news headlines: 4th August 2006

Business continuity quotations: volume two!
We've had a great response to our competition to find the best business continuity quotes around. Here are just some of the entries so far.
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•Date: 4th August 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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NIST consults on changes to key systems security and availability publication
Seeking comments on a draft revision of Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems (NIST Special Publication 800-53).
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•Date: 4th August 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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UK fraud continues to soar in 2006
Fraud can be a real threat to business continuity and levels are surging, especially when it comes to insider fraud.
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•Date: 4th August 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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US National Council on Disability makes recommendations to improve emergency preparedness, response plans for people with disabilities
NCD has released ‘The Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on People with Disabilities: A Look Back and Remaining Challenges.’
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•Date: 4th August 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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SunGard protects mission-critical VoIP for leading law firm
Live test used to confirm functionality of business continuity processes.
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•Date: 4th August 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Single image ghosting with UIU 3.0
UIU 3.0 claimed to revolutionise cloning process efficiency.
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•Date: 4th August 2006• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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One Network launches Disaster Management Network
Service enables retailers and manufacturers to quickly respond to disaster.
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•Date: 4th August 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• GlobalOptions Group offers comprehensive pandemic ‘flu protection kits
• RMS publishes report on 30th anniversary of Great Tangshan Earthquake
• FSA consults on MiFID rules for firms and markets
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:

• Business continuity & risk management: making sure that today’s business continues tomorrow

• UK business continuity take-up explored

• Edge Business Continuity Center will provide Iowa businesses with work-area and data recovery services

• Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance remains unclear

• Topio enables data replication to multiple locations with TDPS 3.0

• Basic tips for avoiding heat-related business continuity problems

• Business continuity practices of New Zealand businesses highlighted

• Assessment frameworks for UK Civil Contingencies Act category one responders published

• How prepared are US cities for disaster?

• FEMA launches debris contractor registry

• Federation of American Scientists publishes 'improved version' of Ready.gov website

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• Successful backups are not enough

• Beyond stored procedures: ‘defense-in-depth’ against SQL injection

• 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
Part two

• 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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