news headlines: 21st July 2006

Business continuity quotations...
Continuity Central has been collecting quotations which provide some wisdom or a quirky thought about business continuity. Read our list and then enter our competition to find the best BC quotes out there...
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•Date: 21st July 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Why invest in business continuity?
In an article aimed at those just starting to explore the subject, Mel Gosling explains why business continuity is worth the effort and the expense.
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•Date: 21st July 2006 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: Selling to the board
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Successful backups are not enough
Data protection requirements have moved on from the purely technical question of ‘Did the backup work?’ So, how do we bridge the gap between the technical and business definitions of success? Jim McDonald explains.
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•Date: 21st July 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Beyond stored procedures: ‘defense-in-depth’ against SQL injection
Many people have heard of SQL Injection attacks and are aware of the potential danger these attacks present, but most developers’ knowledge of how to prevent SQL Injection is still inadequate. Bryan Sullivan explains why a ‘defense-in-depth’ strategy is required.
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•Date: 21st July 2006 • Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Council of Australian Governments’ meeting report
Discussions included National Action Plan for Human Influenza Pandemic and counter terrorism measures.
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•Date: 21st July 2006• Region: Australia •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Telecommunications Industry Association tells Congress that broadband connections are critical for effective COOP preparedness and post-disaster teleworking
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization of the Committee on Government Reform hearing on ‘Telecommuting: A 21st Century Solution to Traffic Jams and Terrorism’.
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•Date: 21st July 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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APACS makes business continuity investment
UK payments association’s BCP revolves around home working during a disaster.
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•Date: 21st July 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Rash of ID theft cases indicates need for increased focus on security policies in Australia: Gartner
Data protection is much less costly than responding to data breaches.
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•Date: 21st July 2006• Region: Australia •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Flu pandemic drill to test response in Singapore
• BCI South Africa Forum gets off the ground
• IBM launches System i Backup and Recovery Analysis service
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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