The Stress of Compassion: A new app from the University of Minnesota helps first responders cope with emotional and physical exhaustion

By Editor|2020-10-20T09:37:14+00:00October 20th, 2020|

Looking to reduce the stresses acting on first responders, the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota has released a free app, called the First Responder Toolkit. Developed in collaboration with [...]

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Planning for the Future: Companies need to revisit their business continuity plans to reflect new and potential threats

By Editor|2020-10-20T09:35:46+00:00October 20th, 2020|

The initial response to the pandemic showed the value of a well thought out business continuity plan. The continued changes that are being forced by the ongoing spread of COVID-19 are causing organizations to revisit [...]

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Home Security: During the COVID-19 lockdowns, more than half of organizations experienced security incidents related to remote work

By Editor|2020-10-20T09:34:12+00:00October 20th, 2020|

A recent report from Tessian, titled “Securing the Future of Hybrid Working” has indicated that roughly half of all organizations have experienced a security incident associated with remote working since the start of the lockdowns [...]

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Keeping Everyone Involved: A Fun Run at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology looks to fund a bursary to increase diversity in disaster and emergency management

By Editor|2020-10-20T09:32:29+00:00October 20th, 2020|

A former student at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) is looking to use the proceeds from a Fun Run to help fund a bursary to encourage more Black and Indigenous people to study [...]

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An Ounce of Prevention: While a disaster recovery plan is important, it may not be enough to protect against a ransomware attack

By Editor|2020-10-20T09:30:47+00:00October 20th, 2020|

A disaster recovery plan is always a good thing to have in the aftermath of a breach, hack, or general failure. However, for certain types of attacks, recovery after the fact can be a costly [...]

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Learning to Hack: Hackers turn to artificial intelligence to guess passwords and hide threats

By Editor|2020-10-20T09:25:32+00:00October 20th, 2020|

At a recent NCSA and Nasdaq security summit, three experts in cybersecurity discussed how machine learning might be exploited to avoid defenses and accelerate breaches. An article in TechRepublic reported that the summit, hosted by [...]

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