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Strategic Risk Management

LogisManager

Strategic Risk Management Last Updated: December 19, 2023 Strategic Risk Management (SRM) is integral to navigating the complexities of today’s business landscape and securing long-term objectives. Understanding and managing strategic risks align with the broader goal of effective governance, particularly at the board level. By scrutinizing inherent risks and stress-testing against external factors, SRM becomes a crucial competency in safeguarding your company’s reputation and overall dire

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DRI International Releases 9th Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report

DRI Drive

DRI International has published its Ninth Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report. The report provides an independent analysis of current and emerging risks as viewed by those directly involved in resilience management. Supported by the DRI Future Vision Committee (FVC), a group of international thought leaders in the field, it is based on a […] The post DRI International Releases 9th Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: The Challenge of Disaster Logistics

Disaster Zone

Ah, if only logistics was easy.

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7 Challenges with Applying AI to Data Security—and the Real Way to Solve Them

Pure Storage

7 Challenges with Applying AI to Data Security—and the Real Way to Solve Them by Pure Storage Blog As AI makes headlines and augments the way we work, there’s one area to be cautiously optimistic about: cybersecurity. Can it lend a hand? Certainly. But it can lend a hand to the bad guys, too. In the hands of bad actors, AI capabilities can help them identify vulnerabilities and exploit paths faster to launch attacks or breach your defenses.

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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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The Challenge of Disaster Logistics

Disaster Zone Podcast

Logistics is a challenging function, be it just shipping Christmas gifts from one end of the country to another. Add the challenge of logistics during and following a disaster, and the difficulties mount. In this podcast Gerardo Castillo, President of AshBritt Management and Logistics is interviewed about his experience, the challenge of logistics and some history and solutions for the problem of logistics and finding solutions that work.

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Training Solutions: Enhancing Tribal Nations’ Readiness and Resilience

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

U.S. Tribal Nations have historically been disproportionately affected by disasters but without access to the same resources before, during, and after calamitous events. The risks to Tribal Nations only increase in the face of climate change, which will further exacerbate inequities and pose new challenges for Tribal communities. The National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) of the Climate School, Columbia University, has been awarded a $1.5 million three-year grant from the Federal Emerg

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Okla. Governor Appoints Mitigation Expert to Lead State Emergency Management

Disaster Zone

It is a sign of the times.

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Recovery in Maui Going Slowly

Recovery Diva

From the Guardian: Survivors of deadly Maui blaze face displacement after displacement: ‘I live a nomadic life’ An excerpt: “The deadliest US wildfire in more than a century – which incinerated the historic town of Lahaina, killed 100 people and destroyed 3% of Maui’s residential housing stock – pushed the island’s longstanding affordable housing crisis to a new inflection point.

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Why Climate Risk Now Affects Where Millions Of Americans Choose To Live – Chloe Demrovsky for Forbes

DRI Drive

“In recent decades, we have seen paradoxical population booms in climate-risk-prone Southern cities particularly in Texas. Cities like Houston and San Antonio but also Miami and Fort Lauderdale in Florida are attracting investment in spite of being vulnerable to extreme weather including wildfires, extreme heat and flooding from hurricanes and tropical storms.

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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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This Holiday Season, Don't Skimp On Sleep

The Rand Blog

By prioritizing sleep, you can improve your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, leading to a more fulfilling and enjoyable holiday season.

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6 Advantages of Deploying Cloud Adjacent Storage on Equinix Metal

Pure Storage

6 Advantages of Deploying Cloud Adjacent Storage on Equinix Metal by Pure Storage Blog This guest blog on 6 Advantages of Deploying Cloud Adjacent Storage on Equinix Metal was authored by Brian Stein Senior Vice president of Equinix’s Edge Infrastructure Services. It has been republished with the original author’s credit and consent. As businesses shift to a highly distributed and data-driven landscape, their storage infrastructure requirements often change.

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2023 Wrapped: PagerDuty Community Year in Review by Xenda Amici

PagerDuty

What a year for the Developer Relations team! The Developer Advocates–or the avocados as we like to call them–helped spread PagerDuty’s presence in the practitioner community across 4 continents: Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania! We asked them to share some highlights from 2023 and here are some of their best stories: Xenda Amici, Community Manager (Portugal): “In August I had the great pleasure of joining Dormain, Kat, Mandi, Tara and Tiago on the Community & Advocacy team.

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2023 Roundup: The Year in Cyberattacks

DRI Drive

With cyberattacks becoming more common and more varied, a few stood out this year for the ways they impacted the organizations that were hit. 2023 was another big year for malware, ransomware, brute force attacks, and any number of other methods of cybercrime, meaning you can read multiple “top cyberattack” lists and see surprisingly little […] The post 2023 Roundup: The Year in Cyberattacks appeared first on DRI Drive.

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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 U.S. Military Needs to Build Arctic Capabilities and Capacity

The Rand Blog

By making substantial investments in Arctic platforms, equipment, infrastructure, and training, U.S. military forces will be better able to shape the Arctic security environment, helping to deter potential threats and protect U.S. interests in a region that is tightly linked to overall U.S. interests.

