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It’s time to change your mindset…
	Business continuity planners who feel that they lack top-level support should stop blaming senior managers: the problem probably lies closer to home. By John M. Stagl. >> Read more

More news headlines Nimbus Launches E-Class flash memory system for mission-critical enterprise and cloud infrastructure US terror hot spots identified New report for NIST outlines key features of next-generation public safety communications Research confirms the effectiveness of simple hygiene measures in combatting pandemic influenza Napolitano presents ‘National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security’ NIST issues guidelines for managing cloud security and privacy SunGard Availability Services to offer Workforce Continuity Services to Ontario businesses Crisis Response and Disaster Resilience 2030: Forging Strategic Action in an Age of Uncertainty’ The Great Central US Shakeout NFPA 1600 Technical Committee schedules Report on Comments meeting Ability of G20 Nations to withstand cyber attacks benchmarked The Business Continuity Institute announces inaugural North America business continuity awards Twelve cloud predictions for 2012 Telecommunications risk management report CERT Resilient Enterprise Management team issues technical note Advances in self-healing technologies offer potential for greater resilience in electronic systems Department of Homeland Security publishes contingency plan for potential funding interruption Researchers looking to improve cloud security Resolve to be Ready in 2012 Hybrid cloud backup expected to be an emerging trend in 2012 The growing issue of homegrown terrorism in the United States 2011 a record year for US weather-based disasters PPD-8 takes a step forward Insect cyborgs may help in future damage assessments New NIST tool helps organizations meet HIPAA requirements Survey looks into backup and recovery challenges of virtual servers More news

More than a plan: establishing a disaster recovery program Glen Bricker overviews ISO 27031 and ITIL IT Service Continuity Management and provides some pointers for choosing between these two ICT guidelines. US power outage illustrates wider critical infrastructure threats If a single employee’s mistake, with just one piece equipment, can have such a devastating consequence, then what does this tell us about security, change management, and of course, business continuity? Recent major disaster declarations Major disaster declared for Puerto Rico Lee disaster declarations: - Pennsylvania - New York For a list of Hurricane Irene related disaster declarations, click here Branding for value in business continuity program development What is your approach when you are hired by a company and given a blank piece of paper to develop a business continuity program? By Lawrence Robert, CBCP, CBRM, CBCLA. Business continuity and brand protection Five steps that organizations can take to bolster business continuity plans to help protect their brands. Latest reports and guides New from NIST: Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments

Sign up for Continuity Briefing Never miss a news story: signup for our free weekly email newsletter. The Journal of Business Continuity and Resiliency The The Journal of Business Continuity and Resiliency is Continuity Central’s quarterly peer-reviewed advanced level publication. Q1 2012 now available.

BC statistics and research KPMG survey finds increasing concerns about information technology risk Majority of US small businesses ‘suffer from false sense of cyber security’: survey IBM survey looks into views on data storage The 2011 AT&T Business Continuity Study

Preparing a power failure response strategy
	Power outages are one of the most common causes of business disruption and a good response strategy requires much thought and planning. In this article Dr. Jim Kennedy explains the steps that should be taken. >> Read more

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