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Code of Ethics and Professional Standards for Emergency Managers

Recovery Diva

Recently developed Code of Ethics and Professional Standards of Conduct for Emergency Managers , developed by a team of academics and practioners in 2023. (The document is 20 pages.

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A ‘NORAD-like’ Model for Disaster Response in North America

Disaster Zone

This is being proposed by Canadian officials.

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We Aren't Helpless in the Face of Increasing Fires and Smoke

The Rand Blog

Modernizing, better funding, and expanding wildland firefighting forces in North America won't make fires or smoke magically disappear. A massive paradigm shift is necessary. But it's clear something needs to happen immediately too.

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Discussing Social Change: Don’t Leap Before You Look!

Bernstein Crisis Management

Looking before you leap is Crisis Management 101 Interest in issues related to societal change, topics like diversity and inclusion, among others, is at an all-time high, and we’re seeing engagement on those issues steadily rise. This rise is being driven by a constant barrage of events, like the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action that’s still pending at time of writing for this blog, that force hot-button issues into daily conversation.

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Are Robots Replacing You? Keeping Humans in the Loop in Automated Environments

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R

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Emergency Preparedness for Long Term Care Facilities

Disaster Zone Podcast

The United States population is aging. Baby Boomers are retiring and as they get older, there is a need for more facilities to care for them as their mobility decreases or they have more significant medical assistance. In this podcast we explore many aspects about the different types of elder care facilities and their emergency preparedness. At the end, we also have a brief considerations on how to go about choosing a facility for yourself or a loved one.

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NEW FlashArray Models Are Here to Bring All-flash Benefits to Every Corner of the Data Center

Pure Storage

NEW FlashArray Models Are Here to Bring All-flash Benefits to Every Corner of the Data Center by Pure Storage Blog Managing the disparate storage options required to handle all of the workloads in today’s data center reminds me of those old circus acts where a performer spins multiple plates on sticks. The speed and effort of the act are incredible, always looking like the plates could come crashing down at any moment, but that performer is a blur keeping all those different plates spinning.

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New CRS Report on Response and Recovery

Recovery Diva

New report from the Congressional Research Service: Congressional Primer on Responding to and Recovering from Major Disasters and Emergencies (28 pp).

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The Critical Role of Safe and Secure Backup System Storage

Solutions Review

Solutions Review’s Premium Content Series is a collection of contributed articles written by industry experts in enterprise software categories. In this feature, SANS Institute Dean of Research Dr. Johannes Ullrich explains the critical role of safe and secure backup system storage. It’s no secret that backup systems are critical to preserving sensitive data files from ransomware, theft, sabotage, and accidental loss.

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Artificial Intelligence's Impact on Jobs

Disaster Zone

Technology tends to automate tasks, not entire occupations.

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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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IntelligentSIA: New Research, Analysis, Resources & Events to Help You Maximize Your Membership

Security Industry Association

Hey SIA members! Here are the top 12 things you need to know about our latest activities and resources, upcoming events and opportunities and more. Welcome, New Members! The Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to welcome its newest members: Energy Systems Design , Fortescue Metals Group , i2i Global Technology Solutions , Intego Warranty , IXP Corporation , Pimloc , REP Marketing Solutions , SoloSquid and USSV Security.

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Pure Good Sustainability Award: Innovapost Inc.

Pure Storage

Pure Good Sustainability Award: Innovapost Inc. by Pure Storage Blog When Canadian citizens were asked to build a greener future, Innovapost answered the call. Innovapost, in partnership with Wipro—Innovapost’s data center IT infrastructure managed service provider—and Pure Storage, refreshed its storage technology to meet increased demand while helping the country move towards its 2050 climate goals.

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How MSPs can become more proactive and efficient, improve client satisfaction and drive growth

Acronis

Monitoring client workloads can be an enormous, time-consuming challenge for MSPs, but doing so efficiently and effectively is critical to enabling the growth of their business. Acronis now offers ML-based monitoring and smart alerting, purpose-built for MSPs.

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Cyber Hygiene

Disaster Zone

Time to see your Cyber-Hygienist.

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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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3 Ways Channel Partners Can Expand Their Data Protection Revenue Stream in 2023

Solutions Review

Solutions Review’s Premium Content Series is a collection of contributed articles written by industry experts in enterprise software categories. In this feature, Arcserve Director of Product Management Asad Siddiqi offers three ways channel partners can expand their data protection revenue right now. With the ever-increasing risk of cyberattacks and data breaches, MSPs understand the critical role that data protection plays in keeping their clients safe and secure.

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How Mass Gun Violence Trends Should Inform Physical Security Planning

Security Industry Association

Jim Richards is CEO of Total Security Solutions. If you want to add ballistic protection to your campus, facility or office, understanding gun violence trends can be helpful for identifying the type of protection you need. Ballistic protection is one of the most important investments you can make, and it’s too easy to make decisions based on fear or “gut” decisions rather than facts and data.

