Sandy Hook, Boston, Las Vegas, Parkland and Pittsburgh.  Those locations now have secondary meanings; mass casualty events.  Each having their own community impact and recovery process. Response plans are created… Continue reading Behavioral Assumptions & Crisis: Impact on Mass Casualty Critical Incident Response & Mental Health Support

(TNS) — Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Osage and Nowata counties following President Donald Trump’s federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as… Continue reading Federal Disaster Loans Offered to Certain Private Nonprofits

The CCPA, which goes into effect in six months, will cover data beginning in January 2019, so the time to prepare is now. Aparavi’s CTO Rod Christensen discusses the steps… Continue reading CCPA Compliance: Preparing for the California Consumer Privacy Act

Innovation isn’t just having a few bright ideas. It’s about creating value and helping organizations continuously adapt and evolve. ISO is developing a new series of International Standards on innovation… Continue reading Shape a new future with innovation management standards

Last week, the United States Conference of Mayors adopted a resolution against paying ransoms. What’s interesting about this is it’s creating what is essentially a vertical front of communities against ransomware.… Continue reading The Rising Tide Of Ransomware Requires A Commitment To Best Practices

As flexible working becomes the new normal, how can risk directors feel confident company data is secure? The era of digital transformation is well underway. As new technologies – such as artificial… Continue reading Flexible working and cybersecurity

In over twenty years in the business, I’ve seen it all in terms of how our clients treat us at MHA as consultants, partners, and people. Most clients are great,… Continue reading Good Client, Bad Client: How to Treat Your BCM Consultant and Why It Matters

The new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is shaping up to be the toughest privacy law in the U.S. Nymity’s Chief Global Privacy Strategist, Teresa Troester-Falk, discusses what organizations need… Continue reading GDPR to CCPA and Beyond: Overcoming Challenges to Timely Privacy Compliance

Urbanization is increasing, placing pressure on resources and infrastructure like never before. There’s no stemming the tide, so city leaders need to build resilience in order to cope. Work on… Continue reading New ISO standard for urban resilience in development

Originally appeared on the DCIG blog.   By Jerome M. Wendt As more organizations embrace a cloud-first model, everything in their IT infrastructure comes under scrutiny, to include backup and recovery.… Continue reading DRaaS Providers Come of Age