Crisis Response Journal

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The winter edition of the CRJ has now gone to press. This is what's inside.

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Behavior Group

DECEMBER 18, 2014

According to Microsoft, cybercrime is a booming business for organized crime groups all over the world. Those groups of cybercrime aim to profit, from any security lapse they can find: identities, passwords and money. Not protecting your organization these days is equivalent to leaving the doors and windows of your house unlocked. So when it comes… Continue reading.

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Alert Media

DECEMBER 15, 2014

The post How to Create Your Emergency Notification Process appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Plan B Consulting

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Charlie discusses how the UK power supply crisis could affect your organisation. A couple of weeks ago one of the lead stories in the news was the fire at Didcot B Power Station, a gas power station in the South of England. The station, which within the last couple of days has just been brought back on line, now has the power output of about 350MW; roughly half its normal capacity of around 700MW.

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Crisis Response Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Can logging be beautiful? Seen from above, it creates the most delicate patterns, but the story behind it is scary – large parts of the rain forest are disappearing every day.

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Crisis Response Journal

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

The modern UK Fire and Rescue Service is about putting fires out, right? Well, not entirely, writes Editorial Advisory Panel Member Andy Marshall in a preview of his full article in the Winter edition of Crisis Response Journal.

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Crisis Response Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We are working on the next issue of Crisis Response Journal, which is published in December.

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Crisis Response Journal

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Every year storms, floods, droughts and other extreme events affect hundreds of millions of people around the world, with economic losses estimated at $100 billion, writes Paul Venton.

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Crisis Response Journal

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Patrick Lagadec, Former Senior Research Scientist at the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France, and Mike Granatt, Founder and first Director of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Cabinet Office, UK, say that institutions and leaders must embrace strategic By Patrick Lagadec

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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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Crisis Response Journal

OCTOBER 27, 2014

In an attempt to explore the question of ‘What brings us together?’ photographer Chris Terry went in search of the ingredients of the family meal.

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Crisis Response Journal

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Syria: Just over a year ago, this volunteer from Northern Aleppo lost a leg to a barrel bomb in horrific circumstances while trying to rescue civilians trapped in rubble after bombing raids on their homes.

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Crisis Response Journal

OCTOBER 9, 2014

As you will know, the current UK threat level from international terrorism for the UK is assessed as SEVERE, writes Roger Gomm SEVERE means that a terrorist attack is highly likely.

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Crisis Response Journal

JULY 24, 2014

The next issue of Crisis Response Journal marks a decade of publishing, bringing the world's emergency responders and planners, business continuity and disaster risk reduction experts together to share experience and learn from each other.

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Crisis Response Journal

JULY 24, 2014

In a shortened version of a longer article that will appear in the next issue of CRJ, Tony Moore looks back at the incidents that occurred in 2004, the year that Crisis Response Journal was launched (our first ever front cover is pictured below) By Tony Moore

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Alert Media

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The post The Many Surprises of Emergency Communication appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Communications Management 52

Alert Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The post Why Social Media is Only a Piece of the Puzzle appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Media Communications 52

Plan B Consulting

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Charlie discusses how the UK power supply crisis could affect your organisation. A couple of weeks ago one of the lead stories in the news was the fire at Didcot B Power Station, a gas power station in the South of England. The station, which within the last couple of days has just been brought back on line, now has the power output of about 350MW; roughly half its normal capacity of around 700MW.

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Capacity Activation Business Continuity Mitigation 52

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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Alert Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The post AlertMedia Announces Next-Generation Platform for Emergency Communication appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Communications Management 52

Alert Media

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The post The Thirty-Three Percenters of Mass Notifications appeared first on AlertMedia.

Communications 52

Communications 52

Behavior Group

OCTOBER 16, 2014

When suppliers are unable to deliver, or customers are unable to purchase, the ability of an organization is compromised. ISO 28000 is the answer to promote resilience at every step of the supply chain. Designed to protect people, goods, infrastructure and equipment, ISO 28000 will help your company to better assess security risks in supply… Continue reading.

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Behavior Group

OCTOBER 8, 2014

The CISSP course will assist all the participants who attend it to keep up to date their knowledge in the top 10 information systems security domains. All activities in this course will enhance and increase participants’ knowledge in the area of information systems security, providing them the needed knowledge for the development of their professional… Continue reading.

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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.

Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This week Charlie discusses how the Ebola crisis is creeping up on all of us. The situation in West Africa, with the on-going spread of Ebola, bears all the classic symptoms of a ‘creeping’ or ‘rising tide’ crisis. In Tally’s Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Management Principles and Practice (edited by Lakha & Moore, 2004) a rising tide crisis is described as a: “Problem which creeps up gradually, such as occurs in the case of organised crime, corruption, a developing infectious disease e

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Plan B Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This week Charlie discusses how the Ebola crisis is creeping up on all of us. The situation in West Africa, with the on-going spread of Ebola, bears all the classic symptoms of a ‘creeping’ or ‘rising tide’ crisis. In Tally’s Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Management Principles and Practice (edited by Lakha & Moore, 2004) a rising tide crisis is described as a: “Problem which creeps up gradually, such as occurs in the case of organised crime, corruption, a developing infectious disease e

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Healthcare Vulnerability Media 52

Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

This week Charlie discusses the Scottish referendum results. I have written about Scottish independence before, but thought I would revisit the topic now that the referendum has been and gone. After a long and hard fought campaign, Scottish voters backed remaining in the union by 2,001,926 votes to 1,617,989. The result has prompted a lot of questions about what direction the country should take, with many suggesting that all UK countries should be given more powers.

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Business Continuity Communications Risk Management Consulting 52

Plan B Consulting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

This week Charlie discusses the Scottish referendum results. I have written about Scottish independence before, but thought I would revisit the topic now that the referendum has been and gone. After a long and hard fought campaign, Scottish voters backed remaining in the union by 2,001,926 votes to 1,617,989. The result has prompted a lot of questions about what direction the country should take, with many suggesting that all UK countries should be given more powers.

Business Continuity 52

Business Continuity Communications Risk Management Consulting 52

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

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