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Edition 230/Welcome to 2012!

This week on Mitigation Journal:

No predictions! - Four actions for preparedness in the New Year

1. Conduct a Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA)
2. Work on your Pre Incident Plans.
3. Define your Target Hazards.
4. Combine your Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA), Pre Incident Plans, and Target Hazard Identification into training

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Edition 229

This week on Mitigation Journal:

Cold Weather Emergency Incident Rehab

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Special Guest:

Dr. Jeremy Cushman, Medical Director Monroe County NY

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Edition 228 Video-

This week on Mitigation Journal:

7 Emergency Management things to know...and why

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Edition 224 -

This week on Mitigation Journal:

Testing the Emergency Alert Systems Part One

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Three reasons this cyber-attack is cause for concern -

1. No early warning systems in place to detect an attempted or actual cyber-attack. This attack was discovered only after the damage had been done. There was no detection mechanism in place to alert of an attack or attack attempt. Without early warning/detection systems, there could be additional attacks on more critical systems at any point...or in progress. 
2. This could have been a probing attack...to evaluate vulnerability and assess reaction/response. A probing attack could indicate a larger cyber attack is on the horizon.
3. Critical infrastructure lacks resiliency. Impact in this case was limited because redundant systems were in place and functional. Our power grid, by comparison, lacks functional redundancies. Had this attack shut down an electric generator or destroyed a vital component of the power grid, the outcomes could have been much more dramatic. More MJ posts on the power grid; Of Power Grids and Black Outs

"... [a] power grid/power supply that may be the most vulnerable (critical infrastructure). Several references have indicated that the Nations power grid is the most "at risk" target we have. It stands to reason that the power generation and distribution network in any community would also be at risk..."      Three Planning Problems for 2011 (MJ 12/2010) 

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Extra Edition

This week on Mitigation Journal:

Recent Cyber Attack is cause for concern

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Hosted by Rick Russotti, RN, Paramedic

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With special guest Jamie Davis, The Medic Cast

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Three reasons this cyber-attack is cause for concern -

1. No early warning systems in place to detect an attempted or actual cyber-attack. This attack was discovered only after the damage had been done. There was no detection mechanism in place to alert of an attack or attack attempt. Without early warning/detection systems, there could be additional attacks on more critical systems at any point...or in progress. 
2. This could have been a probing attack...to evaluate vulnerability and assess reaction/response. A probing attack could indicate a larger cyber attack is on the horizon.
3. Critical infrastructure lacks resiliency. Impact in this case was limited because redundant systems were in place and functional. Our power grid, by comparison, lacks functional redundancies. Had this attack shut down an electric generator or destroyed a vital component of the power grid, the outcomes could have been much more dramatic. More MJ posts on the power grid; Of Power Grids and Black Outs

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Edition 225 Video-

This week on Mitigation Journal:

Reaction to Cold - Video Edition

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Edition 225 -

This week on Mitigation Journal:

The Reaction to Cold Environments

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Edition 223 -

This week on Mitigation Journal:

Testing the Emergency Alert Systems Part One

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