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news headlines: 3rd March 2004

IMPORTANT VIRUS WARNING
Please note that a spoofed virus warning supposedly coming from Continuity Central is in circulation. The warning includes an attachment which is a virus.

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Date: 3rd March 2004 •Region: Worldwide •Type: Article •Topic: Warnings
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Blackmail bomb threat made against French railway network
French rail authorities have been receiving letters over the past few weeks threatening to explode devices at ten places on the country's rail network.

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Date: 3rd March 2004 •Region: W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Corporate America has strengthened physical and cyber security
Business Roundtable CEO survey finds substantial changes in the ways companies think about and handle security.

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Date: 3rd March 2004 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC stats
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Vulnerability management is a business continuity issue
Paul Butler, principal consultant, Altiris, says that the process of security patch management is not being understood at the boardroom level.

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Date: 3rd March 2004 •Region: Worldwide •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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StoneFly unveils ‘Backup Advantage’
Claimed to be the first fully integrated IP SAN-based disk-to-disk backup solution.

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Date: 3rd March 2004 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Latest progress on Basel II
Jaime Caruana, chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, used GARP’s recent 5th Annual Risk Management Convention as a platform to provide an update on the latest Basel II situation.

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Date: 3rd March 2004 •Region: Worldwide •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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United Space Alliance awards business continuity contract
General Physics Corporation has been selected to perform a business continuity plan analysis and to conduct a disaster simulation exercise.

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Date: 3rd March 2004 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Commonwealth of Virginia expands COOP Consulting contract
COOP Consulting has announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia has made a statewide procurement of software and training services for its continuity of operations program.

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Date: 3rd March 2004 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Virus epidemic sweeps UK business: DTI survey
Around half of UK businesses suffered from virus infection or denial of services attacks during the last year.

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Date: 3rd March 2004 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:
If the cap fits…? Go

VoIP - most businesses plan to implement but business continuity risks not clear Go

Organisations fail to address networked and distributed stored data risks Go

Banks falling behind on Basel II Go

Businesses pay heavy cost for blackout: study finds Go

Regulation is the name of the game Go

Beyond IT service management – spreading the reach of support Go

Most US small businesses still unprotected against power outages Go

European differences in business continuity management revealed Go

British businesses labouring under false sense of security Go

Meeting the challenge of uncertain times Go

Corporate governance study links bad boards to higher risk Go

Introduction to business security patterns Go

BCM self-assessment tool Go

The Business Continuity Awards 2004 Go

IT continuity for the small and medium sized organisation Go

The UK Civil Contingencies Bill and its effect upon business continuity and emergency management Go




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