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The Continuity Insights Management Conference is an event designed for senior-level business continuity and resilience professionals. You can’t afford to miss this opportunity to learn the best practices and effective strategies to ensure your organizational resilience.
Optional pre- and post-conference courses are available for additional continuing education points.
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What Resilience Professionals Need to Know: Protecting Critical Infrastructure – The Power Grid
The nation’s power grid is among the most critical infrastructures, as it is used by virtually everybody, and its loss would be catastrophic.
In this article, Paul Kirvan examines the power grid, its risks and what is being done to ensure its continued operation. He also suggests guidelines for resilience professionals to keep their companies operational.
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Resilient Journey Podcast: Improving Resilience Through Peer Networking
Resilience Think Tank presents Episode 77 of the Resilient Journey podcast. This episode features internationally best-selling author of the book "Executive Loneliness", Nick Jonsson. Nick talks about the role peer networks play in supporting like-minded professionals. How having conversations with people at your level can help you grow. Also, learn how personal resilience is essential for those building professional resilience programs. In our industry, the Resilience Think Tank is a peer network that can help you rise above current challenges and grow to new heights. Learn more at resiliencethinktank.com
Listen to the podcast >>Disastrous Tweets: The changes at Twitter are having a significant impact on emergency management and disaster response
Technical and moderation challenges at the service are making disaster-related communications less reliable.
Read MoreChanging the Game: The introduction of ChatGPT is already impacting cybersecurity
The AI-driven tool has shown an ability to augment and amplify the skills of both hackers and security researchers.
Read MoreBack to School: Questions remain as to how prepared post-secondary institutions are for an emergency
While plans are often in place, many staff and students are unaware of them.
Read MoreFood for Thought: The domestic food production industry is becoming a common target of cybercriminals
As farms become increasingly computerized, the various methods by which they can be attacked remotely continue to grow.
Read MoreA Nationwide Plan: The US has announced a new national cybersecurity strategy
The increase in state-sponsored attacks has helped drive the need for this official approach.
Read MoreThinking Big: There are certain threats for which every organization needs to be prepared
By planning ahead, the risks caused by these threats can be minimized.
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National VOAD Conference
National VOAD, an association of organizations that mitigate and alleviate the impact of disasters, provides a forum promoting cooperation, communication, coordination and collaboration – is having their annual conference on May 8-11 in St. Louis, MO: “Gateway to Collaboration.”
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BCI Cyber Resilience Report 2023
This year the BCI Cyber Resilience Report shows that organizations are investing heavily in technologies and introducing new controls to help ensure resilience to attacks is maintained; however, the frequency of cyber attacks continues to increase and attack vectors are becoming more complex and harder to detect.
Some of the findings of the comprehensive, 72-page report include:
- Organizations are adopting a proactive approach towards cyber resilience.
- Cyber attacks have increased, causing financial losses in the past twelve months.
- Phishing and spear phishing remain the most frequent and disruptive threat.
- Cyber security and IT teams usually lead cyber resilience strategies, with the oversight of executives.
- Respondents highlight the need for more integration between technical teams, such as cyber security, business continuity, and risk management.
Risk & Insurance Management Society Risk Leaders Series - 11 Audio Interviews
The RIMS Risk Leaders Series delves into the challenges of prominent and influential risk professionals. Hosted by RIMS’ Justin Smulison, this series explores events and experiences using risk management techniques, methods and frameworks to solve major crisis. Many of the events set precedents in the risk profession. Click below for easy access to 11 audio interviews.
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