news headlines: 19th JUNE 2003

Draft UK Civil Contingencies Bill published
Local emergency planning authorities will have responsibility for providing information and education on business continuity.
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•Date: 19th June 2003 • UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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The BCI welcomes the new Civil Contingencies Bill
A statement from the Business Continuity Institute.
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•Date: 19th June 2003 • UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Shipping industry terrorism security: much more work needed
But IT disaster recovery well catered for, according to a Deloitte & Touche and Marine Money survey.
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•Date: 19th June 2003 •N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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SafeGuard launches business continuity consultancy services
SafeGuard Planning Solutions will target the South African market.
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•Date: 19th June 2003 •S.Africa •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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US regulators threaten to opt-out of Basel II
The United States will not accept the new Basel Accord unless it ‘takes into account the interests of the US banking industry’.
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•Date: 19th June 2003 • N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Warning issued on vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
CERT has published details of a new vulnerability that could allow attackers to use PDF documents to execute commands embedded within hyperlinks.
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•Date: 19th June 2003 •Worldwide •Type: Article •Topic: Warnings
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Cyber security awareness lacking
The human factor is the weakest link in corporate information security defences...
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•Date: 19th June 2003 •Worldwide •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Federal initiative offers disaster planning loans to US businesses
Loans available to cover the costs of protecting business property from damages caused by future disasters.
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•Date: 19th June 2003 • N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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