April, 2025

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Why Cybercriminals Are Targeting Your Backups and How to Be Prepared

Solutions Review

Most organizations believe they’re prepared for ransomware attacks with a simple strategy: maintain good backups and use them to restore systems if cybercriminals encrypt their data. However, there’s a dangerous flaw in this approach that many overlook attackers are increasingly targeting backup systems themselves, leaving organizations with no path to recovery.

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Self-Imposed Barriers to Technology Adoption

Disaster Zone Podcast

Technology is a driving force in public safety today. There are multiple challenges that come with considering which technologies should be adopted and fielded within an organization. Before that can happen, we need to collectively overcome self-imposed barriers to technology adoption, which is the subject of this Disaster Zone Podcast. The podcast guest is Garry Briese who has had a distinguished career in the fire service.

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Pure Storage Partners with CERN openlab to Evaluate the Benefits of Flash for Scientific Research 

Pure Storage

Pure Storage Partners with CERN openlab to Evaluate the Benefits of Flash for Scientific Research by Pure Storage Blog Summary Pure Storage and CERN openlab are working together to research how the European Laboratory for Particle Physics will use flash storage to support future research needs. Pure Storage has announced a partnership with CERN (the European Laboratory for Particle Physics), which aims, through the CERN openlab collaboration, to accelerate the development of cutting-edge ICT sol

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FEMA Expected to Lose 20% of Staff Before Hurricane Season

Recovery Diva

From CNN : FEMA losing roughly 20% of permanent staff, including longtime leaders, ahead of hurricane season “The agency tasked with delivering billions of dollars in assistance to communities devastated by natural disasters is about to lose a huge portion of its workforce, including some of its most experienced and knowledgeable leaders who manage disaster response.

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Emergency Preparedness: Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise

April is Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month. Enhance your organization’s emergency preparedness with our Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise. Download now to strategically plan, prepare, and test your response to active shooter situations. Key Features: Plan, prepare, and test your emergency response strategy. Simulate real-world scenarios to mitigate risks.

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DRI International Announces Michelle Cross, MBCP, as New President and CEO

DRI Drive

DRI International is proud to announce its new President and CEO, Michelle Cross. A seasoned resilience professional, longtime board member, and DRI Certified Professional, Cross brings decades of experience to the role. I am incredibly honored to join DRI International the worlds most prestigious resilience organization, said Cross, who holds Master Business Continuity Professional […] The post DRI International Announces Michelle Cross, MBCP, as New President and CEO appeared first on D

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Securing the Future of Security

Security Industry Association

Trust in the authenticity of video footage is now at stake Jason Crawforth is the founder and CEO of SWEAR. Information wields immense power. The data we rely on each day shapes opinions, influences decisions, and can affect events on a global scale. This makes safeguarding the integrity of digital content essential. The rise of advanced deepfakes and artificial intelligence (AI)-crafted forgeries presents a growing danger, one that can diminish the trust that serves as the very foundation of mo

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PagerDuty Champions: Driving Excellence in Incident Management by Constant Fischer

PagerDuty

As one customer put it: “We spend 99% of our time on our ITSM platform and only 1% on PagerDuty.” This simple statement highlights the beauty of PagerDutyits a low-maintenance tool that just works. However, even the best tools benefit from a little governance to ensure theyre being used effectively. Enter the PagerDuty Champions a small, part-time team dedicated to keeping your incident management practices sharp and your teams productive.

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The Overlooked Bottleneck in Data Visibility—and Its Impact on Cyber Resilience 

Pure Storage

The Overlooked Bottleneck in Data Visibilityand Its Impact on Cyber Resilience by Pure Storage Blog Summary Every second counts in cybersecurity. Without high-performance storage to deliver fast ingestion and processing speeds, even the best security toolsand the cyber threat hunting teams using themwill be limited. Organizations rely on security logs to help detect, respond to, and recover from cyber threats.

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FEMA is Not Ready for Disaster Season

Recovery Diva

From Wired: FEMA Isnt Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say. Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. We are being set up for a really, really bad situation,” says one. “Less than two months before the official start of hurricane season, the nations primary disaster-response agency faces an uncertain future.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls In Automation: Keep Humans In the Loop

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward. From missed discrepancies to strained vendor relationships, accounts payable automation needs a human touch to deliver lasting value. This session is your playbook to get automation right. We’ll explore how to balance speed with control, boost decision-making through human-machine collaboration, and unlock ROI with fewer errors, stronger fraud prevention, and smoother operations.

