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Safeguarding Your Operations: The Power of a Business Continuity Template

BCP Builder

In today’s fast-paced and unpredictable business landscape, preparedness is paramount. Whether facing a natural disaster, a cyberattack , or even a simple power outage, organizations must ensure they can maintain essential functions. That’s where a robust business continuity template comes into play. Why a Template Matters? A well-structured business continuity template isn’t just a document; it’s a roadmap.

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Long-term Disaster Resilience

Disaster Zone Podcast

We continue to see disasters increase in size, frequency and impact. What are we doing wrong when it comes to disaster resilience, especially as it impacts our ability to adapt to the climate impacts that are experiencing and take a longer view to disaster resilience. The podcast guest is Jeff Schlegelmilch an Associate Professor for Professional Practice in Climate.

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The Dark Side Of Chatbots: Who’s Really Listening To Your Conversations?

LAN Infotech

Chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and the recently released DeepSeek have revolutionized how we interact with technology, offering assistance with almost every task imaginable from drafting e-mails and generating content to writing your grocery list while keeping it within your budget. But as these AI-driven tools weave themselves into our daily routines, questions about data privacy and security are becoming harder to ignore.

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Olivier Nautet: Infobesity - How Much Data is Too Much?

FS-ISAC

Infobesity: How Much Data is Too Much? Many financial services firms have such vast hoards of data much of it unclassified legacy data that owning it causes more data governance challenges than the information is worth. Olivier Nautet, Group CISO at BNP Paribas, says that firms suffering infobesity must approach the challenge cross-functionally, with a view to operational resilience and compliance.

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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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Finding the Right Tools for Digital Transformation by Eric Forester

PagerDuty

Given the current climate in the federal government, it’s critical that public sector IT leaders find innovative solutions to do more with less. Thats a real challenge for these leaders who must balance with current alert backlogs against their agency limited IT budget and resources. Everyday, more than a thousand alerts to track down and as response times are slowing and some incident managers are burning out.

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Hackers Might Not Ransom You Anymore – They’ll Just Extort You Instead!

LAN Infotech

Think ransomware is your worst nightmare? Think again. Hackers have found a new way to hold your business hostage and it may be even more ruthless than encryption. Its called data extortion , and its changing the rules of the game. Heres how it works: They dont bother encrypting your files anymore. Instead, they just steal your sensitive data and threaten to leak it unless you pay up.

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Matt Harper: The Convergence of Business and Cyber - Risk Management Through a Bigger Lens

FS-ISAC

The Convergence of Business and Cyber - Risk Management Through a Bigger Lens Where cybersecurity and operations converge as they increasingly do -- financial services firms must view cyber risks as operational risks. That integration is a sign of cyber maturity, says Matt Harper, Aflacs Vice President and Global Practice Lead, Product Security, and Program Strategy, but it affects the practice of risk management.

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Security Industry Association Welcomes Lee Odess to SIA Board of Directors

Security Industry Association

SILVER SPRING, Md. TheSecurity Industry Association(SIA) has named Lee Odess to serve as the newest member of the SIA Board of Directors. Lee Odess is the CEO of The Access Control Collective (TACC), where he leads a dynamic portfolio of brands that shape how the access and smart lock industry evolves, communicates and innovates. Through multiple channels, he extends his influence and helps businesses navigate and excel in the evolving business landscape.

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Risky Move to Halt National Fire Academy

Recovery Diva

From FireRescue1: Congress, fire officials warn FEMA: Halting National Fire Academy training puts public safety at risk. “Former fire administrators warn that suspending in-person NFA firefighter training weakens disaster preparedness and emergency response.

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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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The Make-Or-Break Factor Failing Business Owners Often Miss

LAN Infotech

When it comes to running a business, most owners consider aspects like quality customer service, reliable products or services, and closely monitored P&Ls as reasons for company success or failure. Most never consider one other sneaky element that is often overlooked as a make-or-break factor because its a boring necessity. What is it? Your technology.

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Claus Norup: Governance - What a CISO Needs to Succeed

FS-ISAC

Governance: What a CISO Needs to Succeed Identifying and managing risk is fundamental to good governance, says Claus Norup, Managing Director and Group CISO, Euroclear, but thats only part of the job. Success in a CISO role depends on leaderships buy-in, the ability to translate information to its audience, and the degree to which the function is embedded in overall governance, among other factors.

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Ensuring Video Integrity, Even Over Wi-Fi

Synology

In surveillance applications, losing even a single frame can mean missing crucial details, affecting event reconstruction and security accuracy. However, due to their wireless nature, Wi-Fi cameras are susceptible to network fluctuations, leading to unstable video transmission and even frame loss.

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How do I get the best anti-malware protection for personal use?

Acronis

Malware, also known as malicious software, is one of the most dangerous and destructive ever-present threats capable of stealing your sensitive data, using your computer or mobile device for mining cryptocurrency, or locking your entire database and demanding ransom to access your valuable files again.

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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 Happens To Your Applications When Windows 10 Support Ends?

