news headlines: 21st June 2006

Data leakage: a real business continuity issue
Are reports of data loss and theft just the tip of an iceberg that at best compromises growth and at worst can result in the demise of businesses? Dr. Jim Kennedy gives his views.
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•Date: 21st June 2006 • Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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AT&T's 2006 business continuity study
Each year AT&T conducts a detailed survey of the state of business continuity and disaster recovery planning in the United States. This year’s results are now available.
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•Date: 21st June 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Consumer businesses face increasing threat from intellectual property theft
A new report from KMPG highlights the threat of intellectual property theft and offers some thoughts on what businesses can do to protect their IP.
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Date: 21st June 2006• Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Auckland major power outage: the business continuity impacts
On 12th June 2006 a fault on the Transpower network meant that businesses in the New Zealand city of Auckland were without power for most of the day. John Worthington, MBCI, highlights the effects of the incident.
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•Date: 21st June 2006• Region: New Zealand • Type: Article •Topic: Power
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Many companies don't realise they are taking huge risks due to gaps in insurance cover for environmental incidents
Many UK businesses believe that their public liability insurance covers them against environmental risks only to discover that it does not.
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•Date: 21st June 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Tek-Tools releases Backup Policy Auditor
Never let a missed backup go unnoticed...
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•Date: 21st June 2006• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Five application integration trends to watch
Gartner has identified five application integration trends which are becoming increasingly important within businesses and are worth preparing for from an IT continuity perspective.
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•Date: 21st June 2006• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Indonesia holds avian influenza expert consultation
• Data Security for Retailers: What's in Store
• Fourth Annual IT Infrastructure Management Conference and Expo
• New disaster recovery services for hedge fund and investment firms
• Global fraud survey: fraud risk in emerging markets
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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