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Backup Policy Management via UniView: Automate Your Backup Schedules

Unitrends

In today’s fast-evolving business landscape, hybrid and multicloud strategies have become the gold standard for organizations to achieve operational excellence. The strategic deployment of diverse cloud platforms and services, together with on-premises infrastructure, is helping companies significantly improve their agility, cost-effectiveness, flexibility, efficiency and scalability.

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What Is Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) in the Data Center?

Pure Storage

What Is Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) in the Data Center? by Pure Storage Blog In an era marked by aggressive ESG goals and a heightened focus on reducing carbon footprints, the quest for more energy-efficient data centers has never been more critical. As enterprises make procurement decisions based more on efficiency and data center footprints, knowledge is power in determining which technologies are superior—and have the measurable results to prove it.

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Fabric Notebook Concurrency Explained

Advancing Analytics

If you keep up with the latest developments in the data space, you will probably know that Microsoft Fabric has now reached general availability. While it clearly still needs some more features it seems like Microsoft are fully behind Fabric and it will be an important product for them going forward. At Advancing Analytics we have been lucky enough to have access to Fabric during its preview and have even started to develop our own Fabric accelerator.

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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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Philosophical Debates About AI Risks Are a Distraction

The Rand Blog

Careful, objective study can help policymakers and the public understand how to harness the benefits of AI while also mitigating its risks. But the effective altruism versus effective acceleration debate is not a useful framework for such analyses, because while the two positions may be opposed, both start from assumptions rather than questions.

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The hidden costs of shadow IT: How unsanctioned tech impacts your budget

Online Computers

In 2013, thieves stole two laptops from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ), the state’s largest healthcare provider. The unencrypted laptops contained the electronic protected health information, or ePHI, of nearly 690,000 NJ residents. Had those laptops been encrypted, then the thieves would have been unable to access the ePHI of those New Jerseyans.

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Customer-driven Capacity Upgrade for Pure Cloud Block Store

Pure Storage

Customer-driven Capacity Upgrade for Pure Cloud Block Store by Pure Storage Blog This article on a new customer-driven capacity upgrade capability with Purity version 6.6.2 originally appeared on the author’s website and has been republished with permission from the author. Pure Cloud Block Store ™ is a data storage platform that leverages cloud native resources to upgrade the raw capacity of the platform.

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Backup and Recovery IT Services: What to Look For

Unitrends

In today’s digitally-driven world, the significance of data cannot be overstated. Data drives decisions, powers operations and underpins every facet of modern business. However, this growing significance of data also makes it a lucrative target for cybercriminals. According to Statista, 72% of organizations worldwide have been subjected to some form of cyberattack.

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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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Deepfakes Aren't the Disinformation Threat They're Made Out to Be

The Rand Blog

Concerns over generative AI too often stray into alarmism, of hypothetical dystopias where fact is indistinguishable from fiction. That has distorted the picture. To really understand deepfakes, it is better to look at how they are being used today.

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Strategic Risk Management

LogisManager

Strategic Risk Management Last Updated: December 19, 2023 Strategic Risk Management (SRM) is integral to navigating the complexities of today’s business landscape and securing long-term objectives. Understanding and managing strategic risks align with the broader goal of effective governance, particularly at the board level. By scrutinizing inherent risks and stress-testing against external factors, SRM becomes a crucial competency in safeguarding your company’s reputation and overall dire

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Effectively Communicating Your BCP Within Your Organization

BryghtPath

In the ever-changing business landscape, having a robust Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and communicating your BCP is crucial for resilience and preparedness. As consultants, a reoccurring issue we see and hear is the dreaded “I didn’t know”. “I didn’t know the team I took over had a business continuity plan”. “I didn’t know we did … The post Effectively Communicating Your BCP Within Your Organization appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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APAC Retrospective: Learnings from a Year of Tech Turbulence by David Ridge

PagerDuty

Throughout 2023, one thing has become abundantly clear: regardless of an organization’s size or industry, incidents are inevitable. Recently across the APAC region, we’ve seen numerous regulatory bodies clamp down on large companies who are failing to provide acceptable service, with some handing out quite severe penalties. For many, the cost of an incident is no longer just lost revenue and customer trust, but financial penalties and business restrictions.

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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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Elements of an Eventual Russia-Ukraine Armistice and the Prospect for Regional Stability in Europe

The Rand Blog

There is no going back to normal relations with Russia after its wanton violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity. But it is still possible to conceive of managing the competition with Russia and working out regional arrangements that will reduce the possibility of future conflicts and contribute to regional and global stability.

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The ‘Great A9 Disaster’ of 8th December 2023

Plan B Consulting

This week, Charlie talks about his experiences with dealing with an incident on the road and discusses what he learnt from the situation. As I have mentioned a few times on this bulletin, I spend a lot of my time telling people how to respond to incidents rather than being part of the response myself. I have been involved in a few incidents: a cement plant oil spill, a wildfire on the Isle of Coll , and an accident involving a boat at the Isle of Coll Fishing Competition.

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Year in Review: Key Trends in Critical Event Management

everbridge

By Eric Boger, VP Risk Intelligence As we approach the end of 2023, it’s vital to reflect on the transformative year in the field of critical event management. Throughout the year, we’ve witnessed escalating geopolitical tensions, a surge in security threats encompassing both physical and cyber domains, and growing concerns over the intensifying impacts of climate change-induced severe weather events.