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From the NAS: Community Driven Relocation Report

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From the National Academy of Sciences: Community-Driven Relocation : Recommendations for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region and Beyond.[Free download from their website.

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From WTF to WTAF: Navigating the New Normal

Bernstein Crisis Management

Jonathan Bernstein, Chairman and Founder From WTF to WTAF: Navigating the New Normal by Jonathan Bernstein In the past year, it seems our entire nation has crossed the line from WTF to WTAF. For the uninitiated, the “A” in WTAF stands for “Actual.” It’s a term that conveys a level of disbelief and astonishment beyond what you’d expect from just a plain old WTF.

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Leveling the Field: Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Video Surveillance

Security Industry Association

Quang Trinh is a business development manager, platform technologies (IoT and AI) at Axis Communications and a member of SIA’s AI Advisory Board. For decades, video surveillance has fallen short of the expectations of many security operators. The benefits of video surveillance and its impact on operations, safety and security are undeniable; however, when you go deeper, video motion technology still suffers from the dynamic environments of real life.

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Ukraine's 'Masterstroke' Kursk Offensive Is About Geometry, not Geography

The Rand Blog

Ukraine's Kursk offensive was a tactical masterstroke that changed the geometry of the battlefield by extending Russian lines and obliging them to rethink their force allocation assumptions. This changes the military calculus.

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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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Landslides in the U.S.

Recovery Diva

From HSN: Where Landslides Are Most Likely to Occur in the U.S. Landslides are a common hazard in the US. In fact, nearly 44% of the country could experience one, potentially catastrophically. Our new national landslide susceptibility map shows where they’re most likely to happen.

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Essential Guide to Business Continuity Assessment in 2024

BryghtPath

Discover how a comprehensive business continuity assessment can safeguard your organization against unexpected disruptions and ensure long-term success. The post Essential Guide to Business Continuity Assessment in 2024 appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Russia Is Riding an Anti-Colonial Wave Across Africa

The Rand Blog

Modern authoritarian regimes exploit anti-colonial rhetoric to advance their own geopolitical agendas and undermine Western influence. Unlike the genuine anti-colonial movements of the Cold War, today's wave is driven by opportunistic regimes using propaganda and disinformation to inflame grievances and distract from their own interventionist actions.

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LIngering Hurricanes are More Powerful

Recovery Diva

From the WashPost: More hurricanes are lingering for days. These places are most vulnerable. New research found hurricanes are stalling more often along vulnerable coastlines, increasing the danger from prolonged rainfall and winds.

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Navigating uncharted waters: The Ocean Race secures connections with Acronis

Acronis

The Ocean Race uses Acronis Cyber Protect to continuously monitor the Race and maintain secure connections between participants and the control room. Read the blog.

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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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Disaster Preparedness for Pets: Keeping Your Furry Friends Safe

BryghtPath

When disaster strikes, our first thoughts are often of our loved ones—family, friends, and of course, our pets. Pets are more than just animals; they are family members who depend on us for their safety and well-being. Just as we prepare ourselves for emergencies, it is equally important to have a comprehensive plan for our … The post Disaster Preparedness for Pets: Keeping Your Furry Friends Safe appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Immigration and Border Control Explained: What Americans Need to Know

The Rand Blog

Exactly how to think about and handle the ongoing crisis at the United States' Southern Border and immigration more generally will certainly be among the most critical issues on the agenda when the next U.S. president is sworn in in January. To better understand the issue of border control and immigration, we spoke to two RAND experts.

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Staff Learn to Fight Wildfires with Legislation

Recovery Diva

From HSN: Congressional Staff Learn to Fight Wildfires with Legislation. “Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment recently hosted a first-of-its-kind “boot camp” in which congressional staffers got a crash course from experts in climate, forestry, fire science, utilities, insurance, and other wildfire-related topics.

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Consecutive Recognition: Pure Storage Is Again A Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Primary Storage Platforms

Pure Storage

Consecutive Recognition: Pure Storage Is Again A Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Primary Storage Platforms by Pure Storage Blog Summary Gartner has released the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage Platforms. Pure Storage has been named A Leader for the 11th year and positioned highest for Execution and furthest in Vision for the fifth year.

