Early lessons from the Australian bushfires

By Editor|2020-02-04T17:14:49+00:00February 4th, 2020|

As the bushfires that ripped across Australia continue to burn, the inquiries into the causes and handling of the fires have already begun. Earlier this week, the government of New South Wales announced the first [...]

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Man’s Best Friend: Canine Emergency Responders

By Editor|2020-02-04T17:12:38+00:00February 4th, 2020|

First responders and emergency management officials who were on site in the aftermath of the World Trade Center tragedy have been rightfully honored in the almost two decades since. The teams of K-9 units are [...]

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A Deep Dive On Disaster Data

By Editor|2020-02-04T17:10:10+00:00February 4th, 2020|

As populations continue to shift from rural to urban areas, the complexity of responding to disasters in urban areas grows exponentially. To help address this complexity, researchers and disaster response experts are turning to non-traditional [...]

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Flight Risk: Cybersecurity and the world’s airports

By Editor|2020-02-04T17:06:26+00:00February 4th, 2020|

A recent report from Swiss web security company ImmuniWeb has found that almost all major airports have notable gaps in their cybersecurity systems, ranging from misconfigured public clouds, to code repository leaks, and vulnerable web [...]

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Business Continuity And Coronavirus: Global Impact

By Editor|2020-02-04T17:04:01+00:00February 4th, 2020|

The coronavirus epidemic, which some experts are already predicting will turn into a pandemic, has had serious global impact with loss of life and widespread fear.  The effect of the coronavirus spread on business, however, [...]

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