Stilgherrian interviewed me on Sunday for his Patch Monday podcast “Flood-proofing your business IT” (17 January 2011).”The floods in Queensland and now further south in Australia are a reminder that natural disasters can strike even in rich, technologically advanced nations. Data backups are essential, but business continuity planning also needs to cover communications links, theRead… Read more »
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Smart use of social media in terrorist attacks, disasters.
With the State Department warning to Americans traveling in Europe regarding possible coordinated terror attacks, I’ve just uploaded to Slideshare my preso @ the State Dept.’s Foreign Service Institute in April about smart use of Twitter & other social media apps. in a disaster. Hope you’ll pass it on to anyone at risk. Thanks.
CB2: Will We Ever Prepare for Disasters?
Where to begin? How does someone who has dedicated the better part of the past 5 years to family disaster preparedness come to terms with the conclusion that people who prepare will always represent such a tiny minority? In this week’s CB2, I’ll break from the oil spill temporarily to present an issue that’s beenRead… Read more »
Social Media, the Government and disasters
For the second time this year social media and diasters have worked well together. First Fargo North Dakota got out the message on twitter, fliker and webcams. People showed up not because of the news but IM and tweets. Now swine flu has been a topic on Twitter. CDCEmergency and others have posted links toRead… Read more »
Talk to Government about health care in disasters, and earn $100!
The CDC wants public opinion and is holding a meeting. Sadly it only reaches a small area. If it had been done on the web it could reach many more. Source:http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2009/04/21/talk-to-government-about-health-care-in-disasters-and-earn-100?discussion-comment-status-unapproved=true#comments Since money is ivolved the problem of “one person – one identity” crops up. How would one keep a person from logging in 10Read… Read more »
Why should we build business services to support community networks in advance of disasters?
Every year hurricanes, floods, fires, ice storms and other natural disasters visit the United States. We know that they are going to happen. With planning, we can use networks to lessen their impact, improve safe response, and put those affected back into normal routines quickly. When disasters do happen we know that they will disruptRead… Read more »
What Comes After ‘Drop, Cover and Hold’? (And Why Should You Care?)
Disaster planning is not a once-a-year exercise. Preparedness is essential. It could save your life. Here are some tips to get ready — and stay ready.
Step Up Your Cyber Disaster Recovery
Learn how agencies can fight back against a rising tide of cyberattacks.
Considerations When Making the Jump to Cloud
This e-book shares the myths and misconceptions agencies need to know before committing to a cloud resource.
Defining Open Data
Agencies are using open data to advance health equity and reduce opioid overdoses. Here are some tips for using open data in your community.