The Rand Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

For three weeks in October and November, undergraduates from Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College teamed up with Pardee RAND doctoral students to explore how vulnerable communities have fared during the pandemic and envision policies that might produce a more equitable recovery.

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Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2020

Following the spread of Coronavirus throughout China and surrounding countries, Charlie introduces the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime and why you should develop one. I want to introduce the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime (POR), explain what it is and why I suggest that you develop one.

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Plan B Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2020

Following the spread of Coronavirus throughout China and surrounding countries, Charlie introduces the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime and why you should develop one. I want to introduce the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime (POR), explain what it is and why I suggest that you develop one.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

MAY 24, 2021

Whether it’s an incident affecting a single location, or a pandemic sweeping the globe, business continuity is increasingly vulnerable to a wide variety of natural and man-made interruptions for which organizations must plan as carefully as they plan for launching any product or service.

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Emergency Planning

APRIL 24, 2022

The cascade is a result of the progression of a shock through different kinds of vulnerability. Moreover, the Coronavirus pandemic has been widely used as a pretext for curtailing human rights.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Enduring the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a unique opportunity for businesses in the retail industry to reshape how they operate. Having multiple locations extending across regions, states, or even the globe makes retailers vulnerable to various kinds of physical threats such as crime or severe weather.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

From global pandemics and economic woes to deepfakes and cyber attacks, the unforeseen is the new normal. Implementing Training Effective crisis management training is tailored to the specific needs and vulnerabilities of the organization. ” came to mind.

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Pure Storage

AUGUST 3, 2022

Prior to the pandemic, many enterprises were reluctant to fully move to contact center as-a-service (CCaaS) environments, despite the availability of the technology. The Vulnerability of Customer Data. The Rise of CCaaS. Newfound access to disruptive solutions to improve customer service.

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National Center for Disaster Prepardness

JANUARY 19, 2022

Testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Rules’ Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process for the Hearing: Using Budget Principles to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Other Disasters. Testimony Submitted January 16, 2022. By: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

MAY 19, 2023

Key Components of Crisis Management Effective crisis management involves several key components, which can be grouped into three main stages: pre-crisis, crisis response, and post-crisis.

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everbridge

MARCH 4, 2022

The pandemic undeniably accelerated trends towards hybrid and remote work. Q: The pandemic accelerated new work trends. When those two are segregated like that, there’s a gap in the center and that gap is where risk and vulnerability live, because we always think it’s somebody else’s responsibility.

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BCP Builder

JANUARY 20, 2025

Mitigating Risks: Exercises help businesses identify and address vulnerabilities before real-world disruptions occur. Health Crisis Test your readiness for a sudden health emergency, like a pandemic. Theyre essential for organisations of all sizes, from small businesses to global enterprises.

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Emergency Planning

JUNE 9, 2019

While not independent of the magnitude of physical forces involved, it is not linearly related to them because it depends on the nature and size of the vulnerabilities that the physical forces act upon. Pandemics are included because many of the effects of a pandemic are likely to be socio-economic in nature. Trufanov, A.,

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LogisManager

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The pandemic has disrupted operating models of businesses across the globe. Ransomware attacks are running rampant, and hackers are using the vulnerability of HIPAA-protected information to advance their coercion. On top of these unknowns, there were also the uncertainties of the pandemic to account for.

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Solutions Review

JANUARY 20, 2022

Sometimes the rush to keep business services functioning meant that security was overlooked, and cybercriminals are ready to exploit these vulnerabilities. Web application vulnerabilities. Web application vulnerabilities are the next attack vector you need to assess to determine how secure your applications really are.

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2020

Today Charlie discusses how Exercise Cygnus, the UK’s pandemic exercise in 2016, holds up against the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. The scenario was as follows: The pandemic has H2M2 which is a flu pandemic, rather than a COVID type pandemic. UK the “most prepared country”? Wrong type of flu?

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Plan B Consulting

MAY 25, 2020

Today Charlie discusses how Exercise Cygnus, the UK’s pandemic exercise in 2016, holds up against the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. Exercise Cygnus was a command post exercise carried out by NHS England in October 2016 in order to estimate the impact of a hypothetical H2N2 influenza pandemic on the United Kingdom.

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Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

The lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, alas largely negative, show that a good civilian system designed to protect the public against major hazards and threats can save thousands of lives and billions in losses and wasted expenditure. Non-seasonal influenza retains the potential to cause a pandemic on the level of that of 1918-1920.

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PagerDuty

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us some important lessons. Humanity Matters were struggling not only with funds and resources but also with spirit and being able to continue providing for vulnerable youth as the pandemic and lockdowns challenged them enormously.

