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Articles Tagged with ''disaster management ''

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Frank Taylor: Enabling the Mission

“Leaders get recognized for their ability to mitigate problems and choose effective strategies. The same is true for security… The status quo or yesterday’s success is never good enough.”
November 5, 2013
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“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.


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Natural Disasters Perceived as Primary Cause of IT Downtime

October 29, 2013
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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. 


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28 States Failing to Meet Disaster Preparedness for Children: Aid Group

September 5, 2013
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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.


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Storm Shelters in Demand and Debate After Oklahoma Tornado

May 22, 2013
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Recent tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas have sparked interest in storm shelters across the Midwest.


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Texas School to Build Community Safe Room

May 7, 2013
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FEMA funding and donations will provide the $3.1 million needed to build a safe room for Victoria County during natural disasters. 


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Managing Disaster Relief, Notification after Hurricane Sandy

November 13, 2012
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Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on October 29, 2012, crashing against the coastline of New Jersey before barreling into New York City and most of the upper East coast.
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U.S. Healthcare Ill Prepared for Disasters

March 22, 2012
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Infrastructure and systems to deliver health care after catastrophic events such as earthquakes and widespread disease are rudimentary at best, a report says.


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Tried a US-wide Emergency Alert Test

First Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Hits Glitches

Some Failed to Air Test at all
November 14, 2011
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A nationwide emergency alert test last week proved less than perfect with a number of technology and local coordination mistakes.


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Solid Advice for Managing a Crisis

How to Handle a Crisis (Even When You Are Terrified)

From First Aid to Terror Aftermath
October 7, 2011
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A small but easily accessible book has plenty of information on first aid and other crises.


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A New Kind of Life Safety Detection

Scientists Test Early Earthquake Warning System

Technology Now Being Tested
September 23, 2011
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The National Research Council presented a 20 year road map to preparing the country for earthquakes, including quietly testing new warning systems.


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There are few situations a security professional will face that is more serious than a potential workplace violence threat. Every security professional knows and understands that all employers have a legal, ethical and moral duty to take reasonable steps to prevent and respond to threats of violence in their workplace.
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