The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 was the most powerful recorded earthquake in U.S. and North American history. With a magnitude of 9.2 and aftershocks lasting for 18 months, damage totaled $2.08 billion in current U.S. dollars. Alaska isn’t the only region at risk of such a disaster. A subduction zone earthquake like the one… Continue reading Protecting a Region’s Infrastructure Assets

Tony Scott is corporate vice president and the chief Information officer (CIO) for Microsoft. In addition to information technology efforts, Scott is also the executive sponsor for Microsoft’s operational enterprise risk management (OERM) efforts including enterprise program framework, information security risks, enterprise business continuity, enterprise crisis management and pandemic planning. Scott has a bachelor of… Continue reading An Interview with Microsoft CIO Tony Scott on Operational Risk

Tony Scott is corporate vice president and the chief Information officer (CIO) for Microsoft. In addition to information technology efforts, Scott is also the executive sponsor for Microsoft’s operational enterprise risk management (OERM) efforts including enterprise program framework, information security risks, enterprise business continuity, enterprise crisis management and pandemic planning. Scott has a bachelor of… Continue reading An Interview with Microsoft CIO Tony Scott on Operational Risk

Tony Scott is corporate vice president and the chief Information officer (CIO) for Microsoft. In addition to information technology efforts, Scott is also the executive sponsor for Microsoft’s operational enterprise risk management (OERM) efforts including enterprise program framework, information security risks, enterprise business continuity, enterprise crisis management and pandemic planning. Scott has a bachelor of… Continue reading An Interview with Microsoft CIO Tony Scott on Operational Risk

What mistakes will cause emergency communication systems to undergo excessive stress or possibly fail in a disaster, and what steps should be taken to improve performance? One of the biggest challenges for emergency communication centers is the wide range of situations that require responses – including man-made emergencies and natural disasters. Many of the best-known… Continue reading Five Best Practices, Five Frequent Mistakes

What mistakes will cause emergency communication systems to undergo excessive stress or possibly fail in a disaster, and what steps should be taken to improve performance? One of the biggest challenges for emergency communication centers is the wide range of situations that require responses – including man-made emergencies and natural disasters. Many of the best-known… Continue reading Five Best Practices, Five Frequent Mistakes

What mistakes will cause emergency communication systems to undergo excessive stress or possibly fail in a disaster, and what steps should be taken to improve performance? One of the biggest challenges for emergency communication centers is the wide range of situations that require responses – including man-made emergencies and natural disasters. Many of the best-known… Continue reading Five Best Practices, Five Frequent Mistakes

Steps Integral to Healthy Rebuilding Industry leaders and government officials are not only witnesses but instrumental players in the emerging paradigm shift in the emergency management field. In regions prone to hurricane and tropical storm activity, the tide is turning away from traditional policies based on practical approaches of preparation and response to long-term recovery.… Continue reading Navigating the Road to Recovery

Steps Integral to Healthy Rebuilding Industry leaders and government officials are not only witnesses but instrumental players in the emerging paradigm shift in the emergency management field. In regions prone to hurricane and tropical storm activity, the tide is turning away from traditional policies based on practical approaches of preparation and response to long-term recovery.… Continue reading Navigating the Road to Recovery

Steps Integral to Healthy Rebuilding Industry leaders and government officials are not only witnesses but instrumental players in the emerging paradigm shift in the emergency management field. In regions prone to hurricane and tropical storm activity, the tide is turning away from traditional policies based on practical approaches of preparation and response to long-term recovery.… Continue reading Navigating the Road to Recovery