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news headlines: 20th August 2004

Achieving resilience – best practices in business continuity
A white paper that summarises the results of a $250,000 research program into business continuity planning.

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Date: 20th August 2004 •Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Surviving unplanned downtime…
Ian Masters explores the specific data protection issues faced by small and medium sized enterprises.

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Date: 20th August 2004 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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New version of RecoveryPAC Web to be launched in September
Authorised re-seller CPA has announced the latest release in the popular RecoveryPAC Web business continuity planning software range.

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Date: 20th August 2004 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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US Departments of Homeland Security and Energy launch new information security test facilities
Key aspect of a program to enhance the security of the computer-based control systems that support America's critical infrastructure operations.

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Date: 20th August 2004 • Region: N.America Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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‘The enemy within the gates’ - firms not doing enough to prevent internal security breaches
According to new UK survey.

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Date: 20th August 2004 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Asigra launches Assurance Reseller Initiative
Allows resellers to offer software or managed backup services for multi-site storage environments.

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Date: 20th August 2004 • Region: N.America/World Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:
• US regional differences in business continuity planning identified

• Viewing the continuity development process with 20/20 vision

• UK businesses complacent about communications disaster planning

• The highs and lows of continuity software

• Colour co-ordinated…

• Recovery centre location is top concern for UK business continuity managers

• Northeast America blackout anniversary offers reminder of importance of emergency backup power

• IT continuity spending set to rise

• Survey identifies main stumbling blocks to successful operational risk management

• Advanced energy storage technologies offer new back-up power options

• HP makes bid to acquire Synstar

• Moving towards an interactive approach

• Addressing the challenges of data protection

• 9/11 has had little impact on spending on business protection and security by mid-sized companies

• Many business networks are not prepared for power outages

• The challenges of security management

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

• ASIS publishes draft business continuity guideline for public review

• Synstar survey reveals skills are most prized, yet BC teams are still chosen according to authority

Remote physical security and reducing downtime in the data centre

Strohl Systems releases LDRPS update

London Resilience Partnership publishes 2004-5 plans

Business continuity plan development explored

Archiving has a nasty sting in the tail – ignore it at your peril!

Best practice: how to use automated notification systems

Business continuity software survey

Terror in the US: what are the real threats?

Civil Contingencies Secretariat provides more information on how new LA funding will be delivered

European Commission publishes Basel II implementation proposals

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority publishes draft business continuity management standard

Flood protection: European Commission to coordinate improved risk management

Federal Preparedness Circular updates continuity of operations guidance

UK government doubles funding for local authority emergency planners

What's under the business continuity umbrella?

The risks of e-mail mismanagement

September to be National Preparedness Month in US

European Commission sets out new guidelines for approach to saving companies in difficulty

Can you afford multiple disk drive failure?




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