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I know I am biased, but I am excited to share this recent interview with one of my favorite MOAT Administrators! Amy Roper is the Policy and Content Administrator and Legal Liaison for Virginia Lottery and has really taken advantage of the system in a big way to ensure policy compliance and accountability for all agency employees. As a state agency, Virginia Lottery has to maintain compliance with a continuous list of requirements and regulations. The agency is able to utilize the existing Virginia State Contract for MOAT and automate a lot of daily efforts spent tracking and documenting employee acknowledgements and providing on-demand progressRead More →

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Post-incident reports and overwhelming evidence-base data validate most incidents (from data breaches to policy violations to violence) and tragedies were PREVENTABLE. However, even with all these lessons learned, the same common gaps and disconnects lead to more and more failed prevention efforts. Failure to “collect, assess and connect the dots” across multiple locations, departments, silos and individuals make it difficult for organizations to proactively and predictively prevent incidents, lawsuits and tragedies. Whether you are just starting your risk management planning process or reviewing your current capabilities, Awareity’s experienced team can provide the expertise and advice to improve your prevention efforts and protect your reputation andRead More →

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The Fairfax County Government recently launched Awareity’s TIPS prevention platform as part of their ongoing workplace violence prevention and safety efforts. Safety officers within Fairfax County are required to report all security incidents, including alcohol/drugs, arson, bombs, burglary, disorderly conduct, extortion, fraud, property damage, suspicious activity, theft, threats and assaults, weapons violations and workplace violence. Prior to implementing the TIPS platform, officers would complete paper forms with all details of the initial report. These reports would then be filed with the central office. It was extremely difficult to keep track of what actions had been taken on a report, ensure appropriate follow-up was taking placeRead More →

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Data breaches, personally identifiable information exposed, phishing, passwords hacked, credit card numbers stolen – incidents that happen all too often in today’s word. Virginia’s Board of Accountancy, however, is taking security awareness training to a new level to help ensure their employees know how to protect information and reduce human error. In May, the Board of Accountancy (BOA), implemented a comprehensive web‐based platform from Awareity called MOAT (Managed Ongoing Awareness and Trust). Available on a Virginia State Contract, Awareity’s award‐winning MOAT services help organizations manage escalating costs and obligations associated with information security awareness, privacy, compliance, risk management, public safety/security, internal controls, incident reporting andRead More →

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As part of a new state contract, Virginia’s Department of Game and Inland Fisheries recently implemented Awareity’s web‐based MOAT platform to improve security awareness and risk management ongoing. MOAT is a comprehensive platform of proven and award winning policy and procedure management and training tools designed to replace expensive and ineffective status quo methodologies. The MOAT platform equips DGIF with administrative tools for:  Annual Security Awareness Training (SEC‐501 and PCI‐DSS)  Management of role‐based training, organization‐specific policies, procedures, etc. Real‐time documentation for organization‐wide compliance and regulatory requirementsRead More →

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The Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (VWC) recently implemented a comprehensive web‐based risk platform from Awareity called MOAT (Managed Ongoing Awareness and Trust). Available on a Virginia State Contract, Awareity’s award‐winning MOAT services help organizations manage escalating costs and obligations associated with information security awareness, privacy, compliance, risk management, public safety/security, internal controls, incident reporting and more. Along with comprehensive security awareness training for personnel, MOAT enables VWC to easily upload organization specific training presentations, case studies, policies, procedures, plans, guidance, maps, etc. into a secure Awareness Vault and securely share documents with all appropriate personnel on an ongoing basis as updates and changes are needed.Read More →

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As risk management and prevention obligations mount in all levels of government, the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia recently implemented Awareity’s web‐based MOAT platform to improve information security awareness training, policy management, compliance management and other ongoing risk management responsibilities. Available on a Virginia State Contract, MOAT is a comprehensive platform of tools that replace expensive and status quo methodologies that are not effectively or efficiently keeping up with continuous changes and risks. The MOAT platform equips the city’s department administrators with the right tools to ensure: Annual Security Awareness Training (Mobile Device Usage, Wireless Security and Remote Access, Data Protection, Network Security, Incident Response, etc.)Read More →

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The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Communications Services Inc. (CSI) are engaged in creating and building the Nebraska Regional Interoperability Network (NRIN). The network is designed to connect the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) and dispatch centers across Nebraska’s eight state regions. A project this complex requires continuous coordination and secure information‐sharing between NEMA, the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), CSI, sub‐contractors and key personnel in each of the eight local communication regions. NEMA and CSI chose Awareity’s web‐based MOAT (Managed Ongoing Awareness and Trust) platform to keep all parties informed and ensure ongoing communications and situational awareness. MOAT empowers project administratorsRead More →

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ASIS/SHRM WVPI.1-2011 Violence in the workplace represents one of the most challenging security and personnel safety problems that organizations can face today. This standard establishes policies, processes, and protocols that organizations can adopt to identify and prevent threatening behavior and violence affecting the workplace, and to better address and resolve threats and violence that have occurred. The standard also describes the implementation of a workplace violence prevention and intervention program, as well as protocols for effective incident management and resolution. For an overview of how Awareity’s award-winning TIPS Prevention Platform is helping organizations implement the Standard’s requirements, click here.Read More →

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MOAT Provides Critical Awareness and Accountability Tools for Law Enforcement As part of the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC) requirements, standard ADM.09.02 requires all Norfolk Sheriff’s Office (NSO) employees to review and acknowledge new and revised policies and procedures. With nearly 150 organizational procedures, NSO realized that outdated and expensive manual efforts needed to be modernized and replaced immediately to keep up with escalating challenges and obligations. NSO implemented Awareity’s award‐winning MOAT (Managed Ongoing Awareness & Trust) e‐Management tools to reduce costs and to accurately and efficiently implement, communicate, track and document employee awareness and accountability of directives, roles, procedures and plans. MOAT’sRead More →