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How Shall We Communicate Risk in an Era of ‘Manufactured Reality’?

Emergency Planning

I live in a short street that connects a 15th-century convent to a Napoleonic-era theatre. On one side there is a park full of ornamental trees, in the middle there is a via crucis flanked by a double row of plane trees and the other side is lined by a row of elegant palazzi. The street is paved with flagstones and parking is forbidden by law. My neighbour parks her car outside her front door every night.

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The Role of Chaplains in Emergencies and Disasters

Disaster Zone Podcast

Many first responder agencies have chaplains who work with them. They go to the scenes of emergencies and disasters. They minister to people both residents and the actual firefighters and law enforcement officers. In this podcast I interview Mike Ryan, who is the Bellevue Washington State Fire Department Chaplain. Mike has many years of experience and service.

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New Cybersecurity Grants Are Coming

Disaster Zone

What role will emergency managers play?

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Underfunding of Research in Women's Health Issues Is the Biggest Missed Opportunity in Health Care

The Rand Blog

For far too long, the medical sciences have treated men and women as interchangeable subjects, favoring men's health for funding and the male body for study. This approach creates a problem, not just for women but for everyone. Not only are we missing a large and critical slice of the population, we are leaving an unknown amount of science unexplored.

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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 future of talent management 

Crisis Response Journal

Mostafa Sayyadi summarises six of the best practices of talent management in the post-pandemic crisis

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Ukraine Situation is Not Some Far Away Issue!

Disaster Zone

American's are notoriously oblivious to international situations.

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Effects of Disaster News

Recovery Diva

From HSNW: Post-disaster traumas, children | Homeland Security Newswire. Natural disasters are typically accompanied by a flood of gruesome images on TV and social media. These images can have a powerful psychological impact on children – whether those children are physically in the line of danger or watching from thousands of miles away.

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A Look at Data Retention and Deletion Policies and Compliance

Pure Storage

There’s an aspect of the compliance conversation too many organizations overlook, and it’s nearly as important as how data gets used: data retention and deletion policies. Recently, a €14.5 million GDPR fine was issued for a non-compliant data retention schedule. And a new report from 451 Research reveals that 31% of respondents aren’t always following their data deletion and retention policies—or haven’t implemented retention policies at all.¹.

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Modi's Foreign-Policy Juggling Act

The Rand Blog

India lives in a difficult neighborhood, and there are no easy, straightforward solutions. But thus far—and especially under Modi—India has managed its foreign-policy challenges with remarkable effectiveness. With new partners and by making some tough decisions, there is a very good chance that it will continue to do so.

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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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Prepare for Cyberwar

Disaster Zone

This is when the homeland comes under attack.

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Latest Test of TX Utility System

Recovery Diva

From Inside Climate News: One Year Later: The Texas Freeze Revealed a Fragile Energy System and Inspired Lasting Misinformation. Power outages in February 2021 were largely a failure of the natural gas system, a reality that state officials don’t acknowledge, blaming wind energy instead.

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Why Is My House So Dusty?

Constellation

If you’re asking yourself, why is my house so dusty, you are in the right place to find answers–and discover how to get rid of dust in your house. Dust is a general term for hundreds of types of tiny. (This is a content summary only. Click on the blog title to continue reading this post.).

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Protected: ISO 31030: Evolving Expectations of Travel Risk Management

everbridge

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: ISO 31030: Evolving Expectations of Travel Risk Management appeared first on Everbridge.

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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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Introducing Unitrends ION and ION+ Backup Appliances

Unitrends

For more than three decades, Unitrends backup and disaster recovery solutions have helped tens of thousands of organizations worldwide achieve their BCDR goals. As a leader in BCDR, we constantly strive to meet and exceed the demands of a rapidly changing data protection landscape. Over the last few months, we have been tirelessly working to […].

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Getting Ahead of Cybercriminals: 5 Essential Cybersecurity Practices

NexusTek

READ TIME: 4 MIN. February 9, 2022. Getting Ahead of Cybercriminals: 5 Essential Cybersecurity Practices. Ransomware attacks that hold large, prominent companies’ networks “hostage” pending multi-million-dollar ransom payments make for attention-grabbing media coverage. We’re much less likely to hear news stories about cyberattacks on small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which might give you the impression that smaller businesses are less likely to be victimized by cybercriminals.

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What a 1930s Bank Robber Can Teach Financial Institutions About Ransomware

Pure Storage

Legend has it that when Willie Sutton, a notorious bank robber from the last century, was asked why he robbed banks, he responded, “That’s where the money is.” While a lot has changed since Sutton’s heyday, the axiom still holds true. That’s why the financial sector—trusted with our most sensitive personal and financial information—is the single most important target for today’s ransomware attackers, dwarfing all other industries in both frequency and number of attempts.

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Protected: Five Myths about Smart Buildings

everbridge

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: Five Myths about Smart Buildings appeared first on Everbridge.

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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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Should Pittsburgh Appoint the Fire Chief as the Emergency Manager?

Disaster Zone

Not a good idea.

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3D Printing: Business Uses and Benefits

Constellation

The business uses of 3D printing are growing year by year. Once a niche technology, 3D printing for small businesses is becoming mainstream. The post 3D Printing: Business Uses and Benefits appeared. (This is a content summary only. Click on the blog title to continue reading this post.).

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Recommendations for Ransomware Protections

Castellan

While numbers from 2021 are still being tallied here in early 2022, it’s hard to get a good handle of the actual number of ransomware attacks last year, but there’s one thing most reports agree upon—ransomware attacks have increased at an alarming rate, not just in volume, but also in complexity. It’s one of the reasons why we encourage our clients to transition away from the old-approach to business resilience planning—one that hinges on organizational response if an event occurs—to a more proa

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Acronis reveals standards and 2022 goals in inaugural ESG report

Acronis

As a business competing around the globe, we have an obligation to make a positive difference supporting our community and working to maintain and increase the sustainability of our practices. To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to environmental, social and governance factors, today we’re proud to release our inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.

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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

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Top 24 IT/Tech Conferences of 2022

BMC

Each year, hundreds of tech and IT conferences deliver access to top professionals, sneak peeks of the latest technologies, and unique networking opportunities that can help you advance your career. With so many available, however, how can you choose? We have researched and curated a list of the top IT and tech conferences of 2022 […].

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What does effective crisis management look like?

BryghtPath

Introduction What are your organization’s plans for recovering from a natural disaster? Are plans, people, and resources in place to protect your people and restore your business to normal? Effective crisis management is the key. CEOs need to recognize the difference between what looks fine on paper and how crisis management planning fits into the big … The post What does effective crisis management look like?

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Business, Interrupted: How to Respond When A Headline-Making Cyber Crisis Becomes Your Reality

Castellan

Ransomware attacks. Phishing schemes. Record exposures. Fines and lawsuits. More and more breaches. These are among the many topics dominating news stories, especially since the outbreak of the pandemic two years ago. When you hear about these events, how often, as a business professional, do you stop and wonder if something like this could happen to your organization?

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Be Ransomware Resilient: Know How to Operate Manually

MHA Consulting

A ransomware attack has the potential to leave your organization without its computer systems for days or weeks. Make your business ransomware resilient by figuring out how to perform your … The post Be Ransomware Resilient: Know How to Operate Manually appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Top 24 IT/Tech Conferences of 2022

BMC

Each year, hundreds of tech and IT conferences deliver access to top professionals, sneak peeks of the latest technologies, and unique networking opportunities that can help you advance your career. With so many available, however, how can you choose? We have researched and curated a list of the top IT and tech conferences of 2022 […].