The number of industrial control system (ICS) components - which run factories, transport, power plants and other facilities – left open to Internet access, is increasing every year. ‘ICS security: 2017 in review,’ a new report from Positive Technologies, analyses findings on ICS threats
Britain’s critical infrastructure providers have been warned to boost cyber security or face large fines for leaving themselves vulnerable to attack says the UK Government.
Rainfall changes caused by global warming will increase river flood risks across the globe say researchers from the Potsdam Institute. Fluvial floods are already among the most common and devastating natural disasters and scientists have now calculated the required increase in flood protection until the 2040s
The charity sector has come together to discuss their role in responding to future domestic disasters such as terror attacks, natural disasters, and other large scale national crises in the UK.
Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, has published its ‘Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2017 Annual Report’, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred around the world during 2017.
A rise in US active shooter incidents and ‘the escalating impact of hostile events’ has prompted the National Fire Protection Association(NFPA) to progress its new NFPA 3000, ‘Standard for Preparedness and Response to Active Shooter and/or Hostile Events’ as a provisional standard.
Resilience enables organizations to survive and thrive in a changing environment: this is the conclusion from a new white paper from the Business Continuity Institute. ‘Resilience is your competitive advantage,’ states that resilience enables faster recovery and response
Mapping common pathways along which the effects of natural and man-made disasters travel allows more flexible and resilient responses in the future, according to UCL researchers.
NOAA has confirmed that 2017 was the costliest year on record for US weather and climate disasters, with damage exceeding the $300 billion dollar mark.
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