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Conducting effective tabletop exercises for emergency preparedness

everbridge

Preparedness is the cornerstone of effective emergency management and business continuity planning. Tabletop exercises are a critical tool in developing, testing, and refining emergency response strategies. These exercises simulate real-world scenarios in a low-pressure, discussion-based setting, providing valuable insights into team readiness and plan effectiveness.

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Redundancy, Diversification, and Resilience: Protecting Your Business from Single Points of Failure

BryghtPath

Modern businesses run on a web of applications, systems, and third-party vendorsmaking operations faster, more innovative, and more scalable. But what happens when one crucial piece of that puzzle fails? Suddenly, that convenience becomes a significant risk, especially when a single point of failure (SPOF) is all it takes to disrupt everything. A single point … The post Redundancy, Diversification, and Resilience: Protecting Your Business from Single Points of Failure appeared first on Bry

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SIA New Member Profile: Nanodems

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Nanodems helps organizations streamline operations, mitigate risk and centralize control of their security assets and systems with its intelligent converged platform. The company is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, with a growing network of partners and clients spanning across the world. SIA spoke with Asli Citak, marketing manager at Nanodems, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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The Fake Vacation E-mail That Could Drain Your Bank Account

LAN Infotech

Planning a vacation this year? Make sure your confirmation e-mail is legit BEFORE you click anything! Thats right, summer is right around the corner and cybercriminals are exploiting travel season by sending fake booking confirmations that look nearly identical to e-mails from airlines, hotels and travel agencies. These scams are designed to steal personal and financial information, hijack your online accounts and even infect your device with malware.

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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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Celebrating Earth Week 2025 at Pure Storage: A Global Wrap-Up

Pure Storage

Celebrating Earth Week 2025 at Pure Storage: A Global Wrap-Up by Pure Storage Blog Summary At Pure Storage, our commitment to a sustainable future goes beyond our innovative technologyits embedded in our culture, our values, and our people. At Pure Storage, Earth Week isnt just about raising awarenessits about taking action. In collaboration with Pure Good Foundation , employees worldwide came together to celebrate, educate, and make tangible contributions toward a healthier planet.

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New Plan for FEMA Requires Nearly Total Staff Deployment

Recovery Diva

From HSToday: U.S. Emergency Agency Plan Requires Nearly All Staff to Be Deployed, Draft FEMA Memo Shows. “The U.S. agency that manages disasters plans to require nearly all employees, including full-time headquarters and regional staff, to be deployed to emergency zones, according to a draft memo to agency employees seen by Reuters. This spring, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will assign all full-time employees roles in leading, managing and supporting disaster response and recov

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Top Tips for running a Business Continuity Exercise

BCP Builder

Volcano, Earthquake, Hurricane, Tsunami all of the above! Choosing a realistic and engaging scenario for a business continuity exercise is probably the first thing that comes to mind when you begin the planning process. And while a compelling scenario is important, its definitely not the first thing you should be considering. Planning a business continuity exercise can be a daunting task.

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Strengthening Business Resilience: Addressing Overlooked Weaknesses in Continuity Planning

BryghtPath

In an era of increasing disruptions, business continuity planning is more critical than ever. However, many organizations fall into common pitfalls that weaken their resilience in times of crisis. From neglecting the human element in disaster recovery to underestimating cyber threats, these oversights can have severe operational and financial consequences.

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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 Risk of Overlooking Vehicle and Vendor Management

Security Industry Association

Entry control must extend beyond the lobby to include all parts of a facility Sarah James is the vice president of sales for Building Intelligence. Security leaders know that every unsecured entry point invites risk. Loading docks, delivery areas and vendor access points are some of a facilitys most exploited weak spots. In a recent report by Security Scorecard, 29% of breaches stemmed from unauthorized third-party entry.

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Is Your Printer The Biggest Security Threat In Your Office?

