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news headlines: 17th May 2007

US gets a National Continuity Coordinator
Responsible for the coordination, development and implementation of Federal continuity policies; given 90 days to develop a National Continuity Implementation Plan.
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Date: 17th May 2007 • Region: US Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Signs that business continuity is becoming mainstream in the UK
New survey continues encouraging trend.
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Date: 17th May 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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'Improving the flood performance of new buildings: Flood resilient construction'
A guide advising industry how to reduce damage to new buildings in flood risk areas has been published by Communities and Local Government, Defra and the Environment Agency.
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Date: 17th May 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC facilities and buildings
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Business continuity in Oman and UAE explored
Vast majority of companies are considering business continuity planning; but tends to be confined to the IT department.
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Date: 17th May 2007 • Region: Middle East Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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IT security improving within UK organisations
But deterioration seen in publishing and finance sectors.
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Date: 17th May 2007 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Pandemic planning updates
Why predicting the next Influenza pandemic is difficult and how scientists can best prepare; US preparedness to respond to Avian Influenza A (H5N1) strengthened by CDC/CSTE partnership;‘Beyond checklists: developing and implementing business plans for pandemic Influenza’.
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Date: 17th May 2007 • Region: US Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic resources
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Researchers use simulation to study post-traumatic stress disorder
Weill Cornell Medical College seeking better understanding of PTSD; one of every ten people will develop PTSD during their lifetime.
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Date: 15th May 2007 • Region: US/World Type: Article •Topic: Crisis management
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Surge of new ISM threats in April
The most reported threat was Win32/TrojanDownloader.Ani.Gen, which exploits how Windows handles animated cursor (.ani) files.
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Date: 15th May 2007 • Region: World Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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The future of work area recovery…
Is the move towards non-office based working having an impact on the need for work area recovery space? This survey seeks to find out…
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Poland and World Bank sign lending agreement to protect against floods in Odra river basin
• SingTel and Addvalue unveil satellite-based business continuity communications package
• Thumbs up for BCM at Hertfordshire County Council

• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts
   - Major disaster declared for Massachusetts
   - Australian water crisis could be worse than thought
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Message maps: blueprints for pandemic preparedness

Business Continuity Awards winners

Emerging risks impeding business development: Lloyd’s

FBI issues wireless security warning

Green light for Phoenix ICM bid

Long term business risks of climate change need to be faced, not ignored

Marsh pushes the ‘upside’ of effective risk management

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IBM unveils plan to combat data center energy crisis

VMware Workstation 6 now available

Office-Shadow signs partnership agreement with SIFMA

BCI Australia becomes ‘The Business Continuity Institute Incorporated’

CERT publishes details of its resiliency engineering research

MBO team’s offer for ICM lapses

US unprepared for wide-area ‘mega-catastrophes’

New Zealand companies failing to appreciate the importance of reputation risk

‘Crisis Communications: A Primer for Teams’

Automated, all-hazard risk assessment tool launched

Evacuation and shelter planning

Evacuate or shelter-in-place?

Business continuity in the UK food and drink industry

CDC issues interim guidance for the use of facemasks and respirators in public settings during an influenza pandemic

Taking data risk management a step further…

Reserve Bank of Australia to get new business continuity solution

Concern expressed over security risks in MiFID compliance

Microsoft on security management…

SunGard launches BS25999 self assessment tool

EC considers new data protection regulations

Pandemic planning for landlords

New Zealand government consults on power resilience

NEHRP earthquake hazards meeting

'Adapting to Changing Risk Environments: Operational Resilience'

DHS puts $24 million in the pot for security projects in nonprofit organizations

Power disruption is fastest growing downtime threat to UK organisations

New Fibre Channel 4, 2 and 1Gbps transponders boost distance for business continuity storage solutions

Why real-time asset management is more than just a ‘good idea’ for business continuity

Survey looks at EMEA data-related business continuity and disaster recovery practices

Rapid response is key to managing reputation crises

NIST issues RFID security guidelines

Strohl presents annual business continuity awards

‘Rapid Call Out’ system launched by GemaTech

Oil companies struggling to keep on top of emerging threats

The rise and rise of service-oriented architecture

Six month countdown to data protection crisis begins…

Multinational corporations are facing increasingly diverse, complex and exotic risks

Phoenix increases its offer for ICM

Europe plans for increasing risk of flooding

Lieberman and Collins express serious concerns over ‘major weaknesses’ in disaster communication plans for US first responders

Harris survey examines current attitudes to disaster recovery, business continuity and information availability

Civil Contingencies Secretariat publishes CCA business continuity updatet

Seven reasons why Serial Attached SCSI will be the new enterprise storage standard

The rise of SSL VPNs

New Zealand government departments to increase business continuity spending

UK businesses warned to act as product recalls soar

Australian drought contingency statement

The application of statistical tools to business continuity management

Interpreting the results of a vulnerability assessment: how to focus on what’s important in your Web application security testing

Power back-up health check

North America, South America and Australia Business Continuity Awareness Week

Business Continuity Management Institute launches six business continuity and disaster recovery certifications in Asia and the Middle East

Pandemic planning updates…

Survive closes its doors?

BlackBerry’s crown slips

MBO team increases its offer for ICM

Cisco survey finds that information security focus moves from viruses to information theft

Symantec tests business-critical software as a service platform

FEMA makes $29.1 million available for national preparedness training initiatives

Profile of a fraudster: trusted male manager – and getting away with it for years

Brisbane gets new CBD emergency plan

North American business continuity and disaster recovery services market tipped to reach $23 billion by 2012

Most companies failing to test IT disaster recovery/failover systems often enough

IBM offers business continuity certification to partner companies

Council of Australian Governments meeting report

Assessing global outsourcing risks

Lost White House e-mails illustrate a common issue for US businesses

Virtual recovery…

Shortlist published for Business Continuity Awards 2007

Business continuity is a collective challenge

PHNS develops ‘disaster-proof’ subterranean data center

ICM launches enhanced hot ship service

Paulison outlines 2007 Hurricane Season preparations

Strohl Systems releases PLANet 3

Gartner warns about the risks of rushing into virtualization

Colorado State University updates 2007 Atlantic Hurricane season forecast

Intellect announces the launch of the Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers Council

Companies still in the dark about their overall health

Rapid response is key to understanding 1918 ‘flu pandemic successes

IBM opens new Autonomic Computing Technology Center in India




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