The AtHoc Blog

There are many ways in which technology has made the world a safer place. There are also other ways where technology catalyzes risk. Terror and cyber attacks are aided and abetted by certain technologies. To

Today’s workforce is a mobile workforce. Part of your organization probably works from home, or offsite, or after hours, from anywhere they can get a WiFi connection.

Even if all of your employees work onsite,

Unpredictability is the defining characteristic of an emergency. A disruption to your day-to-day operations throws many variables into chaos. When people are confused, equipment isn’t working properly, or danger is imminent, you need turn to

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program. It aims to standardize security across all government agencies. Assessments and monitoring are built into IT operations for cloud products and services. If

Patient outcomes allow hospitals and healthcare facilities to measure how well they’re doing.

The World Health Organization defines an outcome as a “change in the health status of an individual, group or population which is

Preparing for regulatory changes can be overwhelming. Whether or not you sell products and services within the EU or process the personal data of EU data subjects, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will likely

In our industry, we see plenty of cases where communications go terribly wrong.

Communications operators can cause more harm than good when they send the wrong message. Perhaps they are too vague, or don’t have

Nobody wants to prepare for an active shooter situation. Unfortunately, it is becoming normalized for schools and campuses across the US to run active shooter drills. Due to the frequency of mass shootings, it’s possible

For healthcare facilities, running tests is an integral part of the day-to-day. Checks, double-checks, triple-checks, and backup checks are constantly being administered. When slip-ups can mean the difference between life and death, hospitals take as

Emergency managers no longer have the option of ignoring social media. In today’s world, the relationship between public emergencies and social media platforms is all but assured.

Bad PR becomes worse PR through social media.