LAN Infotech

If I asked you to name the biggest cybersecurity threats in your office, youd probably say phishing e-mails, malware or weak passwords. But what if I told you that your office printer yes, the one quietly humming in the corner could be one of the biggest vulnerabilities in your entire network? It sounds ridiculous, but hackers love printers. And most businesses dont realize just how much of a security risk they pose until its too late.

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The New Varonis-Pure Storage Integration for Cyber Resilience

Pure Storage

The New Varonis-Pure Storage Integration for Cyber Resilience by Pure Storage Blog Summary In an increasingly hostile digital landscape, protecting critical data has become increasingly challenging. The new Varonis-Pure Storage integration empowers organizations to secure their data, mitigate risk, and ensure resilience today and into the future. In todays threat-driven environment, organizations are confronted with unprecedented challenges in protecting their data.

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Getting Rid of FEMA Would be a Disaster

Recovery Diva

From The Hill: Get rid of FEMA? That would be a disaster “The trends that brought about the expanded federal disaster role in the 1960s and 1970s have only been exacerbated in the intervening years. Development in risky areas, such as the Florida coastlines, has continued more or less unabated. Katrina, as is now clear, heralded the beginning of two decades of increasingly catastrophic natural disasters.

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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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Transforming the Incident Lifecycle With AI Agents by PagerDuty

PagerDuty

Were in the midst of a fundamental shift in how organizations run operations. 51% of companies have already deployed AI agents. What was once reactive and manual is becoming intelligent, automated, and AI-driven. The organizations that embrace this shift gain more than just operational efficiency; they develop a strategic competitive advantage that directly impacts business outcomes.

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Why Reinvent the Wheel? Use Your Crisis Management Framework to Drive Planning Ahead of Major Events

BryghtPath

Major external events like the Super Bowl, FIFA World Cup, political conventions, and the Olympics present significant opportunities and risks for organizations. These events can introduce security threats, strain infrastructure, disrupt operations, and challenge reputations, making strong preparedness strategies essential. As time goes on, senior leaders and other stakeholders will inevitably begin asking questions such … The post Why Reinvent the Wheel?

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Advances in Visual AI From Edge to Cloud

Security Industry Association

Artificial intelligence-powered solutions take video analytics to new levels David Raske is the safety and security global lead in the Edge Computing Group of Intel. Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been the hottest technology trend over the past few years, it is anything but new. In the last quarter of the 20th century, computer vision technology, or visual AI, was launched with the aim of emulating human perception of the world.

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Heathrow Power Outage: Unseen Lessons

Plan B Consulting

In todays bulletin, Charlie discusses Heathrow Airports recent power outage and gives advice on how we can learn from the event. I did a load of research for this weeks podcast ,so I thought I would use that research to write the bulletin as well. I wrote a bulletin some time ago on the CrowdStrike incident and whether consultants should add their two pence worth to commentary on the latest incident.

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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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How to Create Customised Billing Reports for IT Departments and MSPs with Pure Fusion and AI DevOps 

Pure Storage

How to Create Customised Billing Reports for IT Departments and MSPs with Pure Fusion and AI DevOps by Pure Storage Blog Summary This article provides a step-by-step guide for using the Pure Fusion API with Visual Studio Code, copilot.ai, and the py-pure-client package for efficient managing and reporting of storage space. Recently, I was faced with a common issue during a major project: responding to a customers request for proposal (RFP).

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The Threat to Flood Insurance

Recovery Diva

From Bloomberg.com: FEMAs Demise Could Mean for Flood Insurance The announcement last week from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that she plans to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has cast a pall over the US governments disaster response unit. While most of the focus has been on what it would mean for disaster recovery if the agency is wound down, theres another big issue at stake: FEMAs foundational role in managing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

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How PagerDuty helps Checkout.com achieve DORA Compliance: A conversation with Andy White by Lee Fredricks

PagerDuty

As Director of Solutions Consulting at PagerDuty EMEA, I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Andy White, Chief of Staff to the CTO at Checkout.com, to discuss how they’re navigating the challenges of DORA compliance using PagerDuty’s platform. Understanding DORA The Digital Operational Resiliency Act (DORA), which came into effect in January 2024, represents a significant shift in how financial institutions within the EU must handle their operational resilience.