MN Lawmakers Want Access to Railroad Emergency Plans

July 16, 2015

Some Minnesota lawmakers and railroad safety advocates are concerned that new disaster plans are not being released to the public.

FEMA to Withhold Disaster-Preparedness Funds from States That Don’t Plan for Climate Change

March 24, 2015

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In 2016 FEMA will approve disaster-preparedness funds only for states whose governors approve hazard-mitigation plans that address climate change.

Save The Children Ranks The Worst States For Protecting Kids During A Disaster

September 17, 2014

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Save The Children is taking a closer look at just how ready schools are to handle emergencies like Sandy Hook, natural disasters and acts of terrorism in its 2014 Disaster Preparedness Report.

How the Latest Insurance Trends Help in Disaster Planning

Is your enterprise insured for global travel, pandemics and cyber risks?

Claire Meyer

August 1, 2013

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Storm, Hurricane. Workplace Violence, Terrorism. Missing Person, Kidnapping. A name is just a name, right? Not in insurance, it isn’t.

How to Prepare for an Evacuation

Patrick Deroose

April 1, 2013

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The possibility of an evacuation of personnel and their families from a manmade or natural disaster keeps many security directors up at night. Evacuations are logistical ballets, where all moving parts must be practiced and happen in just the right order to be successful. And the plans must also include contingencies for the unexpected black swan events.

Back to the Basics: Privileged Access Management

With so many recent high-profile breaches accomplished through compromising passwords on privileged accounts, Privileged Access Management is now everyone’s priority (Gartner puts it at the top of their “Top Security Projects” list for 2 years in a row). But where do you start? And how do you know which PAM solution will work best to protect your organization without sacrificing productivity?

Demystifying IoT and Its Impact on the Security Professional

The term “Internet of Things” is becoming increasingly common in the vocabulary of IT and physical security professionals. While IoT may seem like a foreign concept, it’s probably more familiar than you realize. Of the 17.5 million petabytes of data generated by IoT applications, 84% comes from video surveillance! Additional IoT data is generated by integrated security sensors, access control systems and other physical security applications.

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