Deepwater Horizon oil spill For the most up-to-date information regarding the April 20, incident in the US Gulf of Mexico involving the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, please visit the coordinated response website. at www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
When is a black swan not a black swan?
Geary W. Sikich looks at the challenges of outlier events for contingency planners.
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•Date: 28th May 2010 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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2010 Hurricane Season resource page
This page will be updated through the 2010 Hurricane Season with news, information and useful resources related to hurricane preparedness and response.
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•Date: 28th May 2010 • Region: Various •Type: Article •Topic: 2010 Hurricane Season
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Connecting DHS to the private sector The US DHS has announced the launch of a new document which brings together all DHS resources related to the private sector in one place. Check out the Private Sector Resources Catalog here (PDF). •Date: 28th May 2010 • Region: US/World •Type: Briefing
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Business continuity planning in the United States
AT&T has published the results of its annual Business Continuity Study.
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•Date: 26th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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US SBA presents annual disaster recovery awards
This year’s Phoenix Awards have been given during a luncheon at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, DC.
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•Date: 26th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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IBHS provides new business continuity plan development resources for members The US Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has announced the release of its new Open for Business Online Trainer and Advanced Track Sessions, a web-based business continuity planning tool for small businesses which is available exclusively to IBHS members. Composed of nine short multimedia sessions, the Online Trainer guides users through the Open for Business planning tool to develop a customized property protection and business continuity plan, which is then stored online for future reference and updating. http://www.disastersafety.org/text.asp?id=ofb_online. •Date: 26th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC software
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Major disaster declared for Oklahoma FEMA has announced that federal aid is available to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and straight-line winds during the period of May 10-13, 2010. Gregory W. Eaton has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=51567 •Date: 26th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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New report describes the CERT ‘Resilience Management Model’
Model allows organizations to holistically mature their security, business continuity, and IT operations management capabilities.
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•Date: 25th May 2010 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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New computer security threat warning
Researchers predict new threat for wireless networks: Typhoid adware.
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•Date: 25th May 2010 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM news
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Probability of mega-quake hitting Pacific Northwest coast of the United States assessed
Scientists predict that the odds are 1-in-3 that a huge quake will hit in next 50 years.
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•Date: 25th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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‘Security for Cloud Computing Users’: survey results
US organizations are more likely to deploy business-critical applications in the cloud than their European counterparts.
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•Date: 19th May 2010 • Region: US/Europe •Type: Article •Topic: ISM news
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Major disaster declared for Mississippi FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of May 1-2, 2010. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=51428 •Date: 19th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Eliminating data center hotspots
New fan-assisted floor tile will help to prevent server failures.
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•Date: 18th May 2010 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Double-Take Software to be acquired by Vision Solutions in $242 million deal
Stockholders to receive $10.55 per share in cash.
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•Date: 18th May 2010 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Nearly $790 million in new US critical infrastructure and preparedness grants announced
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced the fiscal year 2010 Preparedness Grants for nine federal programs.
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•Date: 14th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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•Date: 14th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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BOWE BELL + HOWELL Business Continuity Production Services achieves SAS 70 certification for all Mail Processing Centers BOWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) has announced that it has been awarded SAS 70 Type II Certification. The widely recognized SAS 70 Audit confirms that a service organization has had its control objectives and control activities examined and certified by an independent accounting and auditing firm. The examination conducted at BBH included not only operational process controls, but also security and information technology processes at Business Continuity Production Services facilities in Bethlehem, Pa. and Wheeling, Ill. www.bowebellhowell.com
•Date: 14th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Cloud security study
IT unaware of all cloud services used in their enterprise; less than half of cloud services are vetted for security.
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•Date: 13th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: ISM news
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AT&T running Detroit business continuity exercise AT&T, working with local officials and business leaders, is conducting a full-scale disaster recovery simulation in the Metro Detroit area, from May 6 to May 14 near The Dearborn Inn. In advance of the exercise AT&T's 2010 Business Continuity Study found that many local Detroit businesses are well prepared for disasters and several are investing in additional technology. Eighty-six percent of Detroit companies have business continuity plans and 77 percent are planning to invest in new business continuity related technologies this year. www.att.com/ndr •Date: 12th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing
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•Date: 12th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Total cost of US fires up 86 percent from 1980 The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released a new report, ‘Total Cost of Fire in the United States’, which finds that in 2007, after adjusting for inflation, the core total cost of fire has increased by 86 percent since 1980. The complete total cost of fire for 2007 is estimated at $347 billion, making up approximately 2.5 percent of the US gross domestic product (GDP).
