Dataminr Blog

5 Extreme Weather Risks With Major Impacts on Global Enterprises

11 minute read | October 27, 2021

Since 1980, the U.S. has had about 300 weather and climate disasters each with damages reaching or exceeding $1 billion—totaling almost $2 trillion in overall costs,...

Dataminr Honors and Celebrates Our Veterans on Veterans Day

Life at Dataminr

6 minute read

| November 10, 2022

Dataminr Honors and Celebrates Our Veterans on Veterans Day

Veterans Day is particularly important here at Dataminr because our employee population has a significant number of former and active members of the military. For us, these... Read More

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month With Dataminr

Life at Dataminr

6 minute read

| September 19, 2022

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month With Dataminr

Every year, the Dataminr community gets together to commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed from September 15 to October 15. This year, we’re once... Read More

Wildfire Preparedness: Plan and Respond to an Increasingly Frequent Risk

Public Sector

6 minute read

| August 8, 2022

Wildfire Preparedness: Plan and Respond to an Increasingly Frequent Risk

Unlike hurricane seasons or monsoons, there is no longer a single prescribed date for the start of the wildfire season. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has argued... Read More

5 Common Mistakes When Setting Up a SOC and How to Avoid Them

Corporate Risk

5 minute read

| July 20, 2022

5 Common Mistakes When Setting Up a SOC and How to Avoid Them

The proliferation of risks like cyber attacks, geopolitical threats, supply chain disruptions and more has made the job of security and risk management leaders more... Read More

Using Collaboration Workflows to Help Streamline Crisis Response

Corporate Risk

6 minute read

| July 13, 2022

Using Collaboration Workflows to Help Streamline Crisis Response

It’s hard to believe that more than two years after most countries went into their first lockdown, the COVID-19 virus—particularly the new Omicron variants—continues to wreak... Read More

How Increasing Investments in Risk Resilience Can Help Australian Organizations Avoid Pre-pandemic (Un) Preparedness

Corporate Risk

5 minute read

| July 7, 2022

How Increasing Investments in Risk Resilience Can Help Australian Organizations Avoid Pre-pandemic (Un) Preparedness

The lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to surface—chief among them is the need to improve risk preparedness as it plays a critical role in ensuring business... Read More

4 Common Sense Ways Physical Security and Cybersecurity Can Strengthen Their Partnership

Corporate Risk

7 minute read

| July 6, 2022

4 Common Sense Ways Physical Security and Cybersecurity Can Strengthen Their Partnership

Physical security and cybersecurity have long been separate functions, often run by independent departments within an organization. And for decades, there wasn't much of a... Read More

Dataminr Attains New ISO 27701 Privacy Certification

Announcements

2 minute read

| June 23, 2022

Dataminr Attains New ISO 27701 Privacy Certification

I’m proud to share that Dataminr has attained the ISO 27701 privacy certification—a recently released privacy standard that specifies the requirements for establishing,... Read More

Real-time Alerting 101: How It Works and Why It’s a Business Imperative

Corporate Risk

8 minute read

| June 21, 2022

Real-time Alerting 101: How It Works and Why It’s a Business Imperative

It has been more than two years since countries around the world went into COVID-19 lockdowns. During this period, many business resiliency strategies have been put to the... Read More

The Power of Technology in Times of Humanitarian Crises

Social Good

8 minute read

| June 13, 2022

The Power of Technology in Times of Humanitarian Crises

On February 24, 2022, the world watched in disbelief as Russia invaded Ukraine. The conflict is one of the largest humanitarian crises Europe has faced in recent history,... Read More

Pride in Unity: Dataminr Celebrates Pride Month

Life at Dataminr

6 minute read

| June 6, 2022

Pride in Unity: Dataminr Celebrates Pride Month

Every June, we at Dataminr celebrate Pride Month and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues for all the extraordinary contributions they have made to the company’s culture, growth and... Read More

Commemorating and Reclaiming Memorial Day to Honor the Fallen

Life at Dataminr

3 minute read

| May 26, 2022

Commemorating and Reclaiming Memorial Day to Honor the Fallen

Memorial Day was established as a solemn day of remembrance for those members of the U.S. armed forces who died while serving. However, today, one often hears and sees on... Read More