Business continuity news 4th October 2006

news headlines: 4th October 2006

New technologies tackle remote office backup
Ed Walsh gives his view of the latest developments in back up technologies.
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•Date: 4th October 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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European Commission to focus business continuity activities
The EC is to formalise its business continuity activities under a single framework based on the BCI’s Good Practice Guidelines.
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•Date: 4th October 2006• Region: W.Europe/UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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‘Continuity Program Auditor’ launched
New auditing software aims to help improve business continuity quality.
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•Date: 4th October 2006• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat develops Civil Contingencies Act information dissemination portal
Will enable Category 2 Responders to provide information as required under the Act.
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•Date: 4th October 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Civil Contingencies Act
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Chertoff welcomes passage of FY2007 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill by the US House of Representatives
"The bill wisely reinforces DHS’ ability to operate as a comprehensive all hazards agency by keeping FEMA’s capabilities within DHS."
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•Date: 4th October 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Revive BCM Toolkit version 7.4 released
The release features a number of significant upgrades to the business continuity management software.
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•Date: 4th October 2006• Region: Australia •Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:

• Defining business continuity

• Crisis management: how to plan for the unknown

• Report reveals alarming attitudes to data theft in the UK workplace

• Majority of Canadian executives tell survey that their company has no business continuity plan

• Wake up to IT's energy crisis, urges Gartner

• Satyam stages cross-border business continuity exercise in Singapore and India

• Study shows Internet to be resilient against terror attack

• IBM and Avokia set new record for long-range database clustering

• GPS Receivers at serious risk from solar flares

• Pandemic ‘flu preparedness going slowly in the US

• TelstraClear conducts successful disaster recovery simulation

• Pandemic Response Planning Services launched by Sungard Availability Services

• ICM releases financial results

• Hazard & Risk Science Review 2006 published

• FTC announces acquisition of United Recovery Services

• DHS awards $399m critical infrastructure security grants

• New Zealand businesses warned to 'prepare for the worst'

• How to choose a business continuity consultant

• Communicating in a crisis – which technologies can be relied on?

• Two new reports into 7th July London attacks published

• Attention COMAH operators…

• Edge Business Continuity Center opens its doors

• Over a third of the UK’s admit their e-mail management system is in ‘complete chaos’

• Post disaster worries highlight lack of business continuity awareness raising

• Companies failing to keep up with brand and reputation threats linked to information security issues

• Gartner highlights five high impact IT security risks

• IAEM comments on FEMA reform

• New self-healing software diagnoses IT problems based on symptoms

• Trends in data recovery management

• Details of Annual Market-wide Exercise 2006 published

• Disaster recovery is a weak link in US insurance sector business continuity planning

• Strohl Systems launches Incident Manager 3.0

• The Global State of Information Security 2006

• List of riskiest US cities published

• Understanding personalities is key to effective business continuity planning

• Intelligent data protection in today's enterprise

• DHS publishes Cyber Storm exercise report

• Every business needs an emergency supply kit: FEMA

• Water added to model of Australia’s critical infrastructure

• Aerospace and defence sector uniquely at risk from fraud

• Wireless users: beware of ‘fingerprinting’

• IBM introduces breakthrough technology to ensure data privacy

• DHL uses National Preparedness Month 2006 to focus on human resource continuity

• Framework for Pandemic Influenza Planning published

• Business Continuity – the Risk Management Expo 2007

• US water industry praised for addressing the 'very complex beast' of terrorism, natural disasters

• Financial Stability Forum meets in Paris

• UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat gives Civil Contingencies Act updates

• 9/11 anniversary roundup

• How to choose a business continuity consultant…

• Getting to grips with mobilising crisis teams

• GAO issues reports into major disaster response

• Researchers aim to tackle the ultimate continuity challenge…

• Anti-Phishing Working Group reports 40 percent rise in crimeware sites

• E-Crime incidents are declining yet their impact is increasing

• Study shows the long term impacts of disasters

• ISO publishes best practice guidelines for implementing supply chain security

• IBM takes control of Brazilian provider of business continuity and recovery services

• The majority of securities firms cannot prevent e-mails that may violate corporate and regulatory standards

• Are executive boards ready to make room for a Chief Continuity Officer?

• UK SMEs relying on mobile ‘phones for telecoms continuity

• One to watch: Tropical Storm Florence

• KLG Systel Ltd forms partnership with Strohl Systems to service Indian market

• Australia's data centre professionals discuss power supply and other risks

• European heat waves set to become more severe: new research

• BS 25999 certification survey

• Is London really prepared for the flood threat?

• Companies failing to address supply chain dependency threats

• Canadian companies must manage risk better: Ernst & Young

• National Preparedness Month 2006 launched in US

• ASIO Director-General addresses Business Council of Australia

• Iron Mountain Digital launches Email Continuity service in Europe

• Business Continuity Planning 4 Retailers

• Appreciating the invisible – applying service principles to data protection

• Joint Forum publishes final ‘High-level principles for business continuity’ paper

• Hibernia Atlantic calls for greater awareness of the importance of submarine cables

• Ernesto update page

• End II End issues industry brief on business continuity via satellite

• First quantum cryptographic data network demonstrated

• US companies better prepared to protect business critical information and data than a year ago

• AXA survey reviews business continuity planning in UK small businesses

• Exercise to test New Zealand’s readiness for ‘big one’

• Businesses continuity usage will push the uptake of remote access services

• 3n launches pandemic crisis communications solution

• Research identifies an intrinsic benefit of business continuity planning

• Adam Smith and business continuity

• Let common sense prevail

• Deadline looming for comments on new Code of Practice for Business Continuity Management

• Sandia's Rapidly Deployable Chemical Detection System tested

• Strohl Systems and Agility Recovery Solutions form partnership

• Quintum launches new VoIP switches and gateways that assure IP telephony network survivability

• Stop banging that drum…Tape is going to be around for some time

• UK government consults on gas supply contingency plans

• ACP announces inaugural Hall of Fame Award winners

• Malaysia's banking regulator consults on new business continuity guidelines

• Paulison to conduct briefing on 'Government After Katrina: Lessons Learned'

• Automata holding BS 25999-1 working meeting

• Tape-based backup: risks to consider

• Civil Contingencies Secretariat tells UK public sector to prepare for national exercise of pandemic preparedness plans

• AT&T publishes New York results from business continuity study

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