“Security is about enabling a mission. Business leaders are able to take our tools and apply them to a variety of settings to create success. Our job is to create an environment of success for the enterprise. It is not what we do, rather, it is how we enable the enterprise to achieve its goals,” shares Frank Taylor, Vice President and Chief Security Officer for The General Electric Company. It is important to note that as you read this, one of America’s (not just security’s) greatest leaders and thinkers will have retired, again.

If IT departments are any indication, disaster recovery is a major focus for businesses – almost 50 percent of respondents in the Quorum Disaster Recovery survey indicated 11 to 25 percent of their companies’ IT budget is allocated to disaster recovery this year. 

Most states don’t require four basic safety plans to protect children in schools and child care from disasters, according to aid group Save the Children.

Recent tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas have sparked interest in storm shelters across the Midwest.

FEMA funding and donations will provide the $3.1 million needed to build a safe room for Victoria County during natural disasters. 

Infrastructure and systems to deliver health care after catastrophic events such as earthquakes and widespread disease are rudimentary at best, a report says.

A nationwide emergency alert test last week proved less than perfect with a number of technology and local coordination mistakes.

A small but easily accessible book has plenty of information on first aid and other crises.

The National Research Council presented a 20 year road map to preparing the country for earthquakes, including quietly testing new warning systems.