DRI Drive

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Each year, the DRI International Awards of Excellence program honors the leaders and innovators in the fields of continuity management, technology recovery, and crisis and risk management. Were pleased to announce this year’s finalists! Consultant of the Year Javed Abbasi, MBCP – GISBA Quinn Einck, CBCP – BDO Lisa Jones, MBCP – Control Risks Newcomer […] The post Announcing the 2025 DRI Awards of Excellence Finalists!

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Emergency Planning

DECEMBER 20, 2024

There is currently intense interest in the possible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the management of disasters. To what extent is this a real prospect or, alternatively, the fascination of the shiny new toy that soon will be discarded? To begin with, there are two major arguments against artificial intelligence in its current form. One should note in passing that it is not a new concept but one that has only recently begun to impinge seriously on popular consciousness.

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Recovery Diva

DECEMBER 16, 2024

From the Wash Post: Some N.C. residents distrust FEMA so much theyre hesitant to apply for hurricane aid.

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Acronis

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Cybersecurity experts from Acronis share their cybersecurity predictions for the biggest threats and trends that MSPs and businesses should prepare for in 2025.

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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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Security Industry Association

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Jason Crawforth is the CEO of SWEAR. Weve lived it. Weve experienced it firsthand. Artificial intelligence (AI) has had a big impact on the video surveillance and security sectors over the past year automating tasks such as threat detection, object recognition and predictive analytics with better accuracy than ever. These advancements have been essential tools to help empower security teams.

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DRI Drive

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International, the leading nonprofit in business continuity and resilience education and certification has published its Tenth Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report. The report provides an independent analysis of current and emerging risks as viewed by those directly involved in resilience management. Supported by the DRI Future Vision Committee (FVC), […] The post DRI International Releases 10th Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report ap

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Zerto

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, has officially launched Zerto Disaster Recovery for Amazon Web Services (AWS) in AWS Marketplace! This game-changing solution simplifies disaster recovery with a software-only approach, optimized for native AWS services. Why Choose Zerto for AWS? Zerto’s reputation as an industry leader speaks for itself, offering fast Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) at scale.

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Recovery Diva

DECEMBER 15, 2024

From FEMA: New version of the National Disaster Recovery Framework. Thanks to Laurie Johnson for calling this report to my attention.

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LogisManager

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Webinar: The RMM Roadmap to Clarity & Confidence Duration: 50 Minutes What if you could eliminate uncertainty in your role and confidently connect your work to leadership priorities? In this engaging webinar, join Alyssa Pries, Customer Advocate at LogicManager, and Steven Minsky, Founder & CEO of LogicManager, as they guide you through the Risk Maturity Model (RMM) framework.

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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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Security Industry Association

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Top security industry takeaways from House Homeland Security Committee Hearing Safeguarding the Homeland From Unmanned Aerial Systems On Dec. 10, 2024, the House Homeland Security Committee held a joint hearing by the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence and Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security entitled Safeguarding the Homeland from Unmanned Aerial Systems.

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Pure Storage

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Assessing Ransomware Risk with the Pure Storage Security Assessment by Pure Storage Blog Summary The Pure Storage Security Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation tool that helps organizations identify and address vulnerabilities in their storage environment and offers actionable steps to help them reduce exposure to threats. Ransomware is rapidly becoming one of the most pervasive and costly cyber threats facing businesses today.

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Reciprocity

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Achieving and maintaining FedRAMP compliance involves managing hundreds of security controls, extensive documentation, and continuous monitoring requirements. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software has become an essential tool for organizations navigating this complex landscape. Let’s explore how the right GRC solution can streamline your FedRAMP compliance journey.

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BCP Builder

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The fast-paced business landscape provides a myriad of challenges to small businesses that can threaten their very existence. These challenges can come from any direction — natural disasters, cybersecurity breaches , supply chain disruptions, or even surprises in the economy both large and small that stop operations and hurt revenue. That is actually why it is crucial to possess a Business Continuity Plan (BCP).

