Business continuity news 2 August 2006

news headlines: 2nd August 2006

Business continuity practices of New Zealand businesses highlighted
41 percent of businesses do not have a plan in place; workload issues are the top hindrance.
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•Date: 2nd August 2006• Region: New Zealand •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Assessment frameworks for UK Civil Contingencies Act category one responders published
Responders’ performance will be assessed by existing mainstream frameworks.
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•Date: 2nd August 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector
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How prepared are US cities for disaster?
The Conference of Mayors has published the results of a survey investigating the current state of US disaster preparedness.
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•Date: 2nd August 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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FEMA launches debris contractor registry
Registry is a web-based database that allows debris removal contractors across the US to post information about their capabilities and availability.
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•Date: 2nd August 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Federation of American Scientists publishes 'improved version' of Ready.gov website
Criticizes the DHS website for ‘inaccuracies and incomplete information’.
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•Date: 2nd August 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Keeping an eye on Chris…
• DHS highlights best practices for maintaining legal workforces
• Disk-based data protection market to generate more than $50 billion over the next five year period: IDC
• Secure your fertiliser, says UK National Counter Terrorism Security Office
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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• Council of Australian Governments’ meeting report

• Telecommunications Industry Association tells Congress that broadband connections are critical for effective COOP preparedness and post-disaster teleworking

• APACS makes business continuity investment

• Rash of ID theft cases indicates need for increased focus on security policies in Australia: Gartner

• ‘Lessons for London’ report sets out climate change risks

• Iron Mountain London facility fire expected to result in ‘full loss of records contained within the record centre’

• Progeon completes assessment for TR19:2005

• Lloyd’s estimates that a major hurricane hitting New York State would cost insurance industry $65 billion

• Association of British Insurers highlights the need for increased spending on flood defences

• Australian businesses get pandemic business continuity guide

• European integrated risk management solution will enhance coordination and interoperability during crises

• Katrina workshop cites national standards as ‘absolutely critical’ for emergency preparedness

• Buncefield Major Incident Investigation Board publishes initial report into the disaster

• September to be third annual National Preparedness Month in the US

• US IT infrastructure not adequately prepared for cyber attacks

• The key importance of understanding Recovery Point Objectives

• Developing business continuity management within a local authority

• Crisis communications: the new economy way!

• Many companies feel more secure when they turn to an outsourcer rather than handling information availability solely in-house

• The essential guide to risk post-IPO

• Telefonica opens South Florida business continuity recovery center

• Metropolitan Police Authority hears from businesses about resilience issues

• Office-Shadow and MissionMode to offer joint crisis management and communications solution

• 2006 Global Information Security Survey results

• UK information assurance market set to double in size by 2010

• Southern Governors meeting has disaster recovery on the agenda

• Concentration risk high on the agenda

• Mumbai bombings: update page

• Continuity Central wins BT IT security journalism award

• Strohl Systems launches LDRPS 10

• ICM announces contract wins for London Essex Business Continuity Centre

• Jersey City’s Exchange Place station will be the venue for US rail security pilot project test

• Mumbai paralysed by coordinated bombing attack

• July 7th 2005: looking back for the future

• Intellectual property theft and business continuity: a case study
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• The Conference Board publishes the results of a comprehensive survey into ‘flu pandemic planning

• DHS announces that almost $400 million in grants are available to secure the US’s critical infrastructure

• EU launches initiative to enhance ICT security and dependability across the European Community

• Avian influenza risk: Defra publishes working document

• Iron Mountain calls for records management readiness for MiFID compliance

• FSA publishes Resilience Benchmarking Project feedback and draft business continuity management guide

• Board members on risk: new Ernst & Young study

• UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction: nominations now being accepted

• Civil Contingencies Secretariat launches the ‘Local Response Gateway’

• Hackers' heaven…

• In the spotlight: the human side of business continuity planning

• Draft version of BS 25999-1 now available for download

• DHS completes National Infrastructure Protection Plan

• UK IT director survey finds that only one third of respondents have a documented business continuity strategy

• HSE issues new safety alert to fuel depot operators as a result of ongoing Buncefield investigation

• Selling business continuity investment to the boss

• A perfect storm – why are some operational losses larger than others?

• When the writing’s on the wall…

• Intellectual property theft and business continuity: a case study

• Continuity Central and BCI to publish journal of record for the business continuity profession

• New ISO/IEC standard developed to help businesses detect IT intruders

• New research challenges current US disaster and terrorism response strategies

• Flooding in North-East United States: update page

• Draft version of business continuity British Standard to be released on Monday July 3rd

• Flooding in North-East United States: update page

• Banking banana skins poll results

• ‘Plan for power’, says Datacentre Networking Group

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