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news headlines: 17th february 2004

British businesses labouring under false sense of security
2004 Information Security Breaches survey finds that only 8 percent of companies have tested their disaster recovery plans to see if they would work in practice.
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Date: 17th February 2004 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC stats
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Federal Communications Commission updates network outage requirements
Wireless, wireline, cable, and satellite providers will be required to electronically report significant network disruptions.
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Date: 17th February 2004 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms cont.
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Transport for London awards major BC contract
Garrison Continuity will be developing a business continuity programme for TfL.
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Date: 17th February 2004 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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META Group warns of RFID hype
Jumping on the bandwagon could result in supply chain continuity problems.

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Date: 17th February 2004 •Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: Transport & logistics
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Passwords to guard entry aren't enough to protect complex data
Adding filters to outgoing data should be considered.

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Date: 17th February 2004 •Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Warning given of 'imminent' terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia
UK Foreign Office issues warning.
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Date: 17th February 2004 •Region: M.East •Type: Link •Topic: Terrorism
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Major disaster declared for South Carolina
Disaster recovery aid for the area struck by a severe ice storm between January 26th-30th.

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Date: 17th February 2004 •Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Implementing Business Continuity
30th June, Midlands Conference Centre, Walkers Stadium, Leicester.

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Date: 17th February 2004 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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