news headlines: 17th May 2005

Examining the insider threat
New US Secret Service and CERT report analyses acts of insider sabotage via computer systems in critical infrastructure sectors.
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•Date: 17th May 2005 • Region: N.America/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Batten down the hatches…
NOAA issues 2005 Atlantic hurricane season outlook: another above normal season expected.
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•Date: 17th May 2005 • Region: N.America • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Protecting the bottom line
Dr Bob Hester explains why small businesses need business continuity plans.
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•Date: 17th May 2005 • Region: N.America • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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One year of SOX…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has released a statement on issues that arose during the first year of experience with the implementation of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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•Date: 17th May 2005 • Region: N.America/World • Type: Article •Topic: Op.risk
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Lack of awareness is increasing the phishing threat
Websense survey: Nearly half of IT decision makers say employees have ‘fallen for the phish’.
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•Date: 17th May 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Surviving Field Stress…
• UK government provides extra funding to research the impacts of climate change
• Range Rover assembly line shut down by Greenpeace activists
• Asigra expands multi-site backup and recovery package for backup service providers
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