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Author Archives: Bryan Hill
SAS 70 is Dead! 5 things you need to know about SOC reporting to overcome your 2012 audits
SAS 70, the venerable internal controls guidance we all came to know and love over the last 20 years, was recently superseded by new guidelines known as Service Organization Controls (SOC) reporting. This new guidance, established by the American Institute … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis Management, Emergency Preparedness, Uncategorized
Tagged audit, bcp, bia, business continuity, business continuity plans, business impact analysis, disaster recovery, disaster recovery plans, emergency plans, plan, preparedness, risk assessment, sas 70, sas 70 compliance, sas70, soc, soc 2, what is sas 70
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Disasters? There’s an app for that!
The Apple App Store has over 500,000 apps ranging from practical (the Flashlight app); to fun (Angry Birds); to down-right pointless (iBeer). Some developers and disaster and emergency management professionals are even realizing the potential for the use of mobile … Continue reading
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First Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System
Emergency Alert System On Tuesday, November 9th, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) partnered to conduct the first ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The EAS originated as a result of … Continue reading
Keeping Contagion a Work of Fiction: 5 Ways to Prevent Spreading Illness in Your Office
The number one movie at the box office last weekend was Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion. The film portrays a dramatized account of a fictional lethal virus that originates in China and quickly becomes a pandemic. The fictional virus is spread, like … Continue reading
Posted in Pandemics, Threats
Tagged CDC, Contagion, disease, flu, flu season, infection, influenza, prevention, public health, Soderbergh, Vaccine
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2011 Hurricane Season Likely to be More Active
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) released an updated outlook for the rest of the 2011 hurricane season, predicting rougher times ahead. NOAA’s new season outlook indicates an 85% chance for an above-normal season with only a 15% chance … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Disasters, Uncategorized
Tagged disaster management, emergency response, hurricane, irene, natural disaster, NOAA
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Tragedy in Norway Serves as Reminder of Threat of Domestic Terror
As the tragic events unfolded in Norway last Friday, many initial reports speculated that the attacks might have been planned by Muslim extremists and had possible links to al Qaeda. Major news outlets reported that a CIA analyst found a … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis Management, Terrorism, Uncategorized, Workplace Violence
Tagged active shooter, anti-Muslim, Breivik, Europe, Norway, Oslo, terrorism, terrorist, terrorist attack, workplace violence
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Al-Qaeda Taps Number Two for New Leadership
Al-Qaeda has named a new leader. Former number two and right hand man to Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri was named the new chief of al-Qaeda in a statement released online by the organization. Al-Zawahiri has long been seen as … Continue reading
E. coli Outbreak Alert
E. coli Outbreak Alert A new mutated strain of E. coli is responsible for a large, deadly outbreak in Europe. The outbreak is centered in Germany, but cases are appearing around Europe in those who traveled to Germany. Since the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Travel, Threats, Uncategorized
Tagged business travel, CDC, E. coli, Escherichia coli, Germany, outbreak, WHO
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