news headlines: 16th August 2005

A check-list for dealing with a fatality involving anyone you have a ‘duty of care’ over
David Perl presents a summary of things to consider when dealing with any unexpected fatality.
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•Date: 16th August 2005 •Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis management
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Less than half of all UK businesses have a business continuity plan in place
According to a new survey by AXA.
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•Date: 16th August 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Bare media exposed
Steve Tongish comments on the potential short and long term risks of using bare optical media.
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•Date: 16th August 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Business continuity buy in...
How do we get high-level management committed to the business continuity program? Mike Bemis discusses.
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•Date: 16th August 2005 •Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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MCI expands business continuity and disaster recovery solutions
Includes back-up voice services that will restore incoming communications within minutes.
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•Date: 16th August 2005 • Region: US• Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Ohio businesses falling short
On the second anniversary of the August 14, 2003 Blackout that cost Ohio manufacturers more than $1 billion, nearly one-third of companies in the state of Ohio still lack business continuity plans and 40 percent say that such planning is not a priority.
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•Date: 16th August 2005 • Region: US• Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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US-CERT issues warning about new VERITAS Backup Exec vulnerability
‘Backup Exec Uses Hard-Coded Authentication Credentials’.
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•Date: 16th August 2005 • Region: US• Type: Article •Topic: Warnings
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Chertoff sets out US transit sector terrorism risk status
A statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on lowering the national threat level for the mass transit sector.
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•Date: 16th August 2005 • Region: US• Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• BCI in hunt for technical services director
• Detroit becomes 30th Association of Contingency Planners Chapter
• Luxembourg government selects AlarmTILT for crisis communication
• Florida 2004 hurricane recovery passes $5.6 billion mark
• National Weather Service Forecast Office deploys notification system for emergency management agencies
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