3 New Risk Management Trends for 2018

So 2017 is in the rear-view mirror, and here comes 2018, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. What should we be ready for this year in terms of risk management trends? Here are three that are likely to have an outsized impact: Cyber security risks will continue and get more dangerous. Maintaining information and network security will grow… Continue reading 3 New Risk Management Trends for 2018

How Safe Is Your Business?

Why Cybersecurity Equals Job Security for CEOs, CFOs and Others How much do you worry about being hacked? How much should you worry? In 2017, cyber-attacks doubled from 2016 levels—and the insider phrase now is “It’s not if, but when, you’ll be attacked.” In fact, organizations are silently and invisibly breached every day, with the private… Continue reading How Safe Is Your Business?

Impacts, Lessons from Oroville Spillway Crisis

(TNS) — The Lake Oroville spillway crisis and evacuation last February might have only lasted a few days for Yuba-Sutter residents, but the ordeal left many with unanswered questions and a newfound fear of the unknowns of living downstream from an aging water storage facility and system. Questions about who is to blame for the… Continue reading Impacts, Lessons from Oroville Spillway Crisis

Top 20 Big Data Analytics Solutions For Major Storage Environments

Once upon a time, storage was storage and analytics lived somewhere else – far removed from the storage universe. But the world has changed and the advent of big data has brought the two close together, as shown by the Veritas 2017 Data Genomics Survey. By analyzing 31 billion files globally, it found that data repositories have… Continue reading Top 20 Big Data Analytics Solutions For Major Storage Environments

Fog or Cloud? Nope. Fog AND Cloud

Fog computing, also known as edge computing, has begun to take off. Fog computing is an intermediate layer that extends the cloud layer. As Giti Javidi, Ehsan Sheybani, and Lila Rajabionwrite in Focusing in on Fog Computing’s Implications for Business, “simply put, fog is a cloud close to the ground.” With fog architecture, some of the computing is moved… Continue reading Fog or Cloud? Nope. Fog AND Cloud

Cybersecurity Insurance: Breaking Down The Benefits

An Effective Risk Management Tool for Your Business Corporate data breaches are on the rise and many businesses are rethinking their security strategies and plans for risk management. This piece discusses how these repercussions are causing business leaders to implement more holistic approaches to security that include preventative measures in addition to attack response plans… Continue reading Cybersecurity Insurance: Breaking Down The Benefits

MetricStream Appoints Mikael Hagstroem as New CEO

Shellye Archambeau will step down as CEO, succeeded by Mikael Hagstroem effective January 2018 PALO ALTO, Calif. – MetricStream, a leading provider of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Apps and Solutions, announced today that Mikael Hagstroem will succeed Shellye Archambeau as President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 2018. Ms. Archambeau will join and continue to actively serve the… Continue reading MetricStream Appoints Mikael Hagstroem as New CEO

ioFABRIC Celebrates Exceptional Year for Multi-Site, Multi-Cloud Data Management

TORONTO – An expanded user base, new partners, and a quantum leap forward in product features were among the highlights for ioFABRIC Inc. in 2017, the company announced today.    The year’s accomplishments included the release of ioFABRIC Vicinity 3.0, which delivers a multi-site, multi-cloud data fabric for complete data protection and availability. The significant updates… Continue reading ioFABRIC Celebrates Exceptional Year for Multi-Site, Multi-Cloud Data Management

New Improved Edition of The Red Guide to Recovery Now Available Nationwide

Handbook Covers Everything Disaster Survivors Could Possibly Need   SAN DIEGO, Calif. – In light of the natural disasters that have pummeled various parts of the country over the last few months (the devastating hurricanes in Houston, South Florida, and Puerto Rico and the horrific wild fires in Northern California), it has unfortunately become easier for… Continue reading New Improved Edition of The Red Guide to Recovery Now Available Nationwide

Starting the New Year Right With Effective Communications: Tips Every Emergency Official can Use

With the holiday season coming to a close and the new year upon us, it is time to bring focus back to planning for the year ahead. As we saw in 2017, no agency or community is immune to both natural and manmade threats to people and property. The following list of tips provides guidance… Continue reading Starting the New Year Right With Effective Communications: Tips Every Emergency Official can Use