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10 Disciplines of Effective Cyber Security Leadership
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The State of Security Convergence Report
The ASIS Foundation has just released a new study identifying and describing the relationship between cybersecurity, physical security, and business continuity functions in organizations. The research also explores necessary success factors in creating a high-functioning integrated enterprise risk model, from both organizational and strategic perspectives. The report is based on survey responses from more than 1,000 security leaders in the U.S., Europe, and India and more than 20 follow-up interviews. It provides relevant benchmarks to compare strategies, plans, and operations and determine best practices for creating more effective and cost-efficient security and risk operations. Download the complimentary executive summary. The full report is now available free to ASIS members
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Read MoreThe Cost of Carelessness: The costs from a ransomware attack for a small businesses have grown to an average of $114,000
Small and medium sized companies are increasingly finding themselves targets, as they lack the more comprehensive defenses of larger organization.
Read MoreThe Winds of Change: A new survey examines the effects of the SolarWinds attack across multiple industries
Financial impacts were significant, with respondents reporting an average impact of $12 million dollars.
Read MoreWeathering the Storm: Emergency operations centers need to work to ensure readiness for hurricane season
Advance preparations and establishment of necessary redundancy are critical for coordination proper responses.
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This is that timely and important opportunity to share best practices, lessons learned, and effective strategies employed to ensure organizational resilience. We look forward to you joining us. Download the Conference Agenda-at-a-Glance...
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Crisis Communications and Media Relations Training for Resilience Professionals
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What You Will Learn…
- Crisis communications principles, priorities, and fundamentals
- Communicating to and with the media
- The role of the media during a crisis
- Social media and emergency management
- The spokesperson’s role during a crisis
- Statements vs. news releases vs. press conferences
- Common mistakes when dealing with media
- Media “traps” and how to avoid them
- How to handle a live interview
- How to handle a Zoom or other online interview
- How to handle a press conference
- Mock press conference exercise (offered during classroom training, not online)
The course also focuses on the new era of Emergency Management & Crisis Communications, including new and emerging cybersecurity, terrorism, civil unrest, health emergencies and other growing risks and associated crisis communications considerations.
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