NexusTek

JANUARY 11, 2023

READ TIME: 4 MIN. January 11, 2023. Understanding the Impacts of a Ransomware Attack. Ransomware attacks continue to plague businesses of all sizes, with 82% of attacks hitting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) 1. And with the rise of “ransomware-as-a-service,” in which cybercriminals sell ready-made ransomware tools for use by other attackers, it has become more urgent than ever for businesses to protect themselves against this insidious form of cyberattack.

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DRI Drive

JANUARY 12, 2023

The DRI International Future Vision Committee has released its 8th Annual Predictions Report, looking ahead to 2022 and its impact on the resilience community. Download the complete report free from the DRI Library, and read on for a prediction about the evolution of remote working. Prediction 4: Organizations will consolidate in-office/remote/hybrid arrangements.

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Recovery Diva

JANUARY 12, 2023

Majority of disabled people never go home after disasters. Excerpts from the report: Advocates have been trying for years to draw attention to the harsh conditions that people with disabilities face after natural disasters. Now federal data shows that the suffering is worse than anyone could have imagined. Census Bureau data released Thursday shows that people with disabilities are far more likely than anyone else to face major hardships including displacement from their homes due to a major dis

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Disaster Zone

JANUARY 10, 2023

You can scale your technology investments based on your facility and budget.

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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 Zone Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2023

Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) are the facilities where governments and other organizations coordinate and manage their response to disasters. They are a critical element in being able to respond quickly and effectively. One aspect of 21st Century EOCs has to do with the integration of various technologies into these centers. In this podcast, my guest is Brendan McCluskey who is the Director of Emergency Management for King County (WA), which is the 12th largest county in the United States b

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Recovery Diva

JANUARY 11, 2023

From HSToday: Record Drought Gripped Much of the U.S. in 2022, a Year of 18 Billion-Dollar Disasters. Hurricane Ian was the most costly event of 2022 at $112.9 billion, and ranks as the third most costly hurricane on record (since 1980) for the U.S., behind Hurricane Katrina (2005) and Hurricane Harvey (2017).

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Pure Storage

JANUARY 9, 2023

One of the most common ransomware attacks we see today is the destruction of backup data. The ability to recover quickly from this sort of destructive attack is a huge question mark for traditional backup systems or any purpose-built backup solution. Businesses cannot wait days or weeks to get their data back—they need to recover within hours from any sort of disaster to avoid incurring major downtime and the resulting loss of revenue. .

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The Rand Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Privately owned public spaces like Twitter are often viewed as “public town squares.” But it's unclear exactly how private companies' influence on the so-called public spaces they control affects actual civic outcomes.

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DRI Drive

JANUARY 13, 2023

The DRI International Future Vision Committee has released its 8th Annual Predictions Report, looking ahead to 2022 and its impact on the resilience community. Download the complete report free from the DRI Library, and read on for a prediction on a major storm event. Prediction 5: A major city in the developed world will experience […]. The post 2023 Predictions: Will a Major City Experience Unprecedented Flooding?

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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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Recovery Diva

JANUARY 10, 2023

From CNN: California’s dilemma: How do you harness an epic amount of rain in a water-scarce state? Let it flood, scientists say.

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National Fire Protection Association

JANUARY 9, 2023

From 1927 until 1963, what is now NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®, was called the Building Exits Code. Although it now covers a variety of topics, there is still a large focus on the means of egress within NFPA 101. For upper stories, we often think of exit stair enclosures as the primary exit option. But what about people with mobility impairments, such as those who use a wheelchair?

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Zerto

JANUARY 12, 2023

What would you do if all your systems went down? In a study conducted by IDC and sponsored by Zerto, 94% of organizations reported unplanned downtime. In today’s business landscape, an organization’s survival depends on safekeeping their data. Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is an industry leader in helping companies protect and move their data quickly and easily.

