Business continuity news 18 November 2004

news headlines: 18th November 2004

Business continuity explored...
CPM has published the results of a survey into business continuity which was conducted by students at Valparaiso University
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•Date: 18th Nov 2004 • Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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UK government to introduce an IT security accreditation scheme
The scheme will be run by the General Information Assurance Products and
Services Initiative (GIPSI).
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•Date: 18th Nov 2004 • Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Business continuity and disaster recovery in the financial services sector
26th and 27th January 2005, Central London.
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•Date: 18th Nov 2004 • Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Laptop liabilities pose security threat to European businesses
Many laptop users are putting corporate security at risk.
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•Date: 18th Nov 2004 • Region:UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• University of Washington gains $300,000 business continuity grant
• Peak 10 strengthens disaster recovery and business continuity solution
• SteelEye Technology releases LifeKeeper for Linux v4.6
• CIC 2005 - Computer and Internet Crime conference
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:
• SunGard Availability Services to acquire Inflow

• Wireless network deployment increasing rapidly but security not keeping up

• New edition of the Disaster Recovery Yellow Pages published

• IBM adds Indigo Stone’s ‘enterprise rapid recovery methodology’ to portfolio

• The ‘tick-a-box’ approach to business continuity

• SBA hurricane disaster recovery support tops $554 million

• EU and US adopt new measures to strengthen maritime container security

• Business continuity on a limited budget

• Reducing computer room risks

• DHS reduces financial service sector terrorist threat level

• FSA calls for improved information security in fight against fraud

• Business Continuity the Risk Management Expo 2005

• Governance rules ‘neglect key areas of risk management’

• Business Continuity Institute annual general meeting

• New generation of business security solutions uses RFID

• MI5 director-general tells companies to invest in business continuity

• UK government should be more open with business on security issues – CBI

• Synstar survey reveals high levels of downtime

• American Power Conversion unveils state of the art thermal test lab

• Civil Contingencies Bill amendment tabled to extend commercial provisions to charity sector

• Making the case for business continuity

• Fixing the backup and recovery problem

• Major hazard industries - improving leadership to reduce risk

• Embedding business continuity management into your organisation

• Business continuity British Standard will be published by mid-2006

• Implementation of Basel II in Australia

• Weak links in the communications network chain remain a serious challenge

• Financial Sector Business Continuity Progress Report

• US industrial facilities’ preparedness to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks still inadequate

• New UK corporate governance law receive Royal Assent

• New psychometric test may help in business continuity team development

• Business continuity software survey results

• Comment: How to avert disaster in the midst of a crisis

• Irish Competition Authority blocks IBM’s acquisition of Schlumberger Business Continuity Services (Ireland) Limited

• New report urges financial institutions to tackle human rights issues and risks

• GAO publishes report into preparedness of US financial markets

• The tape debate … part two

• Continuity Central launches RSS newsfeed

• UK financial authorities plan resilience benchmarking project

• SunGard Availability Services to launch e-mail recovery service

• Symantec turns its attention to IT continuity

• The tape debate

• One in four medium-sized firms report loss of backup data: survey

• IBM sees surge in network attacks directed toward critical infrastructure providers

• Integrating business continuity criteria into your supply chain

• The myths of business continuity and disaster recovery

• European Commission announces new anti-terrorism measures

• MessageOne acquires Evergreen Assurance technology

• TAKE PART: Business impact analysis survey

• Phishing attacks could soon get a lot nastier

• US smaller businesses adopting more advanced disaster recovery solutions

• Data quality found to be key risk management issue in banking sector

• Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act signed

• IDC expects security solutions investment to more than double by 2008 in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan)

• ‘Futureproofing’ - the process of active analysis

• Businesses showing increased awareness of threats

• NIST-led forum releases a new draft set of cyber security requirements for industrial control systems

• VERITAS survey explores the current state of UK disaster recovery planning

• Study finds that improving business continuity management is third highest priority for US businesses

• Governing for enterprise security

• Major exercise to test business continuity procedures in UK financial markets

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