DHS invites views on future policies and priorities
US Department of Homeland Security undertaking a ‘national dialogue’. Read article •Date: 31st July 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Northwestern Mutual publishes small business preparedness checklist
Insurance focused guide stresses the importance of protecting people and property. Read article •Date: 31st July 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Major disaster declared for Maine FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Maine to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, and landslides during the period of June 18 to July 8, 2009. James N. Russo has been named as the federal coordinating officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49187 •Date: 31st July 2009• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Iron Mountain reports second quarter 2009 financial results * Company delivers strong 10 percent OIBDA growth; results supported by solid core revenue internal growth, gross margin gains and overhead cost controls;
* Year-over-year strengthening of the US dollar reduces reported revenues and OIBDA growth by 7 percent, as expected;
* Strong cash flows increase liquidity; consolidated leverage ratio maintained at 3.6 times net debt to EBITDA
* Earnings are $0.43 per diluted share for the quarter including $0.18 per share of Other Income and the related tax benefit resulting from the weakening of the U.S. dollar since March 31, 2009
* Company refines 2009 guidance to reflect current trends and projected impacts from recent changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Read the full results. •Date: 31st July 2009• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Construction guide for earthquake-resistant buildings A guide for designing buildings using steel moment frames to resist earthquakes has been published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as part of its support for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). The guide, ‘Seismic Design of Steel Special Moment Frames’ is available at www.nehrp.gov/pdf/nistgcr9-917-3.pdf •Date: 30th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC facilities & buildings
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NLE 09 underway
The first major exercise conducted by the United States government that focuses exclusively on terrorism prevention and protection. Read article •Date: 28th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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NFPA and DRI International partner to offer auditor certifications
Certifications available are: Certified Business Continuity Auditor (CBCA) or Certified Business Continuity Lead Auditor (CBCLA). Read article •Date: 28th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Security by compliance is no longer working... ISACA leader calls for fundamental changes to information security approaches. Read article •Date: 28th July 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM news
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Secretary Napolitano and National Security Preparedness Group discuss DHS progress in fulfilling 9/11 Commission recommendations US DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and members of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) National Security Preparedness Group (NSPG) met recently to discuss the Department’s progress in implementing the recommendations outlined in the 9/11 Commission Final Report released five years ago.The National Security Preparedness Group is a bipartisan coalition of national security experts including former DHS Secretary Tom Ridge and co-chaired by former 9/11 Commission Chair Thomas H. Kean and Vice Chair Lee H. Hamilton. The group also discussed new policies, initiatives and grant opportunities. To view the Department’s full 9/11 Commission progress report, visit click here (PDF). •Date: 28th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Briefing
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Cyber security 'neighborhood watch'
New program allows attacked cyber systems to warn other systems to prepare for similar attacks. Read article •Date: 17th July 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM news
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More US firms seeking strategic approaches to risk management
According to new Marsh-RIMS report. Read article •Date: 16th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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NFPA 1600 now available through iPhone application
North American business continuity standard can be downloaded via iTunes or as an iPhone app. Read article •Date: 16th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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‘Recommendations for an Effective National Mitigation Effort’
New document from NEMA and partners discusses how to increase US disaster resilience. Read article •Date: 14th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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$350 million grants available for US States’ pandemic preparedness
US HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the availability of $350 million in grants to help states and territories prepare for pandemic flu and the fall flu season. Read article •Date: 14th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Major disaster declared for Tennessee FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Tennessee to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of June 12-14, 2009. Terry L. Quarles has been named as the federal coordinating officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area. http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=11688 •Date: 14th July 2009 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Napolitano applauds Obama's intent to nominate Richard Serino as Deputy Administrator of FEMA US DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has applauded President Obama’s intent to nominate Richard Serino as Deputy Administrator of FEMA. Richard Serino currently serves as Chief of Emergency Medical Services and Assistant Director for the Boston Public Health Commission. In this role, he has helped bolster the city’s response plans for chemical, biological, and radiological attacks and other emergency incidents. •Date: 14th July 2009 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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US pandemic summit roundup July 9 saw the first national Flu Summit in the US. The awareness raising and planning oriented event was strongly focussed on preparedness for the fall flu season. Read article •Date: 10th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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SunGard Availability Services launches Storage Optimization Service With the goal of a proactive and efficient data center in mind, SunGard Availability Services' consulting practice has developed a five-step storage optimization service that helps organizations reclaim valuable storage capacity while meeting their information availability goals. Read press release. •Date: 10th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: IT continuity
