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news headlines: 6th September 2006

Are executive boards ready to make room for a Chief Continuity Officer?
Belinda Wilson, CBCP, executive director, Hewlett-Packard makes the case for the CCO.
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Date: 6th September 2006 • Region: US/WorldType: Article •Topic: BC general
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UK SMEs relying on mobile ‘phones for telecoms continuity
Reliance on mobiles is a flawed strategy that has been shown to fail time and time again during recent wide-area disasters.
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Date: 6th September 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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One to watch: Tropical Storm Florence
Florence is currently on a track to possibly make landfall in the United States around the middle of next week.
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Date: 6th September 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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KLG Systel Ltd forms partnership with Strohl Systems to service Indian market
KLG Systel Ltd., a company which has 18 offices in various parts of India, has announced that it has signed a partnership with Strohl Systems to bring Strohl's business continuity planning software and services to India.
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Date: 6th September 2006• Region: Asia •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Australia's data centre professionals discuss power supply and other risks
‘The relentless rise in the power density of IT equipment coupled with a looming power problem and the implications of four-year drought, is driving change...'
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Date: 6th September 2006• Region: Australia •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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European heat waves set to become more severe: new research
European heat waves are likely to become much hotter and much more frequent during the course of this century, states new research by the Met Office's Hadley Centre.
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Date: 6th September 2006• Region: UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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BS 25999 certification survey
You can help influence the development of the BS 25999 certification scheme by taking part in a new survey, which is being handled by Continuity Central on behalf of BSI and with the support of the Business Continuity Institute.
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Date: 5th September 2006 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC standards
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• ASTM Security Systems committee launches development of standard to protect facilities that could be attacked by water-borne vessels
• Updated Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Template released by Janco
• ‘Precautionary Risk Management: Dealing with Catastrophic Loss Potentials in Business, the Community and Society’
• BCI Australia launches new members’ website
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:

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

Threat levels reduced to previous levels

Intellectual property protection is top risk for companies operating in China

SteelEye launches solutions for virtual server failover and wide-area data replication for Linux

SEC offers relief from Section 404 compliance for smaller US public companies and many foreign private issuers

Business Continuity Institute: local forums

Crisis communications – the importance of inbound messaging

Reserve Bank of India provides business continuity instructions to banks

Civil Contingencies Secretariat provides an update on Civil Contingencies Act progress

Slicing up the business continuity budget

Sensitive information being left on obsolete storage disks

Many UK IT managers concerned about effectiveness of disaster recovery plans

HP enhances mission critical support services

UK threat level increased to Critical

Many UK IT managers concerned about effectiveness of disaster recovery plans

IBM launches new lower-cost high availability technology

How angry customers get revenge…

Top five steps to limit data loss and information leaks: Gartner

Positive Networks launches PositivePRO Workforce Recovery Plan

Dynamic identity in a disaster situation

Business continuity quotations: volume two!

Centre for Disaster Research to be based in New Zealand

Survey looks at business continuity practices in UK education sector

NOAA adjusts Atlantic hurricane season forecast

University of Pennsylvania researcher warns businesses about the dangers of ‘JitterBugs’

'Understanding Pandemics: The Human Side of Business Continuity Planning'

Secure Computing warns of serious BlackBerry hack threat

NIST consults on changes to key systems security and availability publication

UK fraud continues to soar in 2006

US National Council on Disability makes recommendations to improve emergency preparedness, response plans for people with disabilities

SunGard protects mission-critical VoIP for leading law firm

Single image ghosting with UIU 3.0

One Network launches Disaster Management Network

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

Business continuity quotations...

Why invest in business continuity?

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




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