Flash flooding is the most hazardous natural disaster in the United States. Floods can damage infrastructure, cause power outages, trigger landslides, and many other destructions, including claiming lives. Some parts of Baton Rouge LA easily get flooded after heavy rainfall over a short period. What you need to do When you discover you are living in a flood zone, how do you prepare to face or fight floods? Lack of preparedness can lead to a slow recovery, which can be stressful and expensive. The Insurance & Financial Services Inc. will help you prepare in advance for an emergency through a proper flood plan. You will need to: Understand the level of flood risk in your area Prepare your home and property Respond when the floods arrive and recover Before a flood When it comes to floods, communication is critical. You need to ensure that you have multiple ways of reaching your loved ones. Have a plan in place on you will get in touch with your family in case of an evacuation. Stock enough supplies, including water. As water floods…

Disaster Relief Funds The problem of getting much needed disaster monies into the hands of local governments that need them can be in several ways .Evaluating the economy of the Texas .I believe that knowing the residents living standards will help me to identify the needy and less fortune ,the working class and the aged and orphaned children .Through getting total number of people having temporary houses in Texas can help local government in requesting for money to cater for good housing of the citizens. Those with resources in the community should also help others in life. Inclusiveness this is very important to every person who want change the state economy. Giving opportunities for each and every person in the local government to give his or her views on how the relief funds should be disbursed can help one to generate or apply the concepts learned to applying for large amount of funds from the federation. Advocate for transparency in handling of the money .This makes people to show transparency in the way they uses the money allocated to meet…

how the communities used to interact with the aboriginal children, families, and communities to improve their lives through the child protection system in Western Australia Description The article by the Department for child protection and family support (2016) ‘Aboriginal services and practice frame-work 2016-2018’ highlight how the communities used to interact with the aboriginal children, families, and communities to improve their lives through the child protection system in Western Australia. Aboriginal families and communities, together with the Torres strait islander peoples, are acknowledged by the Department for child labour and family support as their traditional owners of the land they live. The department bound together with the history of all the aboriginal children, families, and communities for their effort in history and the land they acquired. The paper discusses some of the frame-work laid down to help the aboriginal children and the Torres strait islanders people assimilated in the community and how they will be supported and treated. In this light, the summary of all the procedures utilized in the process will be discussed (Oelke, Thurston, & Turner, 2016). Some…

Contingency Planning in Action Introduction A contingency plan is referred to as a course of action designed to help an organization or business respond positively to the significant future situation or a situation that may or may not occur. Contingency planning comes mainly with a robust plan B just in case the first one fails due to the increased uncertainty, which could be caused by natural or physical calamities. By this, I mean that every organization needs to be well prepared to face any long-term risks that may arise. Contingency planning is more of the actions taken when managing risk. It is essential for any sector or organization to have a leadership team for contingency planning that will allow the company to be well prepared to counter the uncertainties. These events may include the loss of data, personnel, customers, suppliers, and incidents such as earthquakes, fires, etc. The organization is placed in a position where it will react positively in the future. The damages suffered as a result of earthquakes, fire, or even bankruptcy during the occurrence of such incidents…

Disaster Recovery Plan prepared for an organization Introduction The term “disaster” is referred either to a natural disaster such as fire or flood or a man-made disaster such as equipment failures or cyber-attacks. The Disaster Recovery Plan is a document that outlines ways in which an organization can deal with sudden critical situations. Issues related to computer and network systems might arise because, in the digital age, rapid intrusions to computer systems are being witnessed. Sudden disasters are likely to obstruct the daily operations of a firm. Therefore, companies build data centers so that business operations can be conducted or transferred in times of crisis. The D.R. plan ensures business continuity, and it is necessary to assess the practical needs before designing or implementing the plan. Functions within the firm might be mission-critical, and the D.R. plan ensures the continuity process. In this paper, one such plan shall be created for CVS Health, one of the leading healthcare firms based in the USA. The prepared plan shall be presented to the executive board of the company. Company background US-based CVS…

