Business continuity news 23rd June 2005

news headlines: 23rd June 2005

The always-on network: strategies for achieving high availability of IT systems
High availability is becoming an increasingly important aspect of many business continuity strategies. This white paper explores the subject in detail.
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•Date: 23rd June 2005 •Region: N.America/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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North America seconds away from another extreme wide-area blackout
Failure of two protection devices meant that Canada and North-Eastern US were just 20 seconds away from a cascading power failure on May 27th.
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•Date: 23rd June 2005 • Region: N.America • Type: Article •Topic: Power management
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2005 Global Security Survey published by Deloitte
Security threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
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•Date: 23rd June 2005 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Rentsys expands Mobile Recovery Center fleet
Rentsys Recovery Services, the US-based provider of mobile recovery solutions and remote communications recovery, has announced an expansion to its fleet of Mobile Recovery Centers (MRCs).
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•Date: 23rd June 2005 • Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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RAND study says US terrorism insurance system falling short
UPDATED WITH READER COMMENTS The terrorism insurance system is not robust enough to respond to a rapidly evolving terrorist threat against US businesses.
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•Date: 23rd June 2005 • Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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The testing conundrum…
UPDATED WITH READER COMMENTS A consistent result of business continuity research is a general lack of commitment to testing and exercising plans. Why is this the case? David Honour explores.
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•Date: 23rd June 2005 •Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: Testing and exercising
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Mamut offers free online backup to small businesses
• SIA and TeleContinuity form strategic sales partnership to provide voice solutions for business continuity planning for the financial services industry
• Reserve Bank prepares counter-terrorist back-up plan
• Adam Continuity launches short term disaster recovery contracts
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Wednesday 22nd June
Monday 20th - Tuesday 21st June

Friday 17th June
Thursday 16th June
Tuesday 14th - Weds 15th June

Friday 10th June - Monday 13th
Thursday 9th June
Wednesday 8th June

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fresh news pieces published between 30th May and 7th June.

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Top headlines from the past four weeks:
• Department of Homeland Security conducting comprehensive exercise to test continuity of operations plans

• Disaster recovery for Asian firms' treasury operations explored

• RAND study says US terrorism insurance system falling short

• Iberian companies facing drought-related business continuity problems

• Global oil supply disruption exercise scheduled

• Business continuity for small businesses

• Boring, boring business continuity…

• Classic Blue acquires Securix Australia’s IT security business

• Small firms waste two weeks a year waiting for server reboots

• CapRock launches communications disaster recovery service

• Designing today’s SANs

• Hurricanes will intensify as the earth warms: NCAR climate expert

• ABK offers UK business continuity managers new disaster communications options

• NISCC warns businesses about increase in targeted Trojan e-mail attacks

• SunGard Availability Services launches ‘Information Availability for Small and Midsize Business' program

• FSTC project results in comprehensive inventory of global business continuity regulations

• Increased reliance on IT driving business continuity purchases

• Combined audit preparation and IT continuity planning software package now available

• AIRMIC and CBI launch workplace rehabilitation campaign

• Gartner survey ranks viruses and worms as top IT security threats

• New survey explores business continuity trends

• Date set for introduction of revised UK COMAH major accident hazards regulations

• Confidence lacking in reliability and restorability of backups

• IT profession sees risk of removable media: but turns a blind eye

• IBM, SunGard, and GoldenSource launch EDM Council

• Building true business continuity solutions over IP

• UK government backs proposals to establish natural disaster scientific panel

• Dubai’s day without power

• The five most over-hyped IT security threats

• The intrinsic benefits of business continuity management

• Department of Homeland Security launches Listo Negocios

• New risk assessment software addresses building threats

• BCI launches Pakistan Business Continuity Forum

• UK government consults on ways of increasing the resilience of the power supply network

• Top ten tips for 2005 hurricane season planning

• Changing IT landscape presents new business continuity challenges

• FSA sets out a good practice model for financial sector stress testing

• TelCove enters the disaster recovery and business continuity market

• Permanent deep-sea sensors set-up to monitor seismic activities

• Dragging operational risk management into the 21st century

• North America Business Continuity Awareness Week agenda set out

• Gartner issues supply chain continuity warning

• Work-related ill health causing huge problems for UK businesses

• Companies still failing to make succession plans

• Confessions of a CTO

• The seven laws of information risk management

• Little known Puente Hills fault could cause the US’s costliest ever earthquake

• Business continuity: Tampa-St. Petersburg survey paints a mixed picture

• Crisis communications case study: BellSouth

• FSA to lead detailed benchmarking project to assess the resilience of the UK financial sector

• Telework as a business continuity strategy

• Revised draft Civil Contingencies Act regulations, guidance and implementation timetable published

• NIST to release more recommendations from World Trade Center investigation

• Agreement aims to forge stronger global defences against epidemics

• The future of high availability

• It’s a funny business…

• BSI publishes new fire prevention standards for businesses

• HP launches new portfolio for SMB business continuity market

• The business continuity message is getting through…

• EU and US hold high-level meeting on border and transport security

• FAIA establishes disaster recovery service for members

• HSE makes the case for sensible risk management

• Examining the insider threat

• Batten down the hatches…

• Protecting the bottom line

• One year of SOX…

• Lack of awareness is increasing the phishing threat

• UK Business Continuity Awards winners

• Medium sized UK businesses plan large business continuity and security investments in 2005

• Online Business Continuity Planning Starter Kit launched

• Small and medium-sized businesses facing increasing security and regulatory challenges

• Business Roundtable announces initiative to expand relief and recovery in response to global natural disasters

• An alternate space review checklist

• UK Accounting Standards Board issues Operating and Financial Review standard

• The rise and rise of the chief risk officer

• ‘Getting Serious About Cybersecurity’

• FSA publishes report into off-shore outsourcers’ business continuity arrangements

• FEMA sets out the need for long-term disaster recovery committees

• ‘Assured Recovery’ software launched by XOsoft

• Finance sector struggles with e-mail compliance management and security

• Grenada situation provides wide-area disaster recovery lessons

• Telstra Europe puts business continuity plans to the test

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