Recent California wildfires have challenged enterprise security professionals who are responsible for protecting and managing emergency evacuations. How can enterprise security professionals leverage their existing security hardware and software investments to better prepare for emergencies?

An app developed by professors at Purdue University allows first responders to monitor social media posts to find people in need of help during disasters.

Nearly 70 percent of Americans say they’re concerned about natural disasters, yet 6 in 10 admit they don’t have a disaster plan because they don’t think it will happen to them, according to a new Allstate study. 

Global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2019 amounted to $44 billion, according to Swiss Re Institute's preliminary sigma estimates.

Hurricane season started June 1 and several senators expressed frustration about the lack of preparedness of government entities.

In 2018, the U.S. experienced 14 billion-dollar-plus natural disasters, which caused approximately $90.9 billion in losses, the fourth-highest cost since 1980, according to the U.S. Household Disaster Giving in 2017 and 2018 report.

Global security concern remains at the highest level in 13 years, according to the 2019 Unisys Security Index report. 

A new report by the National Climate Assessment says warming-charged extremes “have already become more frequent, intense, widespread or of long duration.” 

Communities recovering from natural disasters often see an increase in the number of businesses and non-profits that develop in the wake of the cleanup, says a new study.