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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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Navigating Uncertainty: A Practical Guide to Crisis Management for Retail

BryghtPath

Learn how to develop effective crisis management strategies for your retail business. We discuss building resilience, responding efficiently, and safeguarding brand reputation during challenging times. The post Navigating Uncertainty: A Practical Guide to Crisis Management for Retail appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Disinformation May Thrive as Transparency Deteriorates Across Social Media

The Rand Blog

What can be done to confront disinformation in an environment where content moderation is increasingly viewed as overly partisan and social media transparency has declined? Educating the public on disinformation tactics could help, though concerns about politicization persist.

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New Deadly Combination of Disaster Types

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From the Wash Post, this article on climate disasters that entail a hurricane followed by massive power outage.

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Stephen Sparkes: The Evolution of the CISO Role

FS-ISAC

Episode Notes Stephen Sparkes has over 30 years of experience in leadership roles across the financial services tech spectrum and is currently Scotiabank’s EVP, Chief Information Security Officer and Enterprise Platforms, and member of the FS-ISAC Board of Directors. Over the years, he says, cyber has become the dominant operational risk, giving CISOs a more prominent leadership role.

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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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Disaster Recovery Teams: Roles and Best Practices

BryghtPath

Learn about the importance of disaster recovery teams in safeguarding businesses. This guide delves into building, structuring, and managing a successful disaster recovery team for enhanced business resilience in today's unpredictable world. The post Disaster Recovery Teams: Roles and Best Practices appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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The Kursk Offensive: Triumph or Tragedy in the Making?

The Rand Blog

Ukraine's Kursk operation is potentially a game-changing move. But it could lead to escalation, including increased Russian use of chemical weapons.

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Unlocking Automation: A New IDC Report on Automation Standardization by Joseph Mandros

PagerDuty

Innovation in automation is transforming what’s possible in operational dynamics at an unprecedented pace. For modern enterprises, this shift is not just a technological evolution; it’s a strategic imperative. C-suite executives and boardrooms increasingly recognize the potential of technologies like GenAI as powerful tools for enhancing productivity, reducing risk, and optimizing costs.

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SIA New Member Profile: Secure Direction Consulting

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Secure Direction Consulting offers expert independent security consulting. The company is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. SIA spoke with Michael S. D’Angelo, CPP, CSC, board-certified security consultant and principal and lead consultant for Secure Direction Consulting (as well as the president of the International Associaton of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC)), about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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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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How is Cyber Recovery Different from Disaster Recovery and Backup & Recovery?

Zerto

In an era where cyber threats are constantly evolving, understanding the differences between cyber recovery, disaster recovery (DR) , and backup & recovery is critical to ensuring an organization’s resilience and security. These concepts share common goals, but they focus on distinct aspects of protection and recovery, each with its own approach and methodology.

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Is AI Threatening Health Care Jobs? Or Just Changing Them?

The Rand Blog

Are artificial intelligence (AI)–based chatbots coming for your health care job? As with any new technology, fears over potential unintended consequences of AI abound, but haven't been realized—for now.

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Revolutionizing Remote-Location Operations With PagerDuty Automation by Joseph Mandros

PagerDuty

Consistency is key in today’s ultra-competitive retail environment. Whether a customer walks into a store in New York City, London, or Tokyo, or shops online, they expect the same seamless and personalized shopping experience, regardless of where they are. These consistent experiences are what creates customer loyalty and keep them coming back From an IT perspective, delivering these experiences across multiple distributed locations presents unique challenges.

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The Influence Insider’s Playbook: Mastering the Art of Influence

Security Industry Association

At AcceleRISE 2024, Kelly DeLeo and Colin DePree shared the inside scoop on mastering influence in the workplace. The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently closed out a successful sixth annual AcceleRISE – a unique event presented by the SIA RISE community and gathering tomorrow’s security leaders. The sold-out event took place Aug. 12-14, 2024, in Washington, D.C., and offered attendees meaningful opportunities to connect, take their careers to the next level, explore the nation’s capita

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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