Microsoft Azure Marketplace Adds Archive360 FastCollect

Powerful Data Onboarding Platform, based on Legally Compliant Data Validation Engine, Onboards 80+ Data Types to Azure at High Speed, with 100% Data Fidelity and Chain of Custody, While Meeting All Required Compliance Regulations   NEW YORK – Archive360®, the world’s leader in intelligent information management that drives down the cost, risk and uncertainty of digital… Continue reading Microsoft Azure Marketplace Adds Archive360 FastCollect

What is Risk Management? I’m still figuring it out…

Over the years I’ve heard the same question, “What do you want to do with your life?” When I was younger, I always responded quickly, “I want to be an Astronaut.” Or, “I want to be a Movie Star.” Now when you ask me that question, I will respond with, “I have absolutely no idea.”… Continue reading What is Risk Management? I’m still figuring it out…

Let’s Get Critical: Identifying the Vendors You Truly Depend On

Do you know how, in your non-business life, there is a difference between “friends” and “Facebook friends”? There is something similar in business continuity when it comes to third-party vendors. Your organization might purchase goods and services from 500 outside companies, but how many of these do you really depend on? How many are vital… Continue reading Let’s Get Critical: Identifying the Vendors You Truly Depend On

Survey Respondents Say a Disaster Is Imminent in the Next Five Years

A national survey of more than 1,127 adults found that slightly more than half (51 percent) believed it was very likely or somewhat likely that a disaster could impact them in the next five years, but most (53 percent) indicated they don’t have emergency plans in place and couldn’t go more than just a few… Continue reading Survey Respondents Say a Disaster Is Imminent in the Next Five Years

A Majority Of U.S. Businesses Ill-Prepared For GDPR

How to Achieve Compliance Greg Sparrow addresses the issues of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and preventative actions that must be taken to ensure organizational compliance. Through a “GDPR Readiness Survey” sponsored by CompliancePoint, Greg touches on the research findings and draws probability conclusions. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU-based regulation… Continue reading A Majority Of U.S. Businesses Ill-Prepared For GDPR

Scorching Audit Describes Kansas Wildfire Response System as Fractured, Poorly Financed

(TNS) – The approach to wildfire suppression in Kansas suffers from leadership fragmentation and the lack of financial resources and personnel to effectively coordinate response to massive blazes churning across the prairie, a legislative audit said Wednesday. The examination was ordered after Kansas suffered record wildfires in 2016 and 2017 that burned a total of… Continue reading Scorching Audit Describes Kansas Wildfire Response System as Fractured, Poorly Financed

How to Stop Third-Party Vendors from Becoming Your Achilles’ Heel

Organizations of all sizes are increasingly turning to third-party vendors to handle tasks which would formerly have been performed in-house. Such tasks can range from payroll and accounting to email to presentation and meeting software. In handing these tasks over to third-party suppliers, organizations are also passing along the obligation to provide business continuity (BC)… Continue reading How to Stop Third-Party Vendors from Becoming Your Achilles’ Heel

Doctor Blockchain Will See You Now

The Technology Disrupting the Health Care Industry Blockchain tech is disrupting multiple industries, and perhaps none more so than health care. Organizations using the technology for storing medical records are experiencing the benefit of complete data security, of course. Another noteworthy advantage is unprecedented data portability. We’re living in a crypto, bitcoiny, blockchainy world that’s… Continue reading Doctor Blockchain Will See You Now

Response Personnel on Board with County’s Smart911 System

Developing a community’s confidence in an opt-in emergency notification system is essential to success, but not having complete buy-in from the users of the system can slow its development as well. Ottawa County, Mich., emergency management and first responders faced both of those when they implemented the Smart911 system, developed by Rave, in 2014. But… Continue reading Response Personnel on Board with County’s Smart911 System