Algorithm Gives Aid

By Editor|2019-03-20T15:33:33+00:00August 8th, 2018|

As populations in North American continue to age, emergency services are finding the need to reconfigure their approaches to best serve the elderly when disasters occur. To help ensure these individuals receive the support they [...]

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Building a Plan

By Editor|2019-03-20T15:31:42+00:00August 8th, 2018|

It’s widely agreed by those in the business continuity community that any company lacking a Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan is putting itself at needless risk, as the continuing stream of stories detailing hacks, breaches, and [...]

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A Worm in the Apple

By Editor|2019-03-20T15:30:25+00:00August 8th, 2018|

The sole source for the iPhone’s main processor has found itself the victim of a computer virus that has infected its fabrication tools. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has indicated the infection had been contained, [...]

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Here be Dragons

By Editor|2019-03-20T15:29:08+00:00August 8th, 2018|

Mapping high risk areas with satellite and observational data for the purposes of disaster management is moving forward with a new report from multiple research institutes, according to an article in Geospatial World. The International [...]

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The Threat Within

By Editor|2019-03-20T15:27:40+00:00August 8th, 2018|

A new study reveals that employees feel confident in their cybersecurity knowledge about insider threats…but this result may not be a good thing. ObserveIt’s Multigenerational Workplace and Insider Threat Risk” study surveyed 1,000 full time [...]

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Thinking Ahead

By Editor|2019-03-20T15:26:11+00:00August 8th, 2018|

Although the traditional model of disaster relief is based on post-event aid, some agencies are exploring ways to pre-emptively provide assistance for disasters with long lead times, such as cyclones. In Devex, writer Burton Bollag [...]

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