Emergency Response and Planning News

VIDEO: Debris Management

From the Tuscaloosa News and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, here's a short video infographic about how to manage debris after a disaster. This video also demonstrates how emergency management agencies can effectively utilize social media.



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INFOGRAPHIC: Interconnected Global Risks

We've already posted a few videos from the World Economic Forum's Global Risks 2012 Report.
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Here's an infographic that illustrates the connections between global risks to stability and continuity.



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2012 State of FEMA Report

FEMA responded to a record setting number of disasters in 2011. They also began work on the National Preparedness Goal, a national plan for disaster preparedness and response. Those highlights are among the accomplishments found in the 2012 State of FEMA report. The document also tries to communicate all the work that FEMA does.

FEMA's Core Values

• Teamwork
• Engagement
• Getting Results
• Preparation
• Empowerment
• Flexibility
• Accountability
• Stewardship

FEMA's Responsibilities

• Preparedness
• Prevention
• Protection
• Mitigation
• Response
• Recovery

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VIDEO: Global Risks 2012

From the World Economic Forum, here's another video about their Global Risks 2012 Report, based on input from 469 experts and industry leaders on the perceived impact and likelihood of 50 prevalent global risks to stability and business continuity. This clip focuses on socio-economic risks.



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INFOGRAPHIC: Drug Violence

Crime and associated violence can disrupt a country's economy, its businesses, and the even the supply chains of businesses in other countries. From Rehab International, here's an infographic about drug violence in Mexico.



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Achieving Cyber Resilience

“Business leaders recognise the huge opportunities and benefits cyberspace offers in terms of increasing innovation, collaboration, productivity, competitiveness and customer engagement and they will continue to work hard to exploit the opportunities it presents. Yet many are having difficulty determining the risk vs reward aspect, preparing for adverse surprises, and understanding that with benefits come significant risks.” - Michael de Crespigny, CEO of the Information Security Forum (ISF)

To help companies identify the capabilities they need to adopt to increase resilience to cyber threats, the ISF has published "Cyber Security Strategies: Achieving Cyber Resilience". Continuity Central has identified 10 key findings from the report, which is available for purchase.

1. The more successful you are in cyberspace, the greater the impact of risk.
2. Companies must embrace uncertainty and develop cyber risk resilience.
3. Malspace is a global industry that has evolved to facilitate cyber crime.
4. Cyber threat impacts have a long and disproportionate risk tail.
5. Hacktivism presents a threat beyond just information security.
6. Cyberspace increases information security risk.
7. Information security is fundamental and more important for security in cyberspace.
8. Cyberspace threats can combine quickly in unpredictable and dangerous ways.
9. Collaboration and sharing intelligence and good practices are essential.
10. Cyber security is more than information security. It’s a business issue.

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VIDEO: Tornado Safety

Dr. Rick Bissell, of the Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council gives some advice on tornado preparedness in this video.



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INFOGRAPHIC: Hurricane Tracker

From the Wall Street Journal, here's an interactive infographic that shows the tracks of hurricanes over the last seven years.



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INFOGRAPHIC: Myths and Realities of Virtualizing Applications

From VMware and EMC, here's an infographic that dispels some of the myths surrounding cloud computing and application virtualization.

• 70% of respondents surveyed reported improved business continuity and disaster recovery

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VIDEO: The Global Risk Landscape

From the World Economic Forum, here's a video about their Global Risks 2012 Report, based on input from 469 experts and industry leaders on the perceived impact and likelihood of 50 prevalent global risks to stability and business continuity.



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