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Crisis Communications 2013: Social Media & Notification Systems
March 14, 2013 5:28 pm | by Omnilert & Continuity Insights | Webinars | CommentsThursday, April 4, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EDT Join us as we review and discuss the findings from our 2013 Crisis Communications Survey, in which we surveyed more than 300 organizations to determine how social media platforms are being used. The experts will offer practical answers to social media implementation questions.
Continuity Insights New York 2013
March 13, 2013 10:22 am | by Jonna Mayberry, Editor | Events | CommentsOctober 28-29 at the New York Executive Conference Center, New York, NY. Continuity Insights New York is a two-day regional event that will feature recognized authorities sharing best practices, timely information, and leading strategies for a more resilient business, entity and community.
Continuity Insights Welcomes New Editor
March 12, 2013 12:24 am | by Bob Nakao, Executive Publisher | News | CommentsA true benefit of Continuity Insights’ affiliation with a sizeable organization like Advantage Business Media is having many skilled publishing professionals already on staff. With that said, I am pleased to welcome Jonna Mayberry as the new Managing Editor.
China Foreign Minister Rejects Hacking Accusations
March 11, 2013 3:20 pm | by CHRISTOPHER BODEEN,Associated Press | News | CommentsChina's foreign minister rejected accusations that the country's military was behind massive hacking attacks on U.S. and other foreign targets and called for more international cooperation in policing the Internet. Yang Jiechi is the highest-level Chinese official to comment on the claims made in a widely endorsed report last month by U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant.
Studies Tie Stress From Storms, War To Heart Risks
March 11, 2013 12:27 pm | by MARILYNN MARCHIONE,AP Chief Medical Writer | News | CommentsDisasters and prolonged stress can raise "fight or flight" hormones that affect blood pressure, blood sugar and other things in ways that make heart trouble more likely, doctors say. They also provoke anger and helplessness and spur heart-harming behaviors like eating or drinking too much.
Hackers Target Websites Of Phone Operators
March 11, 2013 12:20 pm | News | CommentsHackers targeted the websites of telephone operators in the Czech Republic after similar attacks this week affected major banks and leading media companies. Police are investigating the unusual wave of attacks that started on Monday, and are cooperating with their colleagues from other countries in their probe.
Silicon Valley Man Convicted In Workplace Shooting
March 11, 2013 11:08 am | News | CommentsA Silicon Valley engineer was found guilty of first-degree murder for fatally shooting three executives at a semiconductor startup the same day he was fired. The Nov. 14, 2008, shooting at SiPort Inc. is one of the worst workplace shootings to have taken place in the high tech region south of San Francisco.
Cyber-Training Not Yet In Place For DC Workers
March 10, 2013 4:01 pm | by ERIC TUCKER,Associated Press | News | CommentsLeaders from across the District of Columbia municipal government gathered last April for a summit on cybersecurity, where they agreed in writing on the need to improve computer safety training for its workers.
Storm Strikes Mid-Atlantic; 250K Lose Power
March 10, 2013 3:53 pm | by ERIC TUCKER,Associated Press | News | CommentsA winter storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region, dumping nearly two feet of snow in some places and knocking out power to about 250,000 homes and businesses. Officials in Washington didn't want a repeat of 2011, when a rush-hour snowstorm stranded commuters for hours, so they told people to stay off the roads and gave workers the day off.
ExaGrid & ATScloud Partner To Offer Secure Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery
March 10, 2013 3:44 pm | by BUSINESS WIRE | News | CommentsExaGrid Systems, Inc., the leader in scalable and cost-effective disk-based backup solutions with data deduplication, and ATScloud, the premiere hybrid-cloud solution provider, have announced a partnership to offer cloud-based Disaster Recovery as a Service. New and existing customers can replicate their backup data.
nScaled Recovery As A Service Solution Supports NetApp Storage Systems
March 8, 2013 4:56 pm | News | CommentsnScaled, provider of online backup and disaster recovery service solutions, has announced that its enterprise-class recovery as a service (RaaS) solution now supports NetApp storage systems. The nScaled service puts comprehensive disaster recovery squarely in the hands of business professionals.
Medal For Cyber Warriors Outranks Purple Heart
March 5, 2013 6:00 am | by KEVIN FREKING,Associated Press | News | CommentsThe military's new medal for cyber warriors should get a demotion, according to veterans groups and lawmakers who say it shouldn't outrank such revered honors as the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. The Distinguished Warfare Medal is a sign of the changing nature of war.
Two Bills Aim To Prevent Repeat Of Sandy Gas Woes
March 4, 2013 11:13 am | by REMA RAHMAN,Associated Press | News | CommentsFor days, New Jerseyans stocked their shelves with food and supplies to prepare for Sandy, a storm that proved as bad as forecast. But no one was prepared to deal with another crisis that stopped people in their tracks: a shortage of fuel for their cars and trucks.
McAfee Leads In Protection Against Advanced Threats
March 4, 2013 10:11 am | News | CommentsMcAfee announced that it has received high marks from NSS Labs in two recently published corporate endpoint protection reports. McAfee’s core endpoint anti-malware products achieved the highest block rate and an overall score of 97 percent of all threats being blocked in the exploit protection test of the NSS Labs Corporate End Point Security Detection report.
Four Dead In Swiss Workplace Shooting
March 4, 2013 9:10 am | by GEIR MOULSON and MICHAEL BAEHNI, Associated Press | News | CommentsA longtime employee opened fire at a wood-processing company in central Switzerland on Wednesday, leaving three people dead, including the assailant, in the country's second multiple-fatality shooting in two months. The incident occurred as the Swiss parliament prepares to consider tightening some aspects of the country's famously lax gun legislation.
