Business continuity briefs:
15th November 2007

'Business continuity briefs' provides a summary of new product and services press releases and other useful resources published in the last 24 hours.

‘The Path from Information Security Risk Assessment to Compliance’
CERT has published a new podcast with the above title. In it Bill Wilson and Julia Allen discuss:
* Assessing security risk in a business context
* Zeroing in on a risk assessment method
* Building a risk-based compliance program.
http://www.cert.org/podcast/

FEMA names new director for Center for Domestic Preparedness
FEMA’s National Preparedness Directorate has announced that Dr. Cortez Lawrence has been named the director for the Center for Domestic Preparedness, located in Anniston. Lawrence has served as the acting CDP director since July of this year.

New radiological remediation guidance for UK agencies
A new document has been published which captures the radiological remediation lessons learned from the Alexander Litvinenko clean-up. The guidance provides a framework for various agencies to follow when dealing with the decontamination of commercial buildings. Download the document (PDF)

Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:

FEMA daily SITREP

World weather impacts

•Date: 15th November 2007• Region: Various