artificial intelligence. And they appear to be prepared to pay top dollar to do it. This complicates U.S. critical technology strategy.

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Monitoring Automatic VMFS-6 UNMAP in ESXi

Pure Storage

Monitoring Automatic VMFS-6 UNMAP in ESXi by Pure Storage Blog So you do find yourself wondering, did it actually reclaim anything? Besides looking at the array and seeing space reclaimed, how can I see from ESXi if my space was reclaimed? Making sure it is enabled Well first there are two settings that matter. First is your VMFS-6 datastore configured for automatic UNMAP?

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New CRS Report on Hazard Mitigation

Recovery Diva

New Congressional Research Service report: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance.

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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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Guest Post: Digital Technology Is Transforming Banks

Security Industry Association

Verint Systems’ Matt Tengwall Discusses How Customer Demands Are Driving the Need for Enhanced Services and Options Matt Tengwall is general manager, fraud and security solutions at Verint Systems. In recent years, the term “digital transformation” has gained prominence across various industries, signifying a fundamental reimagining of how organizations leverage technology to improve business processes.

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How to create an IT budget that aligns with your 2024 business goals

Online Computers

Technology permeates every aspect of the business landscape, which means aligning your 2024 IT budget with your business goals is no longer a luxury but a necessity. However, many companies still struggle to bridge the gap between technical investments and tangible business outcomes. This often leads to wasted resources, frustrated stakeholders, and missed opportunities.

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How to Integrate an Automated Ticketing System into your MSP Business

Acronis

Maximize your MSP's potential with our in-depth guide on automated ticketing system integration. Uncover the secrets to smoother operations, enhanced customer service, and a more efficient business model. Start your journey to innovation now!

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Key Trends Report

Recovery Diva

New Report from the firm Everbridge. Written from the business perspective.

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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 Identify the ASM Device from ASMLib

Pure Storage

How to Identify the ASM Device from ASMLib by Pure Storage Blog In Linux, ASMLib provides the wrapper for managing the ASM disks. To identify the underlying physical device that the ASM disk point to, you can use the oracleasm querydisk command. In this blog, we will teach you how to identify the ASM device from ASMLib. The querydisk option will list the major and minor numbers that can be used to match the physical device.

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LAN Infotech is Thrilled to be Recognized For Numerous Awards by The Daily Business Review “Best of 2023”

LAN Infotech

Daily Business Review (DBR), a publication that gives attorneys in the South Florida market legal news and insights with a special emphasis on the intersection between the law, real estate and business recently announced the winners of its twelfth annual Best of Issue , a special supplement developed by the business arm of Daily Business Review. This special supplement issue provided the results of the annual reader ranking survey, which surveys their audience on their favorite providers across

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Guest Post: Mobile Access Gains Ground in the Security Industry

Security Industry Association

CoreWillSoft’s Ivan Kravchenko Discusses How Bluetooth Low-Energy, Near-Field Communication and Ultra-Wideband Power Flexible Solutions Ivan Kravchenko is the founder and CEO of CoreWillSoft. In an increasingly connected world, smartphones are no longer mere communication devices. They have evolved into multi-functional gadgets that are deeply interwoven into our daily lives, serving both personal and professional needs.

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The 15 Best Business Continuity Software and Tools for 2024

Solutions Review

Solutions Review’s listing of the best business continuity software is an annual mashup of products that best represent current market conditions, according to the crowd. Our editors selected the best business continuity software based on each solution’s Authority Score; a meta-analysis of real user sentiment through the web’s most trusted business software review sites and our own proprietary five-point inclusion criteria.

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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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With Ransomware, Restore Is the New Backup

Pure Storage

With Ransomware, Restore Is the New Backup by Pure Storage Blog What do Cisco, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the San Francisco 49ers all have in common? They’ve all recently suffered ransomware attacks with varying levels of disruption and downtime for data and services. That’s bad news for many stakeholders, including business leaders and customers, who fear downtime the most, according to research from ESG that was shared by senior analyst Christophe Bertrand during a Pure//Acc

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The Trouble with a Cease-Fire

The Rand Blog

Given that Hamas promised to repeat the October 7 attack until Israel's annihilation, it is no wonder that Israelis nearly uniformly want, as one Israeli politician put it, to finish the job this time around. To Israelis, the international calls for a cease-fire ring hollow.

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