Vol. 507 - IT Complexity & the Risk of IT Failure

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OR#4 IT Complexity and the Risk of IT Failure

For the past few years, the unabashed enthusiasm around clouds, virtualization and software-defined everything has led to some unfortunate side effects. Jon Toigo discusses the disbelief around vulnerability in his article, “IT Complexity & the Risk of IT Failure.”

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In the Know...

The 2016 Emergency Mass Notification Survey has concluded and both an executive summary and full report are now available. The largest industry survey of this software includes responses from over 700 participants. Thanks to MIR3 for sponsoring this valuable survey.

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Scaling Up

The White House releases a new rating system to determine the severity of cyberattacks.

Climate Control

The World Bank looks into the need for increased incorporation of climate and disaster risk management into planning and development.

Making the Private Public

A call from the Department of Homeland Security for the private sector to increase sharing of information around cyberattacks.

Emergency Socialization

A new paper offers some insights into the use of Twitter and social media in evaluating corporate crisis response.

A Lack of Security

The scope of the cybersecurity skills shortage is brought under examination by a new report.

Calculated Risks

Updated federal guidelines offer advice for risk mitigation during the performance of IT upgrades.

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Five years ago, DRI International, created a 45-hour academic course (BCLE1500) which is used by Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to provide students with the opportunity to earn credits toward a degree, as well as earning a DRI International credential. The DRI Collegiate Conferences consist of a series of full one-day programs with presentations from experts in the private and public sector as well as from academia. There is opportunity to network with professionals in the fields of business continuity, disaster recovery and risk management. To encourage attendance by all certified professionals, the cost of attendance (including meals and materials) will be a minimal donation (no more than $50) to the DRI Foundation, the charitable arm of DRI International.

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