By now you have probably heard about the Nigerian man who succeeded in boarding a Virgin America flight from New York to Los Angeles using an expired boarding pass in another person's name. According to news reports, the man was briefly detained by the FBI on landing and released. He was arrested several days later trying […]
It's been a busy few weeks around here, as you may have guessed. Like many consultants I was doing the paper chase – submitting proposals for potential projects. I swore last year that I wouldn't do it again – the chance of winning versus the level of effort required just isn't worth it. But there […]
Just received this from my colleague, Claire Rubin, who writes the Recovery Diva blog: As of June 2, 2011, all PDF versions of books published by the National Academies Press (NAP) will be downloadable free of charge to anyone. This includes the current catalog of more than 4,000 books plus future reports published by NAP. […]
Just wanted to share a link to a recent article I wrote for Xvand Technology on risk management for small businesses. It's part of a series on Small Business Disaster Recovery that might be of interest to you. Risk Management for Small Businesses
I was reading an article on the recent tornado in Missouri and was struck by the comment of one of the victims. He talked of how they had heard the warning sirens and had gone outside to look but saw nothing so they took no action. When the sirens sounded a second time, it was […]
Several years ago my brother treated me to a jazz concert. I remember being incredibly disappointed in how bored I was (even fell asleep). He, being an aficionado, thoroughly enjoyed himself. In the discussion that followed, I realized two things. The first was that jazz is esoteric – you need to have an understanding of […]
Data is a fragile thing and poses a major Achilles heel to any business. Consequently, we're always looking for ways to better safeguard data. One idea that's been gaining considerable traction lately is cloud computing – the placing of processes and data onto the Internet. This means that a disaster at your site won't affect […]
Ever wonder what we're protecting with all our computer passwords? Now don't get me wrong – I'm all for reasonable protections. But sometimes we just don't think things through. Case in point – this morning's San Francisco Chronicle contained a short article about a failure of the Department of Emergency Service's computer system during a fire […]