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March 11, 2020 Posted by Pocketstop in Mass Notification

The rise of the internet and advanced communication systems has transformed the world into a close-knit global village. Irrespective of the size and nature of your business, you are likely operating as part of a global economy. This means your business could face the repercussions of something that happens on the opposite side of the world. A pandemic outbreak, for …

February 10, 2020 Posted by Pocketstop in Mass Notification

An emergency can strike your organization at any time. It comes without any warning, and if you’re not prepared well enough, it can leave a trail of damages. Every organization is susceptible to a variety of emergencies ranging from natural calamities like earthquakes or floods to fires.

December 19, 2019 Posted by Pocketstop in Mass Notification

Just like all the other professionals out there, the Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) profession changes with time too. If you wish to remain at the top of your industry, you must keep up with the latest trends. This allows you to implement the industry best practices ensuring you’re always seen as an asset, not a liability, by your company. …

November 26, 2019 Posted by Pocketstop in Mass Notification

Fires can destroy homes, forests, and even businesses. Every 63 seconds, there’s a structural fire in the USA. While they lead to the loss of life, fires across the U.S. have led to an estimated loss of $25.6 billion in 2018 alone. To avoid such losses, you need to be prepared to deal with workplace fires.

November 20, 2019 Posted by Pocketstop in Business Continuity, Mass Notification

Whether you’ve got your services hosted on a local or cloud server, IT outages can occur at anytime. While cloud servers are safer bets as they usually encounter little downtime incidents, they may falter still go down when you least expect it. For all you know, a massive DDoS attack can cripple multiple cloud servers at a time and lead …

November 8, 2019 Posted by Pocketstop in Mass Notification, Resident, Tenant & Vendor Communications

Managing a property is no easy task. You need to continuously ensure that the facilities are top-notch and your customers get the best services possible.

October 29, 2019 Posted by Pocketstop in Mass Notification

The advent of information technology (IT) has greatly improved business processes in organizations across the world. Every business, big or small, uses IT to facilitate communication, automate operations, and carry out a plethora of other activities. This, in turn, has helped many companies improve efficiency and generate higher revenue.

October 25, 2019 Posted by Pocketstop in Business Continuity, Mass Notification

Nearly 55% of healthcare companies in the U.S. claimed that they faced cyberattacks. According to the 2018 Horizon Report, almost 100% of all web applications that are connected to critical health systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks.

October 23, 2019 Posted by Pocketstop in Mass Notification

An average shopping mall has anywhere between 50 to 100 stores. In addition, mall sizes can range from a few hundred thousand square feet to millions. In order to deal with so many tenants spread across this vast area, shopping malls need to have a communication plan in place.

June 7, 2024 Posted by Pocketstop in Mass Notification, Internal Communications

Many businesses are working on preparing for the California Workplace Violence Prevention Law deadline this summer. Having a plan in place is critical – and so is communicating about it.  An incident that disrupts normal day-to-day business can strike an organization at any time. In fact, crisis management and business continuity threats impacting businesses are growing. In particular, California’s violent …