Cloud Services             Cloud computing is an innovative technology that delivers computing services such as networking, storage, servers, databases, software intelligence and analytics via the internet. The infrastructure around cloud computing is technically designed to provide faster innovation, economies of scale, and flexibility of resources. Cloud computing offers three primary services that cater to the various client needs namely; software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and platform as a service (PaaS). These services range from the most basic category IaaS to the most technical solutions provided in SaaS. Clouds are also divided into three main models, public clouds, private clouds, and hybrid clouds, that offer solutions that cater to an array of cloud service needs. Implementation of cloud computing services in businesses has been guaranteed to increase overall profit margins, improve the quality of customer service, and ensure the efficient and seamless running of organizational operations. The most notable benefit of cloud computing is the cost savings it provides. By eliminating the need to purchase the necessary hardware and software equipment, cloud computing alleviates the burden…

Psychological First Aid Over the years, the presence of distressing events such as natural disasters, war, fires, and accidents have been linked to major physical damages and loss of life as well as property. However, psychological issues resulting from exposure to this event have also increased, which creates the need to address them to reduce their impact and suffering it causes on humans. For instance, loss of loved ones, separation of families, or witnessing violence can result in various emotional reactions and feeling which are different among individuals depending on their coping capabilities. During such a situation, the provision of Psychological First Aid (PFA) is crucial in offering support to the victims of the event, which is achieved by offering care and support, basic human needs, listening and comforting to speed up their recovery process. Apart from that, PFA can be considered as an alternative to the psychological debriefing which can be offered by anyone to individuals with severe life-threatening injuries and those who are upset t an extent that they cannot care for themselves and are at risk of…

Disaster Recovery Plan- Cardinal Health, Inc. Introduction In a fast-paced data-driven environment, organizations can continue to operate only when other forces are under control. However, external or internal issues continue to evolve. Disaster is one of the common issues that every other organization faces consistently. It might be a sudden fire, hurricane, flood, or any cyber attack. Usually, cyber-attacks are more rampant in this digital world. The impact of a cyber attack is devastating. Consequently, firms shut down or bear a loss of millions as it affects the basic infrastructure and operational units. A large business can use resources and time to rebuild the infrastructure, or it can develop a Disaster Recovery Plan and include the response team to manage and prevent such intrusions. In this paper, a large organization operating in the healthcare industry shall be selected. The need for developing the plan shall be outlined. Following that, the DR plan would be created and presented to the company’s executive board. Lastly, the probable outcomes shall be analyzed, and the success rate shall be anticipated. History /Background of the…

Classification, Clustering, and Regression real-life problems Regression– Determine the price of a product under certain factors; response- the price of the product; predictors- inflation rate, and increase in the tax rate, fuel or gas price; goal- inference. Regression– predict the value of a car in the next 25 years; response- car value; predictors- depreciation rate, engine size, as well as mileage; goal – prediction. Regression– determine how much gas money you must set aside for a trip; response- total paid; predictor- total miles, the price per gallon of gas; goal-inference. Classification– it is vital in inferring if titanic victims survived or not based on the age, class, as well as the gender of those involved in the Titanic disaster; response – survive/dies; predictor – age, gender, and class. Goal: inference Classification– in a bank classification would be used to determine if a fraud activity happens; response- fraud/ not a fraud; predictor- money transaction, transaction charges; goal: prediction. Classification– finely classification would be important in determining school admissions automatically; response – admit/ Not admit; predictors – GPA score, ACT score; goal-…

Cyber-Security Question 1 For an optimal response to an attack, two key teams have to be assembled. These are a team of experts to deal with the attack while maintaining all relevant information accompanied by regular briefings. The other set is a dynamic team which experts in the subject. A national response team is a core in detecting an attack. Their core business is the coordination of emergencies involve stakeholders like the government, companies and even foreign countries. National programs provide central coordination and multispectral approach to detection of an attack. The core function of this is the preparation of information and dissemination of vulnerability related intelligence. From the variety of alert and systems of warning for cyber or terrorists attacks are the key sources of information in foretelling a possible attack (Cazorla, Alcaraz & Lopez, 2016). Unusual activities are clear indicators of an attack ready to be launched. This is detected by monitoring of network activities which can point to possible breaches of security. Various indicators of compromise are further pieced together by looking at correlations and can even…