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Read more >>Naturally Reoccurring: A UN official warns climate disasters are occurring weekly
Governments are recommended to focus on adaption and resilience to minimize damage.
Read MoreBanking On Security: The UK finance sector saw a 1000% increase in cybersecurity incidents in 2018
Statistics released due to a Freedom of Information request show the number of identified events increased from 69 in 2017 to 819 in 2018.
Read MoreWhether Warning: Governments struggle to develop effective alerts for natural disasters
Authorities look to find a balance between informative and overwhelming messages.
Read MoreInternational AID: High school students win the junior Technovation competition with a disaster relief app
Named Aid In Disaster, the tool is designed to coordinate aid between emergency response organizations, donors, and victims.
Read MoreThe Mind in the Machine: Companies continue to increase investment in artificial intelligence to help protect against cyberattacks
69% of survey respondents believe artificial intelligence is necessary for managing critical cyberthreats.
Read MoreRiding Out the Storm: Lyft announces details of their disaster relief program
Both Uber and Lyft offer support to disaster-stricken areas.
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Avalution Consulting Announces Acquisition of BC Management
Avalution Consulting – a provider of business continuity and IT disaster recovery consulting services and software solutions – announced recently the acquisition of BC Management, an important provider of staffing and data research in the business continuity profession.
BC Management will continue to operate independently as a division of Avalution Consulting.
The full solution set offered by the combined firm includes:
- Business Continuity Consulting (Project-Based and Outsourcing)
- Catalyst Business Continuity Software
- Permanent Placement Staffing
- Staff Augmentation
- Data Analytics, Research, and Custom Benchmarking Reporting
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