news headlines: 31st March 2006

It’s the people, stupid…
Much more research needs to be conducted into the people side of business continuity planning, but David Honour makes some suggestions for ways to improve in this area.
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•Date: 31st March 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity training: still room for improvement
The interim results of Continuity Central’s ongoing survey into business continuity training provision show that there is a general concern about the adequacy of current training offerings.
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•Date: 31st March 2006• Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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My week with Avian ‘Flu
Training and reporting are all well and good, but when you find yourself in the middle of the crisis, your perspective changes. By Howard Pierpont CBM CBCP CRP.
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•Date: 31st March 2006• Region: US/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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New survey shows large gap between awareness and action when it comes to pandemic threat
70 percent of businesses surveyed believe a pandemic would damage profitability, but only 47 percent have included specific measures in business continuity plans.
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•Date: 31st March 2006• Region: Various • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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AWWA report helps utilities help utilities following disasters
The American Water Works Association has published a comprehensive guidance tool that helps water and wastewater utilities establish mutual aid and assistance networks to respond to natural disasters or other water emergencies.
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•Date: 31st March 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Staff misuse of the Internet risks damaging reputation of UK companies
Staff misusing the Internet by accessing inappropriate websites or engaging in excessive web-surfing remains the second largest cause of reported security incidents after viruses for large UK companies
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•Date: 31st March 2006• Region: UK• Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Levee plans fall short of FEMA Standards
• Iran quake severely impacts two industrial cities
• City of London businesses warned over large animal rights demo
• SunGard Availability Services standardizes on Opsware IT automation software
• Isle of Man offers untapped disaster recovery market opportunities
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