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Internet-Beaming Balloons Could Keep Cities Connected After Disasters
June 16, 2013 5:56 pm | by MARTHA MENDOZA & NICK PERRY,Associated Press | News | Comments
Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online. Eighteen months in the works, the top-secret project was announced Saturday in New Zealand, where up to 50 volunteer households are already beginning to receive the Internet via translucent helium balloons that sail by on the wind 12 miles above Earth.
RIMS Supports NYC Council's Fight For TRIA Extension
June 17, 2013 10:51 pm | by RIMS | News | Comments
With the deadline for the extension of TRIA approaching, RIMS, the risk management...
U.S.: No Wide Data Breaches At Firms In Cyberattack
June 17, 2013 10:40 pm | News | Comments
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have provided new details on how an international cybercrime...
Global Warming Debate Focuses On Resilience Rather Than Avoidance
June 16, 2013 5:41 pm | by SETH BORENSTEIN,AP Science Writer | News | Comments
After years of losing the fight against rising global...
New NYC Evacuation Zones Include Almost 3M People
June 18, 2013 4:26 pm | News | CommentsNearly 3 million New Yorkers' homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city's population, under new maps released Tuesday. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, officials said last month, the number of zones would double and encompass about 600,000 more residents.
Quick, Concise & … Flawed? Truth & Lies In The Twittersphere
June 17, 2013 11:19 pm | by Jonna Mayberry, Editor | Blogs | Comments“A little birdie told me” has taken on a whole new meaning since Twitter first launched in 2006. A decade later, Twitter has emerged as a multifaceted social media machine, as users post and share everything from pictures of their lunch to life-saving advice. In this fast-paced world, a tweet is the epitome of efficiency, but that efficiency — while advantageous — presents its own set of problems.
Hoboken, NJ Embraces Electric Grid Pilot Program
June 16, 2013 6:21 pm | News | CommentsThe city of Hoboken has agreed to be the guinea pig for a federal and state program to fortify its electrical system against storms like Superstorm Sandy. Mayor Dawn Zimmer announced the agreement Thursday with the federal Department of Energy, state Board of Public Utilities, PSE&G and Sandia National Laboratories.
DRP Consultores Mexico & ICOR Form Training Partnership
June 16, 2013 6:15 pm | News | CommentsThe international Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR), an international non-profit professional development and credentialing organization has partnered with DRP Consultores, a consulting firm that helps companies to develop Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP).
FEMA Denies Aid To Texas For Blast
June 12, 2013 4:53 pm | by RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI,Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Federal Emergency Management Agency is refusing to provide additional money to help rebuild the small Texas town where a deadly fertilizer plant explosion leveled numerous homes and a school, and killed 15 people. The decision likely means less money to pay for public repairs to roads, sewer lines, pipes and a school that was destroyed.
SunGard Availability Services Introduces Weather Alert System
June 12, 2013 4:20 pm | News | CommentsSunGard Availability Services released its new Weather Alert System, which informs Recovery Services customers of severe storms and natural disasters and allows them to declare an alert with one simple click. SunGard Availability Services is leveraging real-time data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and using big data analytics to keep its customers abreast of threatening storms and other natural disasters.
Continuity Insights Chicago 2013 Sessions
June 11, 2013 1:18 pm | Events | CommentsA listing of educational sessions at the 2013 Continuity Insights Chicago Conference and links to download presentation slides.
2013 Continuity Insights Chicago Plenary Sessions
June 11, 2013 10:52 am | by Jonna Mayberry, Editor | Videos | CommentsThe first-annual Continuity Insights Chicago conference takes place next week, June 18-19. This comprehensive two-day conference offers educational sessions, networking opportunities and a review of the latest technologies. We’re excited to announce our plenary sessions for this event.
Obama: U.S., China Must Develop Cyber Rules
June 11, 2013 10:42 am | by JULIE PACE,AP White House Correspondent | News | CommentsPresident Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping were wrapping up a two-day summit at which they tackled the contentious issue of cybersecurity. The issue of cyberespionage hangs over the summit, although both leaders carefully avoided accusing each other of the practice when talking to the press at the end of their first day of meetings. But they acknowledged an urgent need to find a common approach to addressing the matter.
Applied Crisis Communication At UCF
June 11, 2013 9:35 am | by Jonna Mayberry, Editor | Articles | CommentsIn the early morning hours of Monday, March 18, 2013, University of Central Florida (UCF) administrators received a call indicating that a student had committed suicide. Staff and authorities soon discovered that the deceased student had also planned a campus shooting. While motives are still unclear, UCF’s response to the incident is clearly exceptional.
One-Fourth Of NYC Could Be Flood Zone By 2050s
June 11, 2013 8:32 am | by JENNIFER PELTZ,Associated Press | News | CommentsThe projections paint an unsettling picture of New York's future: a city where by the 2050s, 800,000 people could be living in a flood zone that would cover a quarter of the land, and there could be as many 90-degree days as is now normal for Birmingham, Ala.
Santa Monica College Reopens After Deadly Shooting
June 10, 2013 11:44 am | by TAMI ABDOLLAH,Associated Press | News | CommentsSanta Monica College reopened under extra security Monday except for the library, where police shot and killed a heavily armed gunman after a rampage that left five people dead. Counselors were on hand and a candlelight vigil was planned for Monday evening in front of the library.
Deadly OK Tornado Widest On Record, Rare EF5
June 7, 2013 4:42 pm | by SEAN MURPHY,Associated Press | News | CommentsThe deadly tornado that plowed through an area near Oklahoma City was even larger and more powerful than previously estimated — a record 2.6 miles wide with winds that reached nearly 300 mph, just shy of the strongest winds ever measured.
Tropical Storm Andrea Zipping Up The East Coast
June 7, 2013 4:27 pm | by EMERY P. DALESIO & MICHAEL BIESECKER,Associated Press | News | CommentsAfter bringing rains, heavy winds and even tornadoes to parts of Florida, TropicalStorm Andrea moved quickly across south Georgia and was leaving the Carolinas waterlogged on Friday while sparing the area any serious damage.
Hospital Struggles To Open After Sandy
June 7, 2013 4:11 pm | by FRANK ELTMAN,Associated Press | News | CommentsOfficials at the last hospital still closed because of damage from Superstorm Sandy are no longer predicting when they will be able to reopen. The Long Beach Medical Center, located on a waterfront channel just east of New York City, suffered heavy flooding damage in the October storm, requiring at least $56 million in repairs, hospital officials said.
