news headlines: 20th April 2005

Measuring operational risk management systems under Basel II
This paper proposes an approach to evaluating the ‘quality of compliance’ of ORM systems within, and between, firms and is based on the concept of ‘maturity models’.
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•Date: 20th April 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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IBM launches ‘Resilience Program Assessment’ service
Guides companies in determining best-practice management goals for business resilience.
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•Date: 20th April 2005 • Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Unisys “overcomes time and distance barriers of IT disaster recovery”
New ultra-long distance disaster recovery solution for Intel-based systems.
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•Date: 20th April 2005 • Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Is grid computing technology coming of age?
‘Yes and no’ says New TABB Group report.
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•Date: 20th April 2005 • Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Outsourcing trend starts to fall off
Hidden costs and a better understanding of the risks is resulting in some companies backing away from outsourcing: Deloitte.
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•Date: 20th April 2005 • Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Middle East Business Continuity Management Survey 2005
• UK Environment Agency to develop new business continuity plans
• Continuity Forum and Bristol City Council to run free business continuity event for Bristol and the South West
• Developing and Running Business Continuity Exercises
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:
• Australian Prudential Regulation Authority publishes business continuity regulations

• Phoenix EGM approves NDR acquisition

• Is machine-to-machine the gap in your security?

• Various disaster declarations made in the US

• Unravelling business continuity terminology

• Businesses feel more at risk

• US Critical infrastructure Warning Information Network complete

• Accounting for staff in a crisis

• NIST publishes World Trade Center collapse study

• Most common items which are overlooked in business continuity plans

• European Commission to undertake Europe wide pandemic response exercise

• DHS provides new grants for protecting transit systems

• Windows XP Service Pack 2 may pose new business continuity threat

• Another active hurricane season on the cards

• NSF launches $19 million research program for long-term solutions to information security

• On-demand ‘rapid server recovery service’ launched

• UK insolvency service outlines scope of new Insolvency Act

• The hidden vulnerabilities in critical power supply protection

• Belgian financial sector regulator publishes business continuity guidance

• New BlackBerry software enables rapid location of key staff members in a crisis

• Boston to host anti-terrorism research and development collaboration meeting

• European Commission prioritises security and anti-terrorism research

• A complete network continuity solution

• Kenya gets business recovery facility

• Voice Continuity Services announces After Hours Service

• The changing role of business continuity software

• FSSCC identifies critical concerns for financial infrastructure protection in 2005

• Business Recovery Managers Association and the Information Systems Audit & Control Association meeting report

• HP wins DARPA Internet continuity research contract

• ICM to open its first recovery centre in Scotland

• Southern California tsunami scenario modelled

• More details of SunGard acquisition made available

• Department of Homeland Security publishes interim National Preparedness Goal

• DIY attempts to solve computer problems are a leading cause of permanent data loss

• Regulatory compliance and critical system protection

• Choosing a crisis notification system

• Phoenix IT Group planning NDR acquisition

• The threats to effective risk management

• UK to extend corporate manslaughter law

• Operational risk and information security need to co-exist for effective risk management

• UK is top of the bots

• Updated emergency preparedness guide highlights key issues for handling the needs of people with disabilities

• TABB Group launches new global ‘Crisis & Continuity Services’ practice

• UK Foreign Office issues Philippines terrorism warning

• SunGard up for sale

• Mastering exercise development

• Tsunami lessons relevant to UK coastline risk management

• Taking the terror out of terrorism

• IBM launches new data availability and disaster recovery options for the North American market

• Planning for people

• Is the US homeland really secure or are we fooling ourselves?

• BCI announces International National Rehearsal Day

• Major international counter-terrorism exercise to take place in April

• DTCC opens Southern Business Center – a key component of its business continuity strategy

• BCI calls for the appointment of a UK government minister for business continuity

• Business continuity awareness survey published

• Chertoff outlines risk-based strategy for long-term homeland security

• SunGard Availability Services UK launches new business continuity management software tool

• US courts told to develop disaster recovery and continuity of operations plans

• Business continuity awareness raising: taking it to the next level

• BCI showcases website evolution

• Financial Stability Forum holds its thirteenth meeting in Tokyo

• NFPA hosts seminars on NFPA 1600 in cities across the US

• VERITAS Software to officially launch EMEA business continuity consulting practice

• Sarbanes-Oxley and outsourcing : time is running out for non-US companies

• Take a holistic approach to security and business continuity IDC advises Asian businesses

• Addressing the risks of removable media

• Practice makes almost perfect

• London Prepared publishes Strategic Emergency Plan

• Tokyo-based businesses prepare for next mega-earthquake

• Phishing still on the rise

• Business continuity explored

• ICM sees strong growth in business continuity sector

• Forrester Research identifies top IT Priorities for European enterprises in 2005

• Swiss Re study counts the cost of catastrophe

• Business insurance – what you may not have thought about…




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