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DRI Drive

JANUARY 11, 2023

The DRI International Future Vision Committee has released its 8th Annual Predictions Report, looking ahead to 2022 and its impact on the resilience community. Download the complete report free from the DRI Library, and read on for a prediction about next big cyber vulnerability. Prediction 3: A major IT service provider will be hacked, disrupting […].

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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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Reciprocity

JANUARY 12, 2023

If your organization has a presence in California or does business with California residents, then it most likely needs to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Enacted in 2020, the CCPA is a landmark privacy law in the United States with a long reach and tough regulatory obligations. Here’s what your IT, security, and marketing teams need to know to achieve – and maintain – CCPA compliance.

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Security Industry Association

JANUARY 10, 2023

Jake Brown of Secure Access & Digital Systems and Dakota Bierly of Northland Controls will guide RISE in fostering the careers of young security talent. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named a new chair and vice chair to lead SIA RISE, a community that fosters the careers of young professionals in the security industry.

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Pure Storage

JANUARY 11, 2023

This is part 2 of our three-part series on rethinking disaster recovery. Part 1 looked at how ActiveDR ™ can uncomplicate disaster recovery with simplicity. . In this blog post, we’ll focus on rethinking disaster recovery for today’s ever-changing IT landscape, which is driven by evolving business and customer needs. Enterprises that don’t embrace innovation and proactively bring modern solutions to their business lose their edge to competitors.

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DRI Drive

JANUARY 9, 2023

The DRI International Future Vision Committee has released its 8th Annual Predictions Report, looking ahead to 2022 and its impact on the resilience community. Download the complete report free from the DRI Library, and read on for a prediction about how the world stage will respond to climate change efforts. Prediction 1: Global climate change […].

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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.

The Rand Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

It turned out to be a system failure that grounded thousands of flights on January 11, but U.S. critical infrastructure faces a range of threats—from Russian hackers, to weather events, to angry individuals with guns. The government and organizations responsible for critical infrastructure can take steps to actively manage these risks.

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Disaster Zone

JANUARY 10, 2023

Another “shields up” issue. Don’t believe your eyes and ears!

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Recovery Diva

JANUARY 7, 2023

From the Congressional Research Service: Options for Making Flood Insurance More Affordable (39 pp).

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Solutions Review

JANUARY 10, 2023

Solutions Review’s Expert Insights Series is a collection of contributed articles written by industry experts in enterprise software categories. In this feature, Odaseva’s VP of Solutions Engineering Dave Horton offers some considerations for ensuring SaaS ransomware protection. When enterprises deploy new applications, it’s rare that they do so in their own data center.

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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

Entertainment

The Rand Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Ukraine has demonstrated the ability of explosive uncrewed surface vessels to target ships. These weapons could play a role in preventing Chinese forces from successfully invading Taiwan in potential future scenarios.

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National Fire Protection Association

JANUARY 13, 2023

As we begin the new year and gear up for the work that lies ahead, firefighter health and safety remain a priority for all of us at NFPA®. That’s why we’re helping promote Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month, which works to increase public and member awareness about firefighter cancer risks and proactive steps to mitigate them. Sponsored by the Firefighter Cancer Support Network in coordination with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and a host of other groups, organizations, a

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Disaster Zone

JANUARY 11, 2023

Emergency managers all need to orient people to the EOC functions.

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BCM METRICS

JANUARY 12, 2023

Due to the rise in work-from-home, the last few years have seen a serious degradation in organizations’ emergency planning and response capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at why it’s important to have a solid emergency response plan and explain how to create one. A Victim of Neglect The emergency response plan—the plan that […]. The post How to Create an Emergency Response Plan appeared first on BCMMETRICS.

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The Rand Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

In 2022, the Biden administration stepped up its game in Southeast Asia by showing up in person, clarifying its approach in key strategy documents, and boosting cooperation. But one obvious problem that remains is that it still has no real economic strategy to counter China in the region.

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