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'Business
continuity briefs' provides a summary of new product and services
press releases and other useful resources published in the last
24 hours.
US-CERT has issued a warning about the active exploitation of a vulnerability in the Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup software product. There is a flaw in the way the BrightStor ARCserve Backup handles malformed RPC requests. Additionally, US-CERT has received reports of increased port scan activity on port 6502/tcp. An attacker may be able to access a vulnerable version of the BrightStor ARCserve Backup on this port. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges on a vulnerable system. More details
New guidance has been issued by the UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat which aims to ‘articulate the principles of integrated safety management, as a reference for those with responsibility for public safety in complex and built environments’. Read the document
DataCore Software has announced the availability of new remote site disaster recovery and business continuity solutions under its ‘Virtual Infrastructure Foundation’ class of products. Users get all the software they need to fully manage and protect multiple terabytes of critical business data across different sites at a price point that makes it practical for small to mid-size businesses. Read press release.
February 5-6, 2007, Orlando, Florida.
The above summit will feature presentations by the US’s leading experts on pandemic influenza, business preparedness and international security, including former US Secretary of State Dr. Madeleine Albright; World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan; Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of CIDRAP; Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; John Barry, author of The Great Influenza and Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Tulane University; and Dr. Peter Sandman, Risk Communication Consultant.
www.cidrapsummit.com
FEMA daily SITREP
President declares emergency federal aid for Oklahoma
•Date: 16th January 2007• Region: Various
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