news headlines: 23rd February 2006

The elusive ‘risk culture’
What would a truly effective risk culture look like? Bill Sharon, CEO and Founder, SORMS, explores the subject.
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•Date: 23rd Feb 2006 • Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Some thoughts on business continuity response exercises
The other day I was asked how I go about testing business continuity response plans. I mumbled a reply which was not satisfactory to either the person on the other end of the line or myself. Exercising such a plan is a bit more complicated than a simple sentence can convey.... By John Glenn MBCI, CBCP.
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•Date: 23rd Feb 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: BC testing and exercising
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Contingency access to encrypted data
How do you ensure that encrypted data can be quickly accessed in situations where the original key is not available?
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•Date: 23rd Feb 2006 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Separating fear from risk…
Is there a temptation to make business continuity decisions based on the fear of a threat, rather than the real risk involved? David Honour comments.
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•Date: 23rd Feb 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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SIA releases report into business continuity test
In October 2005, the SIA, TBMA, FIA and FIF conducted an industry-wide business continuity planning test. SIA has now made the detailed results of the test publicly available.
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•Date: 23rd Feb 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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UK close protection operatives failing to get licensed
CPOs providing businesses with executive and employee security have until 20th March to gain a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence; so far only 70 applications have been received out of an estimated 5,000 who currently provide close protection services in the UK.
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•Date: 23rd Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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IAEM takes issue with DHS on Emergency Management Performance Grants
IAEM has issued a press release to express its displeasure at recent statements by DHS representatives concerning Emergency Management Performance Grants.
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•Date: 23rd Feb 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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SunGard publishes latest results
Availability Services increased its revenue by 16 percent to $346 million for the last quarter of 2005.
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•Date: 23rd Feb 2006• Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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IDBI launches disaster recovery site
IDBI Ltd, a Chennai-based bank, has officially opened a new disaster recovery site to ‘facilitate continuous business operations’.
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•Date: 23rd Feb 2006• Region: Asia • Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Fire at local council destroys consultation data: no backup in place
• Four Florida counties launch MIR3 Intelligent Notification platform for emergency operations and business continuity
• Data Centres Europe 2006
• Red Action Day
• PreCheck Inc. opens new backup office
• WHO to fight business impacting fever outbreak in Indian Ocean islands
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