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news headlines: 29th June 2005

Complacency – the biggest business continuity threat to SMEs
Many smaller companies mistakenly view business continuity management as only relevant to large enterprises. Brooks Wallace attacks such thinking.
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Date: 29th June 2005 •Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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The future of enterprise data back-up and recovery
A new approach is required to protect business critical data often stored outside the reach of conventional enterprise back-up mechanisms.
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Date: 29th June 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Complexity – friend or foe?
How to determine whether your business continuity program is overly complex
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Date: 29th June 2005 • Region: US/World Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Technology failures increasingly damaging to reputation
A new survey highlights the dangers of waning customer loyalty as big businesses are blamed for technology-based service failures.
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Date: 29th June 2005 • Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Critical infrastructure protection driving US government disaster recovery investments
According to a new Frost & Sullivan report.
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Date: 29th June 2005 • Region: US Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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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: 29th June 2005 •Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: Testing and exercising
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Ethical Hacking 101
• Exercise Triton report published
• Storm costs 'could rise by 66 percent'
• Ontrack Data Recovery launches new version of ‘Do-It-Yourself’ recovery software
• Severed undersea cable cuts off Pakistan communications services
• Summit of EU influenza experts discusses coordinated response to possible pandemic
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Top headlines from the past four weeks:
Oil dependence creates severe US security and economic risks

Report into UK tsunami risk published

The emerging threat of intellectual property indemnification

NIST World Trade Center investigation highlights improvements needed for tall buildings safety

The always-on network: strategies for achieving high availability of IT systems

North America seconds away from another extreme wide-area blackout

2005 Global Security Survey published by Deloitt

Rentsys expands Mobile Recovery Center fleet

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

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