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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

DECEMBER 14, 2024

From CBS News: A Major Disaster Every two days is the “new normal” A major disaster declaration every two days is “the new normal,” FEMA administrator says. The U.S. faced an unprecedented 179 disasters in 2024, according to FEMA, affecting millions of Americans and wiping out some towns. CBS News’ Nicole Sganga spoke with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell about these catastrophes and the dwindling funds to help those affected.

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Solutions Review

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Druva’s Yogesh Badwe offers insights data security best practices to safeguard data against cyber threats. This article originally appeared on Solutions Review’s Insight Jam , an enterprise IT community enabling the human conversation on AI. Ransomware attack TTPs are evolving, and backup data has become a key target. According to Sophos, a staggering 94 percent of organizations have been hit by attacks that specifically target their backup systems.

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BMC

DECEMBER 5, 2024

IT management abounds with best practice frameworks. These frameworks offer philosophies and tangible paths forward to improve cost and resource management, measure risk, speed up customer service, and innovate analysis through predictive methods. COBIT is one such best practice framework, but its scope is unique from most frameworks in that it focuses narrowly on security, risk management, and governance.

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Pure Storage

DECEMBER 17, 2024

What Is Cyber Extortion? Tips for Securing Your Data by Pure Storage Blog Summary Cyber extortion is a type of cybercrime thats surging. While these types of attacks can have dire and expensive consequences, taking preventative measures can help you reduce risk and safeguard your digital assets. Cyber extortion is a malicious practice where attackers threaten individuals or organizations with digital harmsuch as data breaches, denial of service attacks, or exposure of sensitive informationunless

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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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Acronis

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Understand the difference between service desk support and help desk support and what are the benefits of using each one. Lean about the factors to consider when selecting the right software for your MSP or IT department.

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everbridge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In December 2024 a prominent CEO was shot and killed outside of a Manhattan hotel where they were attending an investor meeting. The incident has drawn significant public attention, with speculation surrounding both the suspect’s motives and the broader implications for corporate security, given ongoing controversies and protests against the company at the time of the attack.

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Recovery Diva

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Once again the Diva has asked John Plodinec (Resource Technolgies) to review a new report on the topic of resilience. His report follows: Recently, Claire asked me to look at a new report Resilience in Action. This report comes from the National Academy of Public Administration and IBMs Center for the Business of Government. While the authors purport to be preparing governments for future shocks, government is rather tangential.

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IT Governance BC

DECEMBER 16, 2024

And how to become resilient with ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 Unfortunately, even the most secure organisation can suffer an incident. The odds are simply stacked against you: While you need to protect all your assets from all types of threat, an attacker needs only one exploitable weakness to get into your systems. Plus, any security measure you implement is only designed to stop, at most, a handful of threats and thats assuming it was both correctly implemented and still doing its job.

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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.

Zerto

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As the cyber threat landscape grows more complex, organizations are realizing that data protection and confidence in cyber recovery solutions are critical for surviving an attack. Most data protection solutions were not designed with cyber recovery as their primary focus. A recent IDC white paper, sponsored by Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company The State of Disaster Recovery and Cyber Recovery, 20242025: Factoring in AI reveals that organizations often pay ransoms not because backups ar

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Pure Storage

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Why Storage Is the Unsung Hero for AI by Pure Storage Blog Summary Storage is the backbone of AI, but as model complexity and data intensity increase, traditional storage systems cant keep pace. Agile, high-performance storage platforms are critical to support AIs unique and evolving demands. In the race toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), storage technology is setting the pace.

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Acronis

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The new Acronis Security Posture Management for Microsoft 365, part of Acronis Management, applies best practices to efficiently manage Microsoft 365 security posture and users across multiple clients.

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BryghtPath

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Navigate uncertainty and thrive with Organizational Resilience Techniques. Explore proactive risk management, agility, robust business continuity plans, and effective communication. Build a resilient organizational culture for sustained success. The post Mastering Organizational Resilience Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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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

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