Every $1 a business in a threat-zone spends on hurricane protection reduces loss exposure by an average of $105, according to a new analysis by FM Global. To arrive at the ratio, FM Global tallied an estimate for over 10,000 wind and flood related investments and their associated reduction in property loss and business disruption exposure
According to a report by Positive Technologies, flaws in the Diameter protocol can be used by an attacker to impact services which rely of 4G networks. In the case of many 4G-enabled devices — such as pipeline safety sensors and gas leak detectors — lack of connectivity can lead to major financial losses and life-threatening accidents.
Organizations are increasingly focusing on becoming resilient; that is, to be able to anticipate, adapt and respond both to incremental and sudden changes or disruptions. But while many organizations are starting to understand what these three components of organizational resilience are, few understand the need to integrate them
The University of Arizona (UA) forecasting model is predicted a below-average number of hurricanes for the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs to November 30th. UA researchers are predicting four hurricanes, two of which will be major hurricanes.
Parsons has released the findings of a survey of industrial control system (ICS) and operational technology (OT) engineers within US critical infrastructure facilities. The survey revealed an alarming lack of integration of OT and information technology professionals within the organizations
Everbridge has announced that it has expanded the capabilities of the national alerting system that it is powering for the country of Sweden. Going forward, residents and visitors in Sweden will be able to receive SMS notifications on their mobile phones if they reside within an area where sudden events such as fire, extreme weather or a terror attack occur.
The thaw that followed severe Winter weather in the UK during late February and early March 2018 left a substantial number of organizations without water supplies. Ofwat has now published a review which looks at water industry response and resiliency.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup has now started, with four weeks of football to enthuse fans across the globe. Behind the sporting glory and the celebrations, there will be a firm spotlight on the resilience not just shown by the teams, but also the wider infrastructure in place to make it all happen. Dr. Sandra Bell looks at the lessons that organizations can take from the event.
Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development team of Aon plc, has published the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred around the world during May 2018.
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