Verizon’s all-hazard approach to disaster preparation

Submitted by Samuel Bendett

homelandsecuritynewswire.com - September 17th, 2012

September has been designated as National Preparedness Month in the United States, but Verizon says its Business Continuity and Emergency Management teams are busy every day of the year monitoring, preparing, and responding to weather-related and man-made events throughout the world.

The company says it monitors major events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, train derailments, hazardous material incidents, pandemics, data breach attempts, terrorism, and workplace violence, as well as any issue that could impact areas where the company has employees, network facilities, and other assets. The company also is responsible for preparing for special events where network assets are involved. 

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