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Healthcare Organizations Falling Behind on Cyber Risk Management

Only 29% of healthcare organizations report having a comprehensive security program in place.

December 1, 2018

Only 29 percent of healthcare organizations reporting having a comprehensive security program in place, and among those that do not have such a program, 31 percent are either not meeting with their executive committee or are meeting less than once a year to give security updates.

DHS Releases Mass Notification Recommendations

November 27, 2018

After the mistaken missile alert in Hawaii earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general is recommending changes to the nation’s emergency alert system.

Culture Strongly Influences Coping Behaviors After Natural Disasters

November 5, 2018

A new study found that demographic and cultural differences strongly influence the coping styles young people use when they're affected by a natural disaster.

Katherine Collins: Boots on the Ground

Diane Ritchey

November 5, 2018

When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, Katherine Collins knew exactly what she and the team were going to do.

Severe Weather Tops Concerns for Emergency Communications

November 2, 2018

47% of emergency decision-makers said severe and extreme weather events are their leading concern when it comes to emergency communications and response, outpacing other events such as active shooters (23%), cybersecurity attacks (13%), IT outages (10%) and workplace violence (6%).

Two Billion People Hit By Natural Disasters in the Past Decade

November 2, 2018

Over the last ten years (2008–2017), there were 3,751 natural hazards –3,157 (84.2%) of which have weather-related triggers, with floods and storms alone accounting for almost two-thirds of all incidents.

Direct Economic Losses from Climate-Related Disasters Continue to Climb

November 1, 2018

Over the past 20 years, direct economic losses from climate-related disasters rose 151 percent, according to a report from the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Business Resilience Trends Watch 2019 Reveals Risk Management is out of Step with the Needs of the Modern Workforce

November 1, 2018

According to the Ipsos MORI ‘Business Resilience Trends Watch 2019’, a significant number of business decision-makers expect travel risks to rise next year. However, this demonstrates a decrease year on year for the past three years.

Automation, IoT Enhance Mass Notifications

How is Enterprise Security leveraging technology to manage mass note messages in and out of their facilities?

Adam Stone

October 10, 2018

On a typical day in January 2018 residents of Hawaii all were informed, virtually simultaneously, that the world was coming to an end.

Survey: Healthcare Organizations Lack Disaster Preparedness

September 13, 2018

Only 72 percent of healthcare providers believe their organization’s disaster plan is comprehensive enough to cover a variety of disaster scenarios inside the organization and across the community.