A ‘perfect storm’ of active conflict and traumatized communities in Ebola-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could enable the deadly disease to spread says the World Health Organization (WHO).
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) have announced that they will conduct a joint inquiry to assess the impacts of the extreme cold weather event that occurred in the Midwest and a portion of South Central US during the week of January 15, 2018.
Each year ENISA publishes a report summarising the major telecom security incidents that occurred in the previous year. Its latest report is now available and records details of 169 incidents that happened in 2017.
A new study suggests that the power industry is underestimating how climate change could affect the long-term demand for electricity in the United States. The research, published today in the journal Risk Analysis, was led by the University at Buffalo and Purdue University.
Key global and regional payment, clearing and settlement operators met at a roundtable in Paris on Friday 14th September to discuss cyber security and the resilience of financial market infrastructures (FMIs) and the wider market ecosystem.
Businesses and communities in the southeastern US, especially in coastal regions, are being warned to prepare for a potentially devastating hurricane, which is due to make landfall on the evening of Thursday September 13th. This page will be updated as new information becomes available.
FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has postponed the nationwide test of the US Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) until October 3 due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence.
WHO and the World Bank Group recently convened the first meeting of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), a new body set up to monitor the world’s readiness to respond to outbreaks and other health emergencies.
FBI Director Christopher Wray used the recent Utah National Security and Anti-Terrorism Conference as a platform to set out the FBI's view of the current terrorism threat.
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