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news headlines: 8th July 2005

London terrorist attacks update
The latest information from the Metropolitan Police.
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Date: 11th July 2005 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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London: business continuity comes into its own
One positive thing on a black day was the way that London’s companies’ and City organisations’ business continuity plans performed under a crisis situation.
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Date: 8th July 2005 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: Business continuity general
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US terror threat level raised to Orange for mass transit portion of transportation
Following the bombings in London, America's terror threat level has been raised to ‘High/Orange’ for those who travel by subway, inner-city bus and passenger rail.
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Date: 8th July 2005 • Region: N.America Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Many European countries increase alert levels
The ‘Secret Organization of al-Qaeda in Europe’, the network which claimed responsibility for yesterday’s attack on London, has threatened that Denmark and Italy may be the next countries on its hit list.
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Date: 8th July 2005 • Region: W.Europe Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Hurricane Dennis bears down on Cuba, threatens US Gulf Coast
Businesses keeping a wary eye on Dennis, currently a category four hurricane.
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Date: 8th July 2005 • Region: N.America Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• DRI International names John Copenhaver as President and CEO
• Business Continuity Institute breaks the 2000 barrier
• Blue Turtle to offer XOsoft business continuity solutions to southern Africa market
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:
Major incident in London

Crisis communications management readiness questionnaire

Survey examines ‘E-mail Criticality, Support and Migration’

Strohl Systems launches BIA Professional 4.0

New ‘PCMCIA write-blocking pod’ enables the capture of computer forensic evidence from removable media

Data Governance Council formed by IBM, American Express, Merrill Lynch, World Bank and others

G8 summit blockades cause business continuity problems

How to determine what are mission critical organisational activities

Memorandum ranks States for chemical incident threat

New business continuity tool helps companies identify and mitigate power related threats

BCI announces revised Academic Syllabus for business continuity courses

Suicide bomber sensors would not reduce casualties

A risk management self assessment framework

BCI on the hunt for a ‘Technical and Development Director’

G8 summit risks must not be ignored: Marsh

Protecting against catastrophic data loss

VERITAS Backup Exec software exploit poses serious threat

Complacency – the biggest business continuity threat to SMEs

The future of enterprise data back-up and recovery

Complexity – friend or foe?

Technology failures increasingly damaging to reputation

Critical infrastructure protection driving US government disaster recovery investments

Oil dependence creates severe US security and economic risks

Report into UK tsunami risk published

The emerging threat of intellectual property indemnification

NIST World Trade Center investigation highlights improvements needed for tall buildings safety

The always-on network: strategies for achieving high availability of IT systems

North America seconds away from another extreme wide-area blackout

2005 Global Security Survey published by Deloitt

Rentsys expands Mobile Recovery Center fleet

Department of Homeland Security conducting comprehensive exercise to test continuity of operations plans

Disaster recovery for Asian firms' treasury operations explored

RAND study says US terrorism insurance system falling short

Iberian companies facing drought-related business continuity problems

Global oil supply disruption exercise scheduled

Business continuity for small businesses

Boring, boring business continuity…

Classic Blue acquires Securix Australia’s IT security business

Small firms waste two weeks a year waiting for server reboots

CapRock launches communications disaster recovery service

Designing today’s SANs

Hurricanes will intensify as the earth warms: NCAR climate expert

ABK offers UK business continuity managers new disaster communications options

NISCC warns businesses about increase in targeted Trojan e-mail attacks

SunGard Availability Services launches ‘Information Availability for Small and Midsize Business' program

FSTC project results in comprehensive inventory of global business continuity regulations

Increased reliance on IT driving business continuity purchases

Combined audit preparation and IT continuity planning software package now available

AIRMIC and CBI launch workplace rehabilitation campaign

Gartner survey ranks viruses and worms as top IT security threats

New survey explores business continuity trends

Date set for introduction of revised UK COMAH major accident hazards regulations

Confidence lacking in reliability and restorability of backups

IT profession sees risk of removable media: but turns a blind eye

IBM, SunGard, and GoldenSource launch EDM Council

Building true business continuity solutions over IP

UK government backs proposals to establish natural disaster scientific panel

Dubai’s day without power

The five most over-hyped IT security threats

The intrinsic benefits of business continuity management

Department of Homeland Security launches Listo Negocios

New risk assessment software addresses building threats

BCI launches Pakistan Business Continuity Forum

UK government consults on ways of increasing the resilience of the power supply network

Top ten tips for 2005 hurricane season planning

Changing IT landscape presents new business continuity challenges

FSA sets out a good practice model for financial sector stress testing

TelCove enters the disaster recovery and business continuity market

Permanent deep-sea sensors set-up to monitor seismic activities

Dragging operational risk management into the 21st century

North America Business Continuity Awareness Week agenda set out

Gartner issues supply chain continuity warning

Work-related ill health causing huge problems for UK businesses

Companies still failing to make succession plans

Confessions of a CTO

The seven laws of information risk management

Little known Puente Hills fault could cause the US’s costliest ever earthquake

Business continuity: Tampa-St. Petersburg survey paints a mixed picture

Crisis communications case study: BellSouth

FSA to lead detailed benchmarking project to assess the resilience of the UK financial sector

Telework as a business continuity strategy

Revised draft Civil Contingencies Act regulations, guidance and implementation timetable published

NIST to release more recommendations from World Trade Center investigation

Agreement aims to forge stronger global defences against epidemics

The future of high availability

It’s a funny business…




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