NIST issues RFID security guidelines As RFID devices are deployed in more sophisticated applications concerns have been raised about protecting such systems against eavesdropping and unauthorized uses. Read article •Date: 27th April 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Strohl presents annual business continuity awards 'Most Effective BCP Organization Award' and the 'BCP Achievement Award'. Read article •Date: 27th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Deadline looms for Canadian Emergency Management & Business Continuity Awards entries April 30 is the deadline. Read article •Date: 27th April 2007 • Region: Canada •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Major disaster declared for new Jersey FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of New Jersey to help people and communities recover from the effects of severe storms and inland and coastal flooding during the period of April 14-20, 2007. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=35712 •Date: 27th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Lieberman and Collins express serious concerns over ‘major weaknesses’ in disaster communication plans for US first responders Letter sent to DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff. Read article •Date: 26th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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President declares major disaster for New York FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of New York to help people and communities recover from the effects of severe storms and inland and coastal flooding during the period of April 14-18, 2007. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=35651 •Date: 26th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Harris survey examines current attitudes to disaster recovery, business continuity and information availability Finds that IT executives place a higher priority on BC and IA than business executive counterparts. Read article •Date: 24th April 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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2007 edition of the Edwards Disaster Recovery Directory now available The 2007 edition of the Edwards Disaster Recovery Directory is now available. In its 16th year, Edwards Disaster Recovery Directory is a 430 page business-to-business directory and online service which provides information about the kinds of products and services companies and other organizations need when disasters strike, or when preparing business continuity and recovery plans. The directory contains over 5,000 company listings which have been organized into over 470 categories. www.edwardsinformation.com •Date: 24th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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President declares major disaster for Maine FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of Maine to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding during the period of March 16-18, 2007. More details. •Date: 24th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Interpreting the results of a vulnerability assessment: how to focus on what’s important in your Web application security testing By Kevin Beaver, CISSP, and Caleb Sima. Read article •Date: 20th April 2007• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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North America, South America and Australia Business Continuity Awareness Week Taking place between May 6-12, 2007. Read article •Date: 20th April 2007 • Region: Various •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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BlackBerry’s crown slips Widespread outage hits BlackBerry’s reputation for crisis communications resiliency. Read article •Date: 19th April 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis comms
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FEMA makes $29.1 million available for national preparedness training initiatives Public and private sector organizations can apply for funds under the 2007 Competitive Training Grant Program. Read article •Date: 19th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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North American business continuity and disaster recovery services market tipped to reach $23 billion by 2012 Market hit $15.1 billion in 2006. Read article •Date: 17th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Most companies failing to test IT disaster recovery/failover systems often enough According to a survey of more than 500 senior IT professionals. Read article •Date: 17th April 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Lost White House e-mails illustrate a common issue for US businesses Company employees use personal e-mail to avoid corporate review or retention of their messages: survey. Read article •Date: 17th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Climate change poses serious threat to US national security Global climate change presents a serious national security threat that could affect Americans at home, impact US military operations and heighten global tensions, according to a study released by a blue-ribbon panel of retired admirals and generals. The study, ‘National Security and the Threat of Climate Change,’ explores ways projected climate change is a ‘threat multiplier’ in already fragile regions of the world. Download the report. •Date: 17th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: Terrorism
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PHNS develops ‘disaster-proof’ subterranean data center National data center for PHNS' hospital customers will be located 85 feet underground in a solid limestone cave. Read article •Date: 12th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Paulison outlines 2007 Hurricane Season preparations “FEMA is better aligned and focused on helping America to prepare before an event strikes.” Read article •Date: 12th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Strohl Systems releases PLANet 3 Multiple users creating unlimited business continuity plans now available to community financial institutions. Read article •Date: 12th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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Study finds that three quarters of people don’t wear respirators correctly: has pandemic planning implications A new paper, ‘Respirator donning in post-hurricane New Orleans’, by Cummings KJ, Cox-Ganser J, Riggs MA, et al, has found that three quarters of people do not know how to correctly wear N-95 facial respirators. The findings are significant in terms of pandemic planning; intimating that regular pre-outbreak training and exercising may be required in this area. Read the paper. •Date: 12th April 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Briefing •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Colorado State University updates 2007 Atlantic Hurricane season forecast A very active hurricane season is in store. Read article •Date: 4th April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR General
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Rapid response is key to understanding 1918 ‘flu pandemic successes Cities where public health officials imposed multiple social containment measures within a few days after the first local cases were recorded cut peak weekly death rates by up to half compared with cities that waited just a few weeks to respond. Read article •Date: 4th April 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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New US regulations for securing high risk chemical facilities Non-compliant facilities threatened with fines of up to $25,000 per day or plant closure. Read article •Date: 3rd April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Manufacturing BC
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IT and business continuity in higher education The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research has published a detailed report into the above subject. Read article •Date: 3rd April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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New solution simplifies disaster recovery for enterprise e-mail Mirapoint Remote Site Replication launched. Read article •Date: 3rd April 2007 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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NOAA continues to increase US tsunami warning capability NOAA has announced the deployment of three new Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami(DART) stations in the Pacific Ocean, located off southern and central Mexico and Costa Rica. These newly installed stations provide added tsunami detection capabilities for Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, America Samoa, and
countries in the Pacific. Real-time DART data: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dart.shtml •Date: 3rd April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Briefing: Emergency planning
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AT&T Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Services named Best Product Line By Frost & Sullivan AT&T Inc. has announced that the global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan has presented AT&T with the 2007 North American Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Services Product Line Strategy Award, extending AT&T's reputation as an industry leader in business continuity and disaster recovery services. The award is presented each year to the company that demonstrates the most insight into customer needs and product demands in the area of business continuity and disaster recovery. www.att.com •Date: 3rd April 2007 • Region: US •Type: Article •Briefing: BC markets
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