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Tropical Storm Aletta Forms In The Pacific
May 15, 2012 4:46 am | CommentsTropical Storm Aletta has formed in the Pacific, becoming the first named storm of the year in the eastern north Pacific.
AT&T Is First Company In Nation To Earn PS-Prep Certification
May 11, 2012 4:28 pm | CommentsThe program enables private sector organizations to enhance their capabilities for planning, responding to, and recovering from natural disasters and other threats.
Panel: Chemical Industry Needs Risk Guidance
May 11, 2012 4:08 pm | CommentsUse of inherently safer process strategies would reduce the number of vulnerable areas around a company's facilities, which would decrease the scope of emergency preparedness programs.
Virginia Stouffer, MBCP, MBCI, Launches Aforethought Consulting, LLC
May 11, 2012 3:31 pm | CommentsThe company’s approach to business continuity consulting is “prudent preparation results in practical planning.” Stouffer has an extensive IT background and over 17 years experience in providing continuity services.
Disasters, Competition Result In Record Annual Loss For Sony
May 10, 2012 9:11 am | by YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer | CommentsSony's recent troubles were worsened by factory and supplier damage in northeastern Japan, ravaged by the earthquake and tsunami last year. Sony also suffered production disruptions from the flooding in Thailand.
ANSI Accredited Crisis Communications Planner Course
May 9, 2012 11:02 pm | CommentsAn organization in crisis faces many grave threats. Employees can be in physical danger. Buildings can fall. Customers can be lost. But the most serious threat is and always will be the threat to the organization's most important asset -- its reputation.
Virginia Hurricane-prep Sales Tax Break Starts May 25
May 9, 2012 12:13 pm | CommentsVirginians who want to stock up on batteries, bottled water and other supplies for the hurricane season will get a tax break this month.
White Paper Release: Our Path To Business Continuity Certification
May 9, 2012 9:31 am | by Courtney Bowers, Avalution | CommentsBusiness continuity certification requires management commitment and support, a strong business case, personnel time, and financial resources in order to achieve success and deliver long-term value, so it’s important to research up front whether certification makes business sense for and would be successful within your organization.
Officials Unsure Why Flu Season Was Mild In Okla.
May 8, 2012 10:09 am | by KEN MILLER, Associated Press | CommentsState health officials say the reasons for the decline from 872 hospitalizations and 26 deaths in 2011 to 316 hospitalizations and nine deaths in 2011 are difficult to pinpoint.
Hacked Utah Health Data Guarded By Weak Password
May 8, 2012 9:47 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsSensitive data that was compromised in a massive health records breach had been lingering on state computers for months, contrary to the standard procedure that it be erased within a day of being submitted.
In Letters, Bin Laden Worried About Al-Qaida Image
May 7, 2012 10:58 pm | by LEE KEATH, Associated Press | CommentsA newly released selection of letters captured in the U.S. raid that killed bin Laden a year ago shows the al-Qaida leader was meticulous in tracking how his associates' actions and public statements reflected on the cause of jihad, or holy war.
Ky. Counties Building Ambu-buses For Disasters
May 7, 2012 10:39 pm | CommentsAuthorities in Kentucky are making use of old school buses that are being turned into ambulances. Each one can carry up to 18 patients, which officials say will be of great help in case of a major accident or disaster.
BPI Closing 3 Plants After Social Media Campaign Against 'Pink Slime'
May 7, 2012 10:25 pm | by GRANT SCHULTE, Associated Press | CommentsPast food controversies, such as criticism of trans fats, took years to surface as major public issues, whereas social media enabled the campaign against "pink slime" to quickly attract widespread public attention.
TrustSphere Uses Security Intelligence To Uniquely Counter Social Attacks Against Organizations & Executives
May 7, 2012 10:04 pm | CommentsTrustSphere, a pioneer of digital communication integrity solutions, today announced the availability of TrustVault, a trust-based technology solution that protects organizations from some of today's most difficult to handle email-based threats.
Two-Way Radio System Proves Itself Tornado-Tough, Survives Wichita Disaster
May 3, 2012 4:14 pm | CommentsSolid radios to the core, these mobile devices are known for their durability, audio quality and warranty, plus they are FCC 2013 Narrowband Compliant.
