news headlines: 19th December -
2nd January 2007

BCM: think culture, not quick fix!
Business continuity is NOT JUST a project...it’s an ongoing state of mind.
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•Date: 28th Dec 2006• Region: Africa/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Home working: a strategy for business continuity
Don’t assume homeworking can be easily ‘turned on’ during a crisis: it must be tested and exercised like any other BC strategy. Graham Chick explores the issue.
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Date: 21st Dec 2006• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Dealing with the headache of business critical systems management
New communications and networking technologies are creating challenges which many businesses are struggling to cope with, says Marc Marazzi.
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•Date: 21st Dec 2006• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Majority of US organizations have tested business continuity plans in last six months
According to a Strohl Systems and CPM Global Assurance survey.
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•Date: 21st Dec 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC stats
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Interim report into widespread European blackout blames network operators
Increased cooperation between TSOs required to help prevent future incidents.
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•Date: 20th Dec 2006• Region: W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: Power management
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OSHA develops disaster recovery tool
Provides an online resource for businesses to use in a post-hurricane crisis situation.
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•Date: 20th Dec 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Disaster recovery
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New Financial Services ISAC committee to consider physical security and business continuity issues
Committee will be composed of physical security and business continuity professionals from FS-ISAC member institutions.
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•Date: 20th Dec 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Financial services
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UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat to explore impact of pandemics on the workplace
Employer and employee surveys will help companies make more realistic absence plans.
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•Date: 19th Dec 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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IEEE-USA launches critical infrastructure protection committee
New committee will work with government and private homeland security organizations.
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•Date: 19th Dec 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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US National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: six-month status report published
Ninety-two percent of all actions due within six months of release of the implementation plan in May 2006 have been completed.
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•Date: 19th Dec 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• HP strengthens UNIX security
• Iron Mountain expands in Asia Pacific
• The Pandemic Flu Planners Workshop
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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