news headlines: 17th August 2006

Stop banging that drum…Tape is going to be around for some time
Disk-based systems for daily backup needs and tape remaining the long-term retention medium of choice is the perfect marriage, says Chris James.
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•Date: 17th August 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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UK government consults on gas supply contingency plans
New proposals could potentially have business continuity implications for larger gas users.
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•Date: 17th August 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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ACP announces inaugural Hall of Fame Award winners
Rich Arnold, Cheyene Haase and Carey Storm will receive their awards at an ACP Member Meeting on September 18, 5:30 pm at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel.
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•Date: 17th August 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Malaysia's banking regulator consults on new business continuity guidelines
The primary objective of the guidelines will be to enforce minimum business continuity management requirements.
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•Date: 17th August 2006• Region: Asia Pacific •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Paulison to conduct briefing on 'Government After Katrina: Lessons Learned'
Will provide an update on FEMA's efforts to improve its emergency preparedness since Hurricane Katrina.
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•Date: 17th August 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Automata holding BS 25999-1 working meeting
Will discuss new Code of Practice on Business Continuity Management and record output for consultation process.
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•Date: 17th August 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Tape-based backup: risks to consider
Ontrack Data Recovery publishes list of top tape failures.
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•Date: 17th August 2006• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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• New Zealand government working on ways to improve power supply in the country
• HP reports third quarter 2006 results
• Bank of America hires Homeland Security executive to head business continuity
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:

• 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

• Iron Mountain London facility fire expected to result in ‘full loss of records contained within the record centre’

• Progeon completes assessment for TR19:2005

• Lloyd’s estimates that a major hurricane hitting New York State would cost insurance industry $65 billion

• Association of British Insurers highlights the need for increased spending on flood defences

• Australian businesses get pandemic business continuity guide

• European integrated risk management solution will enhance coordination and interoperability during crises

• Katrina workshop cites national standards as ‘absolutely critical’ for emergency preparedness

• Buncefield Major Incident Investigation Board publishes initial report into the disaster

• September to be third annual National Preparedness Month in the US

• US IT infrastructure not adequately prepared for cyber attacks

• The key importance of understanding Recovery Point Objectives

• Developing business continuity management within a local authority

• Crisis communications: the new economy way!

• Many companies feel more secure when they turn to an outsourcer rather than handling information availability solely in-house

• The essential guide to risk post-IPO

• Telefonica opens South Florida business continuity recovery center

• Metropolitan Police Authority hears from businesses about resilience issues

• Office-Shadow and MissionMode to offer joint crisis management and communications solution

• 2006 Global Information Security Survey results

• UK information assurance market set to double in size by 2010

• Southern Governors meeting has disaster recovery on the agenda

• Concentration risk high on the agenda

• Mumbai bombings: update page

• Continuity Central wins BT IT security journalism award

• Strohl Systems launches LDRPS 10

• ICM announces contract wins for London Essex Business Continuity Centre

• Jersey City’s Exchange Place station will be the venue for US rail security pilot project test

• Mumbai paralysed by coordinated bombing attack

• July 7th 2005: looking back for the future

• Intellectual property theft and business continuity: a case study
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• The Conference Board publishes the results of a comprehensive survey into ‘flu pandemic planning




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