LAN Infotech

Mark your calendars: October 14, 2025 the day Windows 10 officially reaches its end of life. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates, bug fixes or technical support for Windows 10. But what does this mean for your business applications and productivity tools? If youre still using Windows 10 after the cutoff date, its not just your operating system that will be at risk your critical business applications could be affected too.

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Karl Schimmeck: Data Security in a Demanding Regulatory Environment

FS-ISAC

Data Security in a Demanding Regulatory Environment Data security regulation is accelerating many firms data protection processes, says Karl Schimmeck, Executive Vice President and CISO of Northern Trust. However, complying with multiple jurisdictions reporting regimes around privacy, incident disclosures, and decision process documentation can be tough.

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Pure Cloud Block Store with Cirrus Migrate Cloud

Pure Storage

Pure Cloud Block Store with Cirrus Migrate Cloud by Pure Storage Blog Summary This article provides a how-to on migrating data from an Azure VMs managed disk to another Azure VM using Cirrus Migrate Cloud and Pure Cloud Block Store. Cloud adoption is no longer a trend; its become almost a necessity. As businesses strive for scalability, flexibility, and cost efficiency, the topic of data migration and cloud storage technologies has become a critical initiative.

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Upgrading to Windows 11: Everything You Need to Know

Acronis

In the ever-evolving landscape of different operating systems, Windows 11, released on October 5, 2021, introduced enhanced productivity, a refreshed interface and improved performance. If you're still using Windows 10, you might be thinking of upgrading to Windows 11 because Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025.

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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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Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Spring-Summer 2025

DRI Drive

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies ongroups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Continuity Professionals of Ohio CPOs next speaker is Stuart Murry on developing metrics (Mar. 26); it has also announced its 2025 Summit […] The post Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Spring-Summer 2025 appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Long-term Disaster Resilience

Disaster Zone Podcast

As this is being written the firestorm in California is continuing. It is not only government that responds to disasters and the needs of disaster survivors and victims. The Disaster Accountability Project was created to help coordinate nongovernmental organizational efforts. To date, the site has more than 900 organizations registered worldwide. Following a stringent review process, organizations are presented with information that displays proximity to a specific crisis, and the range of servi

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Fears of a Drawn-Out Recovery in N.C.

Recovery Diva

From the WashPost: Fears of a Drawn-Out Recovery Hang over N.C. “The specter of a drawn-out recovery looms large in the state, where officials seem determined to move quicker after Helene and avoid the mistakes of the past, even as North Carolina faces the most massive disaster recovery in its history. For all the desire to get western North Carolina back on its feet, the shared goal to move quickly is colliding with the reality that disaster recovery is almost always frustrating, tedious

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What is Professional Services Automation (PSA)?

Acronis

Professional Services Automation (PSA) represents a category of business management solutions that help service-based organizations through automation of their core business processes to efficiently address the unique challenges they face throughout their project lifecycle.

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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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The Hidden ROI of Strategic IT Cost Management

NexusTek

The Hidden ROI of Strategic IT Cost Management March 21, 2025 Jay Cuthrell Chief Product Officer IT costs are rising fast, but the real challenge isnt just how much businesses spendits whether that spending drives real value. With cloud services, cybersecurity, and AI-driven infrastructure set to see major price increases this year. businesses are under pressure to invest wisely.

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Pure//Launch Blog March Edition

Pure Storage

Pure//Launch Blog March Edition by Pure Storage Blog Summary Were committed to innovating solutions that propel your business forward with unparalleled efficiency and security. This month, we announced several advancements, including simplified storage management with Pure Fusion for FlashBlade, the new FlashBlade//EXA, and much more. At Pure Storage, were constantly evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers.

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The State of Security Industry Standards: An Update From the Decentralized Identity Foundation

Security Industry Association

On Feb. 11, 2025, the Security Industry Association (SIA) Standards Committee hosted a webinar on the state of security industry standards. In a discussion moderated by SIA Standards Committee Chair Peter Boriskin (chief technology officer at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions, experts from SIA and fellow industry-related standards development organizations (SDOs) highlighted their most recent developments.

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Avoid costly PC downtime with the help of bootable media

Acronis

Building a rescue kit on bootable media is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to ensure that a PC failure doesnt result in costly downtime in front-office, back-office and operational technology (OT) production environments.

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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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Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of March 21; Updates from Hitachi Vantara, Infinidat, Pure Storage & More

Solutions Review

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of March 21, 2025. Keeping tabs on all the most relevant storage and data protection news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy

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Reflections on Mobile World Congress 2025

Pure Storage

Reflections on Mobile World Congress 2025 by Pure Storage Blog Summary At this years Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the focus was on AI and its rapidly evolving role in telecom and enterprise technology. Another year, another incredible Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona! In the lead-up to the event, there were discussions about whether it would match last years scale, but from our perspective, the energy and attendance were undeniable.

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Five Can’t-Miss Sessions on Cyber-Physical Security Convergence at ISC West 2025

Security Industry Association

ISC West 2025 is coming up March 31 April 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC West have revealed full conference details for the SIA Education at ISC West program , including keynote presentations from top luminaries and over 115 sessions from top industry expert speakers on the most current business trends, technologies and industry developments.