news headlines: 6th April 2006

Research collaboration to investigate VoIP vulnerabilities
New research aims to ‘plug holes in Voice over Internet Protocol’ before they happen.
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•Date: 6th April 2006• Region: N.America • Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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Corporate mobility becoming mission critical
Business continuity managers need to consider how trends in mobile computing and communications will change corporate BC requirements.
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•Date: 6th April 2006• Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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CSIA urges DHS to create an all hazards National Information Assurance Policy
“The United States is not ready to manage a significant disruption to the nation's critical information infrastructure.”
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•Date: 6th April 2006• Region: US• Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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New enterprise security appliance protects against unauthorised distribution of confidential company information
Content ‘fingerprinting’ technology detects sensitive information in unstructured documents; language no barrier.
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•Date: 6th April 2006• Region: UK• Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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IBM BCRS sets up high availability infrastructure in Portugal
IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services has established a 500 km high availability infrastructure to meet the data availability needs of several of its customers in Portugal.
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•Date: 6th April 2006• Region: W.Europe • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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The 2006 US tornado season has so far been the most active of the 21st century: NOAA
Previous years with a very active start have produced high numbers of tornadoes throughout the year.
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•Date: 6th April 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Topio offers RoadRunner disaster recovery solutions to VARS
Powered by the Topio Data Protection Suite (TDPS) and storage management software, RoadRunner is a plug-and-play disaster recovery and data protection solution.
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•Date: 6th April 2006• Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:

• The anatomy of Business Process–specific Key operational Risk Indicators

• US results of 5th Annual Business Continuity Compensation Survey published

• FSA establishes financial sector pandemic planning discussion group

• US, Canada and Mexico agree joint pandemic planning actions

• Activists create business continuity problem for BAA

• Survey explores the importance of messaging in the enterprise

• Power4 launches emergency power service for UK market

• It’s the people, stupid…

• Business continuity training: still room for improvement

• My week with Avian ‘Flu

• New survey shows large gap between awareness and action when it comes to pandemic threat

• AWWA report helps utilities help utilities following disasters

• Staff misuse of the Internet risks damaging reputation of UK companies

• Businesses in the City and central London warned about possible May Day weekend disruption

• UK learns lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

• Cyclone Larry update

• Gulf Coast being prepared for 2006 hurricane season

• New Bahrain data centre offers regional business continuity and high availability services

• Gemini Resilience Workplace 2.0 released

• Ten remote-access failures to avoid in a disaster

• Cyber extortion is now a very real threat – is your business at risk?

• Strohl Systems begins beta test of LDRPS 10

• Are holograms the future for data storage?

• New Zealand government consults on ICT safety and security issues

• Letter to the editor…

• FluPlanner: pandemic modelling software available for download

• UK Tripartite Authorities clarify financial stability and business continuity roles

• Atlantic hurricane frequency and intensity will remain elevated for at least the next five years

• No excuses: CBI warns Scottish businesses to take business continuity seriously

• APRA publishes outsourcing risk management proposals

• Tropical Cyclone Larry update

• Scotland Online invests £1.7m in new Dundee centre

• ‘Managed transition’ is an essential aspect of pandemic planning

• New survey throws doubts on the level of business continuity planning within US companies

• Significant improvements made in broadcasters’ business continuity abilities: National Association of Broadcasters

• Grant provided to enable Nigerian Stock Exchange to develop robust business continuity and disaster recovery plans

• Canadian companies get pandemic planning guide

• FSSCC annual report published

• New disaster recovery solution for Exchange

• Many UK employees have a poor attitude to IT risks

• Business continuity management : the nine deadly sins

• Business continuity and disaster recovery outsourcing issues

• Hundred-year storm hits northern Queensland

• Testing still the weak link in many IT continuity plans: HP survey

• TISP disaster resilience guide available for public review

• Managed services market in Europe forecast to triple in value over next five years

• Avian ‘flu: what does it mean to business continuity?

• Keeping the VoIP house in order

• Business continuity management British Standard update

• Incomplete content management puts compliance initiatives at risk

• NOAA highlights US drought and wildfire concerns

• SBA asks private sector to join policy discussion on disaster response

• FSA asks for feedback on Resilience Benchmarking discussion paper

• Survey explores the growing threat of cybercrime

• Protecting Against Terrorism: new guidance document published for UK businesses

• Business continuity, resiliency and disaster recovery are the top priorities for US CSOs in 2006

• IMF highlights the potential global economic and financial impact of an influenza pandemic

• New mandatory security standard to help Federal Agencies protect information systems

• UK and Europe business continuity salary benchmark study published

• Cash crisis would result in many London businesses not surviving a ‘flu pandemic

• Protecting payment processes

• Australia’s emergency management chief resigns

• FEMA entering next phase of Katrina and Rita recovery

• BC Expo 2006 becomes the UK’s largest ever business continuity event

• Katrina: why risk management failed

• Testing your contingency plans, successfully

• Beware of stereotypes…

• Future trends in data lifecycle management

• ICM to launch new business continuity centre in Scotland

• Drought worsens in Southwest US and southern Plains

• Australian and New Zealand IT budgets on the rise: security and disaster recovery are major focal points

• UN launches central disaster relief fund to speed up emergency assistance

• New Stratus entry-level fault-tolerant server offers 99.999 percent availability

• Business continuity budgets of US companies rising

• Fire damage costs business over £2 million every day: ABI

• ProtectingAmerica.org launched: new national coalition calls for disaster response and recovery reforms

• BT offers telecoms continuity assistance to Cable&Wireless business customers

• SunGard’s second London Technology Centre open for business

• Safer Business: London First working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police to promote businesses protection initiatives

• Sunspots will be an increasing threat to communications and power supplies

• Disaster Recovery Site Selection Matrix

• ICM sees 17 percent growth in business continuity revenue

• FSTC extends business continuity benchmarking project

• World Bank approves $80 million loan to help Colombia to reduce Bogota’s vulnerability to natural disasters

• Baltimore businesses get new disaster recovery option

• National Academies publishes ‘Fact Sheets on Terrorist Attacks’

• Asigra launches ‘Backup Lifecycle’ management solution

• Civil Contingencies Act deadline looming for UK local authorities

• Are local authorities ready to promote BCM to their communities?

• Making the most of Business Continuity Awareness Week

• Pandemic planning and preparation in the Caribbean

• The International Private Sector Preparedness Summit’

• Disaster recovery a top priority for New Zealand SMBs

• RecoveryPlanner version 4.4 released

• Strohl user group conference to feature panel discussion on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

• Globalstar launches emergency satellite rate

• European Commission proposes new rules to protect freight transport against terrorism

• US ‘woefully unprepared for bio disaster’

• UK government biennial Information Security Breaches Survey published

• California's levee system is a disaster waiting to happen: Schwarzenegger





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