Adapting to Rising Flood Insurance Premiums on the Coast

(TNS) — Laurie Futch has never put in a flood insurance claim in the 33 years she’s lived in her Island Street home, but she pays about $900 a year for a policy that only insures the $32,000 she still owes on her mortgage. Kevin Mann, also of Island Street, filed several flood insurance claims… Continue reading Adapting to Rising Flood Insurance Premiums on the Coast

The Shark in the Wave: Revealing the Lurking Danger of Slack Data

Hanzo’s Jim Murphy explores the danger of Slack data; voluminous, informal, unstructured and context-dependent, it’s a threat hiding in plain sight at thousands of organizations, and often it’s only in the course of an investigation or e-discovery matter (when it’s too late) that a company recognizes the issue. Just when you thought it was safe… Continue reading The Shark in the Wave: Revealing the Lurking Danger of Slack Data

New ISO Standard Puts Humans at the Centre of Business

Gone are the days when the workplace was built around a fairly straightforward structure, consisting of employer, employee, customer. The winds of technological change may be sweeping away traditional models, but ISO 27501 is helping managers build a more sustainable one for the future. From the advent of the Internet to what is now known as… Continue reading New ISO Standard Puts Humans at the Centre of Business

Forrester’s Guide To Paying Ransomware

Paying Ransom Can Be A Valid Recovery Option Based On Business Need And Circumstances Why Read This Report Conventional wisdom says that when your company suffers a ransomware attack, you should never pay the ransom. But hardline conversations about whether to negotiate with cybercriminals takes a backseat to the reality that we’re all beholden to… Continue reading Forrester’s Guide To Paying Ransomware

Better Cybersecurity Research Requires More Data Sharing

Researchers at the Workshop on the Economics of Information Security highlight the cost savings of sharing cybersecurity data and push for greater access to information on breaches, attacks, and incidents.   Good data on attacker tactics, security incidents, and breaches is key to identifying trends in cybersecurity, but datasets — even among academic researchers —… Continue reading Better Cybersecurity Research Requires More Data Sharing

FEMA PUBLISHES FLOOD INSURANCE CLAIM RECORDS GOING BACK TO 1978

On June 11 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published data covering more than 2 million flood insurance claim records going back to 1978 on its OpenFEMA website. This is a giant leap towards helping scientists, policy-makers, and the public understand how the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) works, where flood damage occurs, and what the… Continue reading FEMA PUBLISHES FLOOD INSURANCE CLAIM RECORDS GOING BACK TO 1978

Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee for Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) took place on Friday, 14 June 2019, from 12:00 to 17:00 Geneva time (CEST). Context and Discussion The Committee expressed its deep concern about the… Continue reading Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee for Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ditch the Data Silos: Improve Your Resiliency with Integrated Information

A hidden weakness in many organizations is that business continuity data is kept in different places, which causes confusion and can hinder access during an emergency. In today’s post, we’ll take a look at some of the issues surrounding these so-called data silos, including the problems they cause and the benefits of eliminating them. Many… Continue reading Ditch the Data Silos: Improve Your Resiliency with Integrated Information

Seven Basic Questions to Screen Cloud Storage Offerings

Using cloud storage often represents the first way that most companies adopt the cloud. They leverage cloud storage to archive their data, as a backup target, share files, or for long term data retention. These approaches offer a low risk means for companies to get started in the cloud. However, with more cloud storage offerings… Continue reading Seven Basic Questions to Screen Cloud Storage Offerings

Trusting staff to work flexibly is key in the talent stakes

With more than 90% of Millennials saying flexible working is important to them, firms that don’t trust their staff to do so responsibly risk alienating existing workers and deterring potential new ones   The world of work has undergone a seismic shift in recent years. Long gone are the days when pretty much everyone would… Continue reading Trusting staff to work flexibly is key in the talent stakes