eGUIDE brought to you every Wednesday by the Disaster Resource Guide - November 18th, 2009

Emergency Kits Make Terrific Holiday Gifts Everybody needs at least one! Kits come in attractive bags and include long shelf-life food & water, emergency blanket, lighting, medical and sanitation support. Quantity discounts-buy for anyone on your list-employees, friends & family. Click HERE>>

When Data Leaves the Roost: Who really owns your business computers and devices and their contents? Ernie Hayden, an information security professional, offers keen insights on how to protect data in a mobile world with the rapidly growing popularity of social media. Click HERE>>
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Communications & Business Continuity, Coming 1st Quarter 2010
This issue will cover crisis communications, interoperability, disaster response, emergency notification, telework, and the latest satellite and telecom solutions. Do you have topics to suggest? Articles to submit? Products to advertise? Let us hear from you. Click HERE>>

Weather Goes Underground
Storms and quakes could be connected, researchers say. Click HERE>>

Virtually Blind
Your firewalls and other protections stop seeing intruders when you go virtual. Click HERE>>

Utilities on the Hook
A new law in Massachusetts mandates better emergency response and management for utility companies. Click HERE>>

Watch Where You Flash
A glitch in the Adobe Flash security policy leaves a great number of websites at risk. Click HERE>>

'I Solemnly Swear I Was Sick'
Alberta government workers must give oaths of having had H1N1 if they miss more than three days of work. Click HERE>>

Companies Collaborate on Security R&D
A new research and development facility brings together several companies in the fight against cyber attacks. Click HERE>>

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Is Your Email at Risk of Downtime? Quickly assess your company's risk of email downtime and immediately obtain a personalized action plan to help you avoid costly email recovery and ensure resiliency in face of disaster. Click HERE>>

AOK Rescue Chair
The safest and easiest way to transport a person down or up a flight of stairs in a high-rise building! The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled employees. Click HERE>>

'10 BC/Corporate Security Show, March 15, NYC. Internet Security, H1N1 Swine Flu and Cost Containment are hot issues for security, IT and BC managers. Learn about these issues and much, much more at the BC/Corporate Security Show in NYC! Click HERE>>

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Gartner Data Center Conference, Dec. 1-4, Las Vegas, delivers tactics and strategies to address your hottest issues: next-stage virtualization, the impact of cloud computing, best practices in cost optimization, managing escalating energy costs, the aging infrastructure, and more. We'll focus on "must-take" actions to help you increase effectiveness as a Data Center leader. Click HERE>>

Cafe2Go, THE Self-Heating Beverage Kit (from HeaterMeals)
Cincinnati, OH - The world's first self-heating beverage kit is now available to Emergency Response Professionals to provide hot beverages in the field for tactical operations, disaster strike teams, and remote or extended scene times. From the makers of HeaterMeals Self-Heating Meals, Cafe2Go Self-Heating Beverage Kits are part of the continuing evolution of the patented, self-heating technology of Truetech, Inc. and Innotech Products, Ltd. Click HERE>>

FEMA Reaches Milestone with Integrated Public Alert & Warning System
Washington, DC - Recently, the Organization for the Advancement of Structural Information Standards (OASIS) voted to approve the OASIS Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) v1.2 USA IPAWS Profile as a technical specification for public alert systems. The profile will enable emergency managers across the country to use a common format for creating emergency alert messages that can travel across multiple alert systems. Click HERE>>


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