news headlines: 21st September 2006

Post disaster worries highlight lack of business continuity awareness raising
Survey shows that many US workers doubt they would be paid after a disaster.
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•Date: 21st Sept 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Companies failing to keep up with brand and reputation threats linked to information security issues
Must do more to develop contingency plans and brand strategies to address both the risks and opportunities: CMO Council study.
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•Date: 21st Sept 2006• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis comms
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Gartner highlights five high impact IT security risks
Gartner has advised businesses to plan for five increasingly prevalent cyber-threats that have the potential to inflict significant damage on organisations.
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•Date: 21st Sept 2006• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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IAEM comments on FEMA reform
IAEM has issued a statement in support of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Bill.
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•Date: 21st Sept 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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New self-healing software diagnoses IT problems based on symptoms
IBM has announced the launch of new software that helps developers and solution providers build self-healing capabilities into their applications.
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•Date: 21st Sept 2006• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• London Prepared relaunching website
• CERT insider threat research published
• Double-Take Application Manager 4.1 released
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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