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DRI International Welcomes Roberto Zegarra as Director of Product Development

DRI Drive

DRI is pleased to announce Roberto (Rob) Zegarra, MBCP, CCRP, is joining our leadership as Director of Product Development! “I am honored to become part of an organization that strives for a more resilient world,” said Zegarra. “Such a noble cause is necessary to build stronger organizations, industries and communities. It’s a dream job for […].

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L.A. Pandemic After Action Report Reveals Challenges in Managing the Response

Disaster Zone

It sounds like a “cleaned-up” version will be forthcoming.

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Lessons Learned from Past Disasters

Recovery Diva

From the WashPost Magazine: The Hard Lessons We Learned — and Didn’t — From Two Years in Pandemic School. This may not even be the Big One. We must prepare for doomsday, act faster and respect evolution.

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Examining post-incident processes 

Crisis Response Journal

March 2022: CRJ Advisory Panel Member Phil Trendall offers his insights into the quality and depth of evidence and questioning when organisations conduct post-incident reviews

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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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WHO Highlights Remote Work Risks to Watch Out For

DRI Drive

For many organizations, the pandemic sent employees out of the office and into remote work situations. And while the shift certainly cut down on some risks, it opened up a whole new world of potential health and safety issues for resilience professionals to address. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) […].

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How Security Leaders Can Better Protect Remote and Field Service Workers

everbridge

The pandemic undeniably accelerated trends towards hybrid and remote work. While these methods of working offer flexibility to employees, they also mean additional security challenges for Chief Security Officers (CSOs) and their teams. Today’s security professionals must help their organizations fulfill their duty of care by safeguarding remote employees and field service workers (as well as those traveling on business) against emerging digital and physical threats ranging from ransomware to sev

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Fake Social Media, In War and Disasters

Disaster Zone

It is a challenge that will not go away.

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Survey: Manufacturing Bosses Stepping Up Supply Chain Resilience as Pandemic Response

DRI Drive

The past few years have shown us all how precarious the global supply chain can be. As a response, CEOs in the manufacturing sector are taking active steps to mitigate their supply chain risks. The Global Manufacturing Prospects 2022 report from accounting firm KPMG surveyed 150 CEOs in manufacturing worldwide. Based on their responses, two […].

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Complex—but Promising—Prospects as Finland and Sweden Mull NATO Membership

The Rand Blog

After decades of military neutrality between NATO and Russia, recent events saw a potential sea-change in how Finland and Sweden consider their role with the NATO alliance. NATO leadership could start planning now so that if Sweden and Finland make the jump to joining the alliance, they can be welcomed in quickly.

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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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Acronis suspends all operations in Russia

Acronis

Like the rest of the world, we are horrified and deeply concerned about the Russian conflict in Ukraine. We stand in support of the people in Ukraine and call for peace to return to the area. As a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Acronis is suspending all operations in Russia.

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Situation Report: War on Ukraine

Alert Media

The post Situation Report: War on Ukraine appeared first on AlertMedia.

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What is Resilience Managment?

Castellan

Resilience Management Definition. Resilience management is the process of integrating all of an organization’s protective activities under one, clear, management structure. The methodology is subdivided into two areas: readiness and response. Readiness. Readiness activities are the things that an organization has in place to prepare for or to prevent an incident from happening.

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Ensuring Russia's War with Ukraine Doesn't Morph into Direct Conflict with NATO

The Rand Blog

Russia has launched an unprecedented act of aggression against Ukraine. The United States and its allies must respond forcefully. But as they do, they should take into account the possibility of triggering a spiral of escalation that could lead to the only outcome worse than the invasion of Ukraine itself: a hot war between Russia and NATO.

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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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Wildfire Guidance from NIST

Recovery Diva

NIST Offers First-of-a-Kind Guidance for Holistic Home and Community Wildfire Protection. The authors of the report compiled methods to protect against wildfires’ two main weapons of choice: flames and airborne pieces of burning debris.

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Is There A Groundhog Pandemic in Our Future?

Disaster Zone

It ain't over till it's over.

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System Administrator vs Security Administrator: What’s the Difference?

BMC

To those who are not immersed in the complex and constantly evolving world of IT, many of the roles filled by tech experts might appear to be the same. However, as these positions become increasingly relevant for companies, it is crucial to understand the difference between jobs and why they might be needed. In this […].

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Russia Looks Less and Less Like India's Friend

The Rand Blog

India has strong ties with Russia dating back to the Cold War. But the geostrategic winds have shifted significantly in recent years, suggesting that India might want to reconsider the benefits of close Russia ties.

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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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National Security

Recovery Diva

These article are off message from what the Diva usually posts, but she thinks they are worth reading at the present time. From the Wash Post: Aiming to control Ukraine, Russia risks quagmire of foreign regime change. Moscow may be underestimating the difficulty of securing a nation with foreign-imposed regime change, according to scholars who have studied such scenarios.

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Drought in the West, Worst Since 800AD

Disaster Zone

Climate change is making the drought worse.

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Why All CISOs Need to Prioritize Quantum Tech Today

FS-ISAC

For most CISOs who think about quantum technologies at all, it is a vague consideration for a day far in the future. It is hard to prioritize it when we have so many concerns we need to deal with today. Investing resources in quantum technology now seems like a long game we simply cannot afford to play. However, while quantum computing may still be in early stages of development, there are several other quantum technologies already in use that are relevant for CISOs in financial services.

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The Digital Skills Gap: What Workers Need for the Jobs of the Future

The Rand Blog

Business leaders have warned for years that what they see on job applications does not match what they need in new employees. There are not enough workers with the right digital skills. And as the world economy struggles to its feet after COVID-19, that skills gap threatens to keep pushing it down.

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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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Review of FEMA Priorities

Recovery Diva

From HSToday: Emergency Management Leaders Evaluate FEMA’s Priorities in the Changing Face of Disasters.

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How to Set Up a Staged Recovery Environment 

Pure Storage

If you’ve suffered a breach, outage, or attack, there’s one thing you should have completed and ready to go: a staged recovery environment (SRE). This should be set up in advance, tested, and in a ready state to be transitioned into quickly after an event. With these steps completed, your infrastructure will be in place, giving you one less thing to worry about when you’re being pressured to get the business back up and running with minimal downtime.

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Three ISC West Sessions That Will Help You Keep an Eye on Tech Trends

Security Industry Association

ISC West 2022 is coming up March 22-25 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 60+ sessions on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments. Among the robust lineup of conference sessions are a variety of offerings on cutting-edge technology in the industry.

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How to Choose a Crisis Management Consultant

BryghtPath

When the next “boom” hits, having a good crisis management consultant on your team can feel a lot like having a storeroom full of toilet paper and spaghetti when a pandemic hits. Whether before, during, or after the crisis, an effective and experienced crisis management consultant provides the support, leadership, and expertise you need to … The post How to Choose a Crisis Management Consultant appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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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