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How to Get Strong: Unlocking the Power of Vulnerability Management

MHA Consulting

Vulnerability management is the practice of identifying and mitigating the weaknesses in an organization’s people, processes, and technology. It’s a practical, down-to-earth approach that focuses on small things, but it has the power to bring big gains to an organization’s resilience. Related on MHA Consulting: Single Points of Failure: Protecting Yourself from Hanging by a Thread Every now and then MHA gets hired to conduct a vulnerability assessment, where we’ll survey the landscape of an orga

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Fire-Bombing Drones

Disaster Zone

Keeping Firefighters Safe in Prescribed Burns.

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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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You’ve Decided to Move to the Cloud…What’s Next?

NexusTek

READ TIME: 4 MIN June 14, 2023 You’ve Decided to Move to the Cloud…What’s Next? If your business has decided to make the switch to a cloud-based infrastructure, your “why” is probably pretty straightforward. With benefits like quick scalability, high reliability, reduced total cost of IT ownership, and flexibility to work from anywhere, cloud-based infrastructure is becoming the model of choice for enterprises and smaller businesses alike.

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Pure Cloud Champion Award: Johnson Controls

Pure Storage

Pure Cloud Champion Award: Johnson Controls by Pure Storage Blog When Warren Johnson founded Johnson Controls in 1885, his goal was to build smarter, healthier, more sustainable buildings—long before carbon footprints and climate became mainstream concerns. This vision has guided Johnson Controls and its business strategy ever since—helping to reduce the Empire State Building’s energy use by nearly 40%, and providing NASA with climate controls to prevent rain clouds in its Cape Canaveral vehicle

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What to Expect at Solutions Review’s Spotlight Webinar with Zscaler on July 13

Solutions Review

Solutions Review’s Solution Spotlight with Zscaler and Banner Health is entitled: Learn How Banner Health Ensures Seamless Digital Experiences. What is a Solution Spotlight? Solutions Review’s Solution Spotlights are exclusive webinar events for industry professionals across enterprise technology. Since its first virtual event in June 2020, Solutions Review has expanded its multimedia capabilities in response to the overwhelming demand for these kinds of events.

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Why Building a Travel Safety & Security Program is Critical for Your Business

BryghtPath

In an increasingly interconnected world, business travel has become a staple of corporate life. Business travel is often crucial to a company’s success, from attending conferences and meetings to building partnerships and exploring new markets. Yet, the need for a robust travel safety & security program becomes paramount as the globe continues to be more … The post Why Building a Travel Safety & Security Program is Critical for Your Business appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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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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Citrix Endpoint Management: MAM SDK 23.4.0 for iOS is now available

Citrix

Today we are excited to announce that MAM SDK 23.4.0 for iOS (Objective C / Swift) is now generally available to all Citrix Endpoint Management cloud and on-premises customers! In this release, we focused on enhancing the user experience, while … The post Citrix Endpoint Management: MAM SDK 23.4.0 for iOS is now available first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Evergreen//One Offers the First STaaS Ransomware Recovery SLA to Ship Clean Arrays

Pure Storage

Evergreen//One Offers the First STaaS Ransomware Recovery SLA to Ship Clean Arrays by Pure Storage Blog Today, Pure Storage announced the first-of-its-kind ransomware recovery SLA for Evergreen//One ™, our storage-as-a-service (STaaS) offering, guaranteeing a clean storage environment following an attack. This makes Evergreen//One the only STaaS offering to guarantee delivery of clean arrays, including a recovery plan, a data transfer rate, and bundled professional services.

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State and Local Policy Is Changing for Psychedelics. What Will the Feds Do?

The Rand Blog

Psychedelics are attracting interest as a treatment for some mental health conditions. In response, some states and cities are changing their laws and policies on the supply and use of these mind-altering substances. But like cannabis, most psychedelics are federally prohibited—raising some tough questions for the federal government.

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Data Lakehouse vs Data Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric

Advancing Analytics

If you have had a play around with Microsoft Fabric you will have seen that there are lots of different ways to get to your end goal. If you haven’t heard about Fabric, you can check out our intro blog post which is here! Microsoft have angled Fabric to be persona driven but it is still important to look deeper and to highlight the technical reasons for picking a specific tool.

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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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Machine Creation Services now supports the Azure Monitor Agent!

Citrix

Many Citrix customers with non-persistent Machine Creation Services (MCS) deployments that use Azure have told us they want to be able to deploy the Azure Monitor Agent (AMA) on their VDAs to align with their enterprise monitoring standards. Unfortunately, simply … The post Machine Creation Services now supports the Azure Monitor Agent! first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Breakthrough Awards: Health 2030 Genome Center, Our Data Warrior of the Year

Pure Storage

Breakthrough Awards: Health 2030 Genome Center, Our Data Warrior of the Year by Pure Storage Blog For people living with rare and inherited diseases, speed matters. Faster time to diagnosis leads to a more proactive therapeutics plan—one that can help stave off potentially debilitating symptoms and greatly improve quality of life. The Health 2030 Genome Center is dedicated to accelerating this process.

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How Might Ukraine's Counteroffensive End, and What Comes After?

The Rand Blog

Ukraine may soon launch a counteroffensive against Russian forces entrenched in eastern and southern Ukraine. We consider three ways this counteroffensive might end and their implications for the future.

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