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news headlines: 19th October 2007

Survey shows strong link between effective governance and corporate reputation
Reputation accounts for more than 20 percent of a company's market value.
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Date: 19th October 2007• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Average cost of ‘greynet’ security incidents doubles
Instant Messaging, P2P, VoIP are increasing information security threats.
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Date: 19th October 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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India gets new tsunami warning system
On 15th October the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) officially launched a new tsunami warning system.
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Date: 19th October 2007• Region: India •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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SunGard officially opens new Leatherhead workplace recovery centre
On 15th October the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) officially launched a new tsunami warning system.
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Date: 19th October 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Wearable sensor could help provide a ‘dashboard’ for human resource health
eWatch takes systems monitoring into the human-resource field; enables early warning of stress-related problems developing in critical members of staff.
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Date: 19th October 2007• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Crisis communications — readiness checklist
Al Czarnecki’s top ten items that should be in place for crisis communications prior to an incident.
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Date: 19th October 2007• Region: Canada/World •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis comms
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Menlo Worldwide wins New York City coastal storm plan contract
• Radiant launches ‘Always There’ business continuity solutions
• AIG Small Business adds Agility Recovery Solutions to the AIG Edge small business resource
• Chertoff welcomes the appointment of Paul A. Schneider as DHS Acting Deputy Secretary
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
   - FEMA daily SITREP
   - World weather impacts

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Top headlines from the past few weeks:

Survey explores the state of corporate disaster recovery planning

IBM to open Cork business continuity centre

Canadian Securities Industry reports on business continuity test

UK businesses underestimate the threat of economic crime

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Backups bite back

European Commission gives final warning to 12 Member States over failure to prepare emergency plans for chemical plants

Personnel insurances related to business continuity planning

Why data protection must be central to any business continuity plan

‘Mega-shelter’ agreement for Oregon

Scottish businesses reminded of the need for business continuity planning

Iron Mountain extends server data protection portfolio

The Business Continuity Journal, Volume Two Issue Three

Waiting for the auditor

Disaster risk reduction has never been more pressing: UN

Guidance on the UK Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act published

Businesses divided over who poses the biggest threat

The true extent of UK flood risk is underestimated

3n launches Instacom 5.0 mass notification solution

'Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers’

UK local authorities failing when it comes to some aspects of disaster recovery planning

UK Pre-budget Report fails to provide extra money for flood protection

National Strategy for Homeland Security published

Public comment period for Draft National Response Framework extended

Gartner identifies the top 10 strategic technologies for the next three years

Government report examines UK humanitarian assistance capability

Records management is a weak area in many US organizations

When it comes to corporate reputation, negativity is contagious

BSI confirms BS 25999 event details

Compliance is no barrier to financial sector remote working

Avoiding the resilience trap

Teradata offers new data disaster recovery assessment service

The ‘green’ business continuity manager

What happened to ILM?

Is the likelihood of an influenza pandemic over-played?

Australian government says that Critical Infrastructure Protection Modelling and Analysis (CIPMA) software is ready for use

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researches community resilience

American population's preparedness for disaster or emergency improves

CA launches comprehensive solution for IT governance, risk, and compliance

A challenging weekend in the life of a business continuity manager

ABI presses UK Government for action on flood risk

DHS provides new grants for national preparedness training initiatives

Homeshoring will be the next big trend in the contact centre sector: BT

Civil Contingencies Secretariat gives guidelines on Local Resilience Forum Telecommunications Sub-Groups

Energy and floor space constraints will cause significant disruptions to US enterprise data centers during next three years

Iron Mountain expands in South Africa

When trauma strikes your workplace

The features of good planning

NOAA to provide more specific warning information for severe weather

LRQA launches BS 25999 services

Major risk factors for managing the quality of goods sourced from China

Windows Server 2008 release candidate ready for customer review

New report highlights 'pandemic fatigue'

BSI launches online BS 25999-1 assessment tool

‘Influenza Pandemic: Opportunities Exist to Clarify Federal Leadership Roles and Improve Pandemic Planning’

Intellect launches working group on data breach notification

TOPOFF 4 to take place in Arizona, Oregon and Guam

Resilience: a risk management perspective

US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs schedules pandemic planning hearing

UK businesses facing new brand protection risk

BCI workshop explores business continuity lessons from UK summer floods

Business Roundtable and the American Red Cross announce a new disaster recovery collaboration

Beyond competence: identifying and understanding non-technical competencies for crisis management team members

New UK emergency protocol agreement

US financial services sector gears up for pandemic planning exercise

Gartner says CIOs must manage IT risk as business risk

IT risks rising up audit committee agendas

Business Continuity – The Risk Management Expo 2008

IT disaster recovery planning – choosing the right backup strategy

COSO releases discussion document

Survey details top priorities of evolving data centers

Pacific Ocean countries take part in UN meeting on tsunami preparations

The impact of power outages on data center cooling systems and server equipment

CAPS plans new recovery facilities

VPIsystems launches ‘OnePlan’

Survey identifies strengths and weaknesses in UK business risk planning

Firms still challenged by the ‘security paradox’

‘Guide to Secure Web Services’

Strohl Systems releases new LDRPS version

Marriage of UPS and fuel cell technologies delivers enhanced power protection

New WHO guidelines aim to improve psychological and social assistance in emergencies

What about the program?

DHS publishes National Preparedness Guidelines

SunGard launches new version of Paragon business continuity management software

IBM unveils pandemic scenario simulation service

Majority of US small businesses are unprepared for disasters

FEMA responds to Tropical Storm Humberto impacts

‘How to deploy BS 25999’

NDR is a finalist in National Business Awards

AIRMIC offers the opportunity to assess different risk management information software packages

INTERPOL urges integrated global cyber-crime investigation network to combat online threats

LINK Associates acquired by SEACOR

COOP Systems adds new capabilities to myCOOP business continuity management software

Virtualization and business continuity

Tsunami warnings issued for Indian Ocean

The global state of information security




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