news headlines: 9th June 2009

The Australian National Audit Office publishes business continuity ‘Better Practice Guide’
‘Business Continuity Management - Building resilience in public sector entities.’
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•Date:9th June 2009• Region: Australia •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector BC
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Lloyd's warns of resurgence of expropriation risk
Expropriation — the confiscation of privately-owned assets by a government — was the dominant political risk of the 1970s, but may make a comeback due to the instability created by the global financial crisis.
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•Date:9th June 2009• Region: Various •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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New Homeland Security Advisory Council Members sworn in
US DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has sworn in 16 members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council during her first meeting with HSAC in Albuquerque, N.M.
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•Date:9th June 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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‘Risk Intelligence in the Age of Global Uncertainty’
Deloitte issues guidance document covering ‘prudent preparedness for myriad threats’.
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•Date:9th June 2009• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Florida gets new recovery facility
610 Corporation opens new Business Continuity Center at Inland Fiber and Data Technology Park, Winter Haven, Fl.
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•Date:9th June 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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BIA: the Emperor’s new clothes?
UPDATED WITH READER COMMENTS
Andrew Hiles asks whether the business impact analysis process is fit for purpose.
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•Date: 9th June 2009• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPOD)
What is it, where did it come from and why is it important to your organization?
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•Date: 5th June 2009• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC plan development
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Security considerations for US Smart Grid and Smart Metering deployment
Before the proposed Smart Grid is implemented there needs to be a review of the new information security and availability threats that such a system might engender. Dr. Jim Kennedy discusses.
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•Date: 5th June 2009• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: Power management
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• FEMA seeking comments on two radiological emergency preparedness documents
• Naysmith joins Deloitte
• India business continuity salaries report
• SunGard launches Secure2Disk
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
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