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A Policy Level Look at Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

Everyone has a boss. Emergency managers are no exception. Sometimes the position of emergency manager reports to a senior appointed official like the public works director or the fire chief. Others report directly to an elected official, mayor, fire chief or county commissioners. I was fortunate to work for a senior appointed official—a Deputy County Executive.

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How Businesses Can Prepare for the 2021 Hurricane Season [+ Free Checklist]

Alert Media

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And the Emergency Services Oscars go to… 

Crisis Response Journal

For the entertainment industry, there are the Oscars… For the emergency services, there is the 112 Awards Ceremony, writes Marta Azevedo Silva, EENA’s Communications and Press Officer

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Transitioning to Tech: Making the Leap from the Education World to a Career in Software

LogisManager

Transitioning to Tech: Making the Leap from the Education World to a Career in Software. Rebecca Hohlenwerger | Customer Success Team Lead at LogicManager. Before Rebecca Hohlenwerger joined LogicManager’s Advisory Team, she never imagined working in software. But with an itch for change and after considering the ever-expanding breadth and depth of the technology industry, Rebecca soon found herself in a new, more digital world.

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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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Dropping the Ball: 6 Common Crisis Response Mistakes

MHA Consulting

Has your organization ever dropped the ball in responding to a crisis, thus making a bad situation worse? In today’s post, we’re going to look at six of the most … The post Dropping the Ball: 6 Common Crisis Response Mistakes appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Past COVID-19 – priorities for 2021 and beyond

Calligo

For many health systems business and care priorities have been put aside to manage the pandemic. The new administration has given its priorities for healthcare. Its time for care providers to look ahead and organize to take advantage of coming opportunities.

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4 Unknown Cyber Threats Enterprises Need to Watch Out For

Assurance IT

Did you know that the global spending on cybersecurity products and services is predicted to exceed $1 trillion? This is cumulatively over the five-year period from 2017 to 2021. Insane right? Cyber threats are always evolving. This is why it’s important for enterprises to be aware of these threats. In this blog, you’ll learn about the four unknown cyber threats your enterprise needs to watch out for in 2021.

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Security Industry Association Names Marc R. Tardiff as 2021 Winner of the SIA New Product Showcase Merit Award

Security Industry Association

Tardiff will be honored on June 17 for his commitment to the SIA New Product Showcase program during the 2021 virtual awards ceremony. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Marc R. Tardiff as the 2021 recipient of the SIA New Product Showcase (NPS) Merit Award. SIA will present Tardiff with the award at the 2021 SIA NPS Awards Ceremony , which will be held June 17 as a virtual event.

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What to Expect in Business Continuity Employment for the Last Half of 2021

Castellan

Top Insights from the 2021 BC Compensation Report. Before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, the U.S. business continuity industry saw an average of about 20-25 new job postings each week , with about 30-35 on average internationally. While other industries around the globe struggled to adapt—and many experienced unprecedented job losses—business continuity managed to thrive and grow.

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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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What Are The Various Document Management Systems Used By Law Firms?

LAN Infotech

What Are The Various Document Management Systems (Good/Bad) Used By Law Firms? As federal and state courts mandate the e-filing of digital documents for most legal matters due to COVID-19, more law firms are now implementing document management systems to keep their firm’s documents organized, searchable, and easily accessible to their remote-based employees.

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The Remote Work Security Checklist for IT Managers

Assurance IT

If you read our blog about the increased risks of cyberattacks for remote workers , you’d probably know why we are making this one. The cyber risks for remote workers are increasing like never seen before and every enterprise should listen. IT managers need to protect their employees and be aware of how to manage the risk of cyber threats in their enterprise.

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Security Industry Association Announces Women in Security Forum Keynote Event at ISC West Featuring Julia Landauer

Security Industry Association

Landauer, a champion NASCAR driver and STEM and women’s empowerment advocate, will deliver remarks July 21 at SIA’s keynote event at ISC West 2021. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) – as part of its Women in Security Forum initiative – will host a complimentary keynote event during ISC West featuring remarks from two-time racing champion Julia Landauer on risk analysis and working with fear, the importance of STEM education, women’s empowerment and leadership.

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Organizations have seen an increase in device encryption

Behavior Group

32% of organizations have seen an increase in device encryption in the past year, according to a Vanson Bourne survey. Additionally, 31 percent noted that their organization now requires all data to be encrypted as standard, whether it’s at rest or in transit, and 24 percent require the encryption of all data when it’s being… Continue reading.

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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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What is CMMI? A model for optimizing development processes

CIO Governance

What is CMMI? The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a process and behavioral model that helps organizations streamline process improvement and encourage productive, efficient behaviors that decrease risks in software, product, and service development. The CMMI was developed by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University as a process improvement tool for projects, divisions, or organizations.

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Business Continuity And Supply Chain Management

Business Continuity Today

It is critical to integrate supply chain resilience into your business continuity plan. Supply chain dependency is a critical issue for retail and manufacturing. With just in-time supply, do you have the right connections to ensure that your company can still run its daily business? The Business Continuity Show Twitter - [link] Facebook - [link] LinkedIn - [link] YouTube - [link] Awards:[link] Sister Shows EM Student Web - [link] Twitter - [link] Facebook - [link] LinkedIn - [link] YouTube - [li

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SIA Supports Ethical Uses of Security Technology

Security Industry Association

The Security Industry Association has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the responsible and ethical uses of security technology. In July 2020, SIA implemented its Code of Ethics and required all new and renewing members to affirm that they will abide by the provisions of the code. SIA regards the code as a baseline for ethical behavior and encourages members to go above and beyond those standards in their operations.

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SIA New Member Profile: Business Protection Specialists, Inc.

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Business Protection Specialists, Inc. (BPS) is a security consulting firm that helps clients assess risk, design, specify and implement the proper state-of-the-art security measures for their facilities. The company has administrative offices in Victor, New York, and Raleigh, North Carolina, with employees working virtually up and down the East Coast.

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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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Business Continuity And Supply Chain Management

Business Continuity Today

It is critical to integrate supply chain resilience into your business continuity plan. Supply chain dependency is a critical issue for retail and manufacturing. With just in-time supply, do you have the right connections to ensure that your company can still run its daily business? The Business Continuity Show Twitter - [link] Facebook - [link] LinkedIn - [link] YouTube - [link] Awards:[link] Sister Shows EM Student Web - [link] Twitter - [link] Facebook - [link] LinkedIn - [link] YouTube - [li

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5 Can’t-Miss Sessions for Security Practitioners & End Users at ISC West

Security Industry Association

ISC West 2021 is coming up July 19-21 in Las Vegas, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC West recently revealed full conference details for the SIA Education@ISC West program, including keynote presentations from top luminaries and 65+ sessions on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments. Among the robust lineup of conference sessions are several presentations helpful to security practitioners and end users.