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BÖWE BELL + HOWELL announces ISO 9001:2008 recertification of its BBH Bethlehem Services facilities BÖWE BELL + HOWELL has announced achievement of ISO 9001:2008 recertification status for its BBH Bethlehem Services facilities. The Bethlehem facilities have been ISO 90001 certified since 2006. Certification to the new 2008 version of the ISO standard validates the process approach developed and implemented by BBH that improves the effectiveness of the quality management system to enhance customer satisfaction. BBH Bethlehem Services includes two facilities: Product Reconditioning Services (PRS), specializing in the design, manufacture and remanufacture of mail processing equipment; and Business Continuity Production Services (BCPS), which provides disaster recovery and document processing services for the financial, insurance, utility, state and federal government vertical markets. www.bowebellhowell.com •Date: 10th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Addressing email records management risks The risks associated with email are high and have led to well documented landmark court cases, rulings and fines. Read article •Date: 9th July 2009• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Integralis and CAPS form alliance Integralis and Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc. have announced an alliance. Under the terms of the agreement, CAPS has selected Integralis as its primary managed IT infrastructure services, managed security services, consulting, and technology integration provider, and will market and sell Integralis services as part of a full range of SMB and enterprise production, business continuity, and disaster recovery products. These products include secure data centers, co-location and workstation facilities, data storage, and mobile recovery.Read press release (PDF). •Date: 9th July 2009• Region:US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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New face recognition system may provide a security breakthrough
Florida Atlantic University Department of Electrical Engineering develops high accuracy system that requires much less computing power than other face recognition systems. Read article •Date: 8th July 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Physical security
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Down economy is prompting upper management to get more involved with disaster recovery Jerome M. Wendt explains why this is occurring. Read article •Date: 3rd July 2009• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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The White House announces H1N1 Flu Preparedness Summit Will be held on July 9, 2009 at the Natcher Conference Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Read article •Date: 3rd July 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning US
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CERT Resiliency Management Model being rolled out CERT has begun releasing the individual process areas of the CERT Resiliency Management Model, a capability model for operational resiliency management. Read article •Date: 3rd July 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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A high return, low impact, exercise regimen Conducting effective functional exercises in large organizations. By Renée Sherrill. Read article •Date:2nd July 2009• Region:US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC testing
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Engineering Security: Protective Design for High Risk Buildings The New York City Police Department has published detailed guidance about how to safeguard buildings against terrorists. It focuses on how to identify structures that present especially high terrorist risks and how to build or retrofit these in ways that mitigate those risks. More details and download •Date:2nd July 2009• Region:US •Type: Article •Topic: BC facilities and buildings
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US Environmental Protection Agency highlights the role of HVAC systems in pandemic flu transmission In a presentation given in June 2009 the US Environmental Protection Agency has discussed pandemic flu infection mechanisms and the role that building HVAC systems can play in this. Read article •Date: 30th June 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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‘Facilities Physical Security Measures Guideline’ New ASIS International guidance document. Read article •Date: 30th June 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC facilities
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Virtualization and disaster recovery: survey results Virtualization can play major role in disaster recovery – but doesn’t provide a complete solution. Read article •Date: 26th June 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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'Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States' New report provides authoritative assessment of national, regional impacts of global climate change. Read article •Date: 26th June 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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NIST study offers detailed look at the progress of a wildland-urban fire To better understand wildland-urban interface fires and how best to prevent or fight them, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have issued an in-depth study on fire behavior and defensive actions taken in a community during a such a fire. Little previous research has been conducted on understanding WUI fire behavior and on the effectiveness of current risk mitigation strategies. http://fire.nist.gov/wui •Date: 26th June 2009• Region: US •Type: Briefing
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