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NexusTek

JULY 28, 2021

67% of IT professionals believe the use of bring-your-own devices during the remote work of the pandemic has decreased their organization’s security health ; a claim which a Ponemon Institute survey supports : 68% of businesses experienced one or more successful endpoint attacks in the past 12 months. million to $8.94

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Fusion Risk Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We’ve been living in a compound crisis since the start of the pandemic – we have been experiencing global political instability, war, an increase in cyber and ransomware attacks, labor shortages, shortages of critical commodities, etc.

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Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

In addition, technology is a potential source of vulnerability as well as a means of reducing it. Myth 35: We are well organised to face a pandemic or CBRN attack. Myth 36: In a biological terrorism attack or pandemic prophylaxis will be effective and efficient. Reality: The problem of disasters is largely a social one.

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Castellan

DECEMBER 29, 2021

While the pandemic certainly has shone a light on supply chain resilience issues, it’s not a new problem for the industry. That was a similar experience for others during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and into 2021 where container shipping was significantly impacted. The More Supply Chains Change, the Same Issues Pop Up.

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Security Industry Association

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The researchers from Resecurity HUNTER team have identified critical vulnerabilities in software of major IT giants including Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, TP-Link and ASUS. What do you think are the biggest opportunities in the security industry right now? Notably, there is a massive opportunity around cloud security.

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Business Continuity Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Today, in addition to natural disasters such as hurricanes, fires, floods, and pandemics and man-made issues such as wars, organizations face other challenges to their operations. Likewise, their vulnerabilities have changed. Likewise, their vulnerabilities have changed.

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NexusTek

JULY 28, 2021

The global migration to a remote workforce, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, has increased cyber risks, including delayed or unpatched devices, uncatalogued endpoints, and unsecure networks. Cybercriminals are capitalizing on such shifting times and vulnerable employees, and consequently, social engineering attacks have risen.

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Security Industry Association

OCTOBER 14, 2021

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic I started looking for this kind of provider. I saw an opportunity to help security businesses with that and thought, what better time to start a company than a global pandemic? BR : The global pandemic impacted every single company in the world, and security companies were not spared.

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everbridge

DECEMBER 6, 2021

With the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, other threats have emerged, leaving the world in a period of turbulent transition. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a surge in mental health crises, creating an increase in terrorism and violent extremism around the globe. TALK TO US ABOUT THREAT RESPONSE. 2022 Global Risk Summary.

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Acronis

APRIL 27, 2022

Cybercriminals moved quickly to exploit new vulnerabilities caused by the pandemic. For example, the vast majority of employees suddenly had to work from home; but in most cases, their security best practices were far inferior to the controls in place at the corporate office.

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Solutions Review

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The landscape of evolving digital threats, coupled with the pandemic-induced surge in remote and hybrid work, has exposed organizations to an increasing number of vulnerabilities. In this feature, Apricorn ‘s Kurt Markley offers four data backup and resilience questions to ask right now.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 8, 2023

A partial list would include: the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the rise of the internet and cell phones, the spread of cybercrime, globalization and the lengthening of supply chains, the COVID pandemic, the growing impact of climate change, growing international tensions, the shortening of attention spans, and the rise in cloud computing.

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LAN Infotech

MARCH 12, 2021

Very few got the chance to fully prepare themselves, which left them more vulnerable to cyberattacks and data breaches. According to the FBI, daily cybersecurity complaints increased from 1,000 to 4,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic. For starters, your existing protocols and training programs were created in a pre-pandemic world.

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MHA Consulting

APRIL 13, 2023

Related on MHA Consulting: Home Alone: When Disasters Affect Staff Who Are Working Remotely A Stopgap Measure That Became a Permanent Fixture When the hybrid workplace model first emerged at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was seen as an emergency solution to a crisis situation. Hybrid adds complexity.

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MHA Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

In recent years, we have entered a uniquely tumultuous period, one characterized by weird weather, global conflict, and heightened supply chain vulnerability, among other challenges. Threats related to natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, heat waves, and pandemics.

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Security Industry Association

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

And a February attack on a Florida water treatment plant that exploited a vulnerability in a remote access software program on a facility computer offered yet another reminder of the growing dangers of cyber-physical threats – and the possibility that employees can be part of the problem. It is not a new problem.

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Solutions Review

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The landscape of evolving digital threats, coupled with the pandemic-induced surge in remote and hybrid work, has exposed organizations to an increasing number of vulnerabilities. In this feature, Apricorn ‘s Kurt Markley offers four data backup and resilience questions to ask right now.

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Behavior Group

MARCH 23, 2021

There was a massive increase in cyber threats globally year-over-year fueled by both the pandemic and expanding attack surfaces, Skybox Security reveals. Trojans increased 128%, with threat actors using trojans to exploit lower-severity vulnerabilities. Sophisticated,… Continue reading.

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