Other key findings from the report:
* Although the core total cost of fire increased, the economic loss due to fire decreased by 13 percent since 1980, totaling at $18.6 billion.
* The total cost of direct property damages, reported or unreported, totaled at $16.6 billion. This figure represents 90 percent of the economic loss. The other 10 percent represents indirect losses, such as business interruption.
* Human losses are estimated at $42.5 billion. www.nfpa.org/research •Date: 12th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing
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Backup and disaster recovery still a difficult area for many businesses
More than 90 percent of US and UK businesses cite backup recovery time, reliability and cost as causes for concern.
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•Date: 11th May 2010 • Region: UK/US •Type: Article •Topic: ITC news
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In-crisis decision making: practice makes perfect
Dennis C. Hamilton continues his series on crisis management, looking at how to conduct effective exercises.
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•Date: 7th May 2010 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis management
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Recovery Point upgrades private fiber network to optical
Recovery Point claims that its carrier-neutral, DWDM private cloud network is unique among US hosting and disaster recovery providers.
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•Date: 7th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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IBHS publishes new guidelines aimed at reducing wildfire risks to property
Three versions of the guidelines are available: providing information for general businesses; farms and ranches, and homes.
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•Date: 7th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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SunGard announces first quarter 2010 results SunGard has reported that revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 was $1.25 billion, down 6 percent from 2009. Adjusted EBITDA was $297 million, down 9 percent from 2009. Adjusted income from operations was $217 million, down 10 percent from 2009. Excluding the results of one of its trading systems businesses revenue was up 3 percent and adjusted income from operations was down 3 percent. Income from operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 was $74 million, down 26 percent from 2009. Availability Services' revenue decreased $1 million to $369 million for the quarter. Organic revenue decreased 3 percent in the quarter. Read the results. •Date: 7th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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New workforce continuity facility opens in Washington
New SunGard Availability Services recovery facility on Federal Way.
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•Date: 6th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Terror trends examined
A new report from the University of Maryland-based National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism.
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•Date: 6th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Policies and procedures during disaster recovery
John Glenn highlights the importance of considering the well-being of those involved in helping organizations recovery from disasters.
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•Date: 5th May 2010 • Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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SunGard Availability Services showcases new Sacramento Data Center
There will be an open house on Thursday, May 20, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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•Date: 5th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Equinix completes $683.4m acquisition of Switch and Data Equinix, Inc., has announced completion of its acquisition of Switch and Data Facilities Company, Inc. in a transaction valued at $683.4 million and comprised of a cash payment of approximately $134.0 million and the issuance of approximately 5.5 million shares of Equinix common stock valued at $549.4 million based on the closing price of Equinix common stock as of April 30, 2010. The transaction strengthens Equinix’s position in the global data center / centre services market by extending the company’s presence to 16 new metropolitan areas across North America and by expanding the company’s regional data centre footprint from six to 22 metropolitan areas, providing expansion opportunities for Equinix’s growing global base of customers. www.equinix.com •Date: 5th May 2010 • Region: US/World •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman comments on the attempted Times Square terrorist attack
Bill to strengthen the Office of Bombing Prevention within the Department of Homeland Security will be brought forward again.
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•Date: 4th May 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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FEMA launches new mobile website FEMA has launched m.fema.gov, a new mobile website which will help people quickly get the information they need when disaster strikes. The new site is laid out in a user friendly, question and answer format, walking users through the important issues they face when dealing with disasters. •Date: 30th April 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing
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Military develops new multipurpose decontaminants for terrorist attack sites Chemists with the United States military have developed a set of ultra-strength cleaners that could be used in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. The new formulas are tough enough to get rid of nerve gas, mustard gas, radioactive isotopes, and anthrax. But they are also non-toxic, based on ingredients found in foods, cosmetics, and other consumer products. Read more in this article: ‘All-Weather Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Decontamination of CBRN Contaminants.’ •Date: 30th April 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: Terrorism
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US major disaster declaration for State Of Mississippi FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Mississippi to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of April 23-24, 2010. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=51151 •Date: 30th April 2010 • Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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