Many US organizations are not fully prepared for workplace unavailability Cisco 'Securing the Mobile Workforce' survey finds that many businesses may be insufficiently prepared when employees can't get to work. Read article •Date: 24th Nov 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Ponemon Institute Study identifies federal security ‘mega trends’ E-government initiatives aimed at modernizing federal information systems are fraught with risk. Read article •Date: 19th Nov 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: ISM news
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The end of the world as Hollywood knows it... Are there any disaster recovery lessons that can be learned from current apocalypse-related films? Walton McCarthy thinks so... Read article •Date: 18th November 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Secretary Napolitano meets with private sector critical infrastructure leaders The first in a series of roundtable meetings. Read article •Date: 18th Nov 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Disaster Recovery Stakeholder Forum takes place in Los Angeles On November 17, in Los Angeles, The Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group held the third of five planned stakeholder forums designed to encourage stakeholders to provide direct input and ideas for disaster recovery. The Working Group previously met with stakeholders to gather input and ideas in New York City on Nov. 10 and in New Orleans on Nov. 4. The public is also encouraged to visit DisasterRecoveryWorkingGroup.gov to provide input on the same 16 specific questions posed to stakeholders at the Working Group meetings. Upcoming stakeholder meetings will take place in Salt Lake City (Nov. 19) and Memphis (Nov. 23). •Date: 18th November 2009• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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A business continuity checklist MegaPath has developed a shortlist of common items that those developing their first business continuity plan should consider.
Read article •Date: 17th November 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC planning
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FEMA seeks comments on National Flood Insurance Program Seeks to gain input on challenges and possible solutions. Read article •Date: 17th Nov 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Radius introduces Business Continuity Power Generation line Self-contained underground power plants ensure continuity of power supply. Read article •Date: 13th Nov 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Power management
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CAPS and eGlobal Insight form partnership delivering an advanced failover and notification communications system US-based Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc. and eGlobal Insight, Inc. have announced a partnership to offer what the companies claim will be the market's fastest and most highly advanced failover and notification communications system. Under the agreement's terms, eGlobal Insight's system becomes part of the CAPS Total IT Solutions products and services roster, expands its business footprint into the IT infrastructure data center space and selects CAPS as its data center disaster recovery site provider. CAPS and eGlobal Insight jointly will market and offer the system immediately to its clients. Read press release. •Date: 13th Nov 2009• Region: US •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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IIROC postpones business continuity test Canadian financial sector test re-scheduled for June 2010. Read article •Date: 11th Nov 2009• Region: Canada •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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CERT makes business continuity podcast available ‘Ensuring Continuity of Operations When Business Is Disrupted’.
Read article •Date: 11th Nov 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Disaster Recovery Stakeholder Forum meets in New York The US Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group held the second of five planned stakeholder forums in New York on November 10th.
Read article •Date: 11th Nov 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Canadian organizations invited to submit nominations for the APEX pandemic planning award
Deadline is Tuesday December 1, 2009.
Read article •Date: 11th Nov 2009• Region: Canada •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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US Department of Labor's OSHA provides workplace H1N1 influenza resources OSHA has issued new fact sheets that employers and workers can use to promote safety during the current H1N1 influenza outbreak. The fact sheets inform employers and workers about ways to reduce the risk of exposure to the 2009 H1N1 virus at work. As new information about the 2009 H1N1 virus becomes available, these workplace fact sheets will be updated. http://www.osha.gov/h1n1 •Date: 11th Nov 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning US
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‘Doing Business During an Influenza Pandemic’ New guidance document available from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. Read article •Date: 10th Nov 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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US legislation aims to reform SBA's disaster recovery role ‘The Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery and Reform Act of 2009.’ Read article •Date: 6th Nov 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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FEMA extends PS-Prep comment period ...and announces a series of public meetings to gain feedback. Read article •Date: 6th Nov 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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SunGard announces third quarter 2009 results SunGard has reported that revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $1.34 billion, a decrease of 4 percent compared to the same period in 2008. On a constant currency basis, organic revenue decreased by 7 percent in the quarter. Approximately five percentage points of the decrease in organic revenue was attributable to one of its broker/dealer businesses. Adjusted income from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $300 million, a 3 percent increase from $290 million in 2008. Read the results announcement. •Date: 6th November 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Why is DRI speaking out against organizational certification? Robert Giffin gives his view. Read article •Date: 5th November 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Green Mountain Energy Company calls on tw telecom to build disaster recovery solution tw telecom has announced that Texas-based Green Mountain Energy Company has completed the implementation of a new disaster recovery solution over tw telecom's national MPLS network. The installation includes its new fiber optic network expansion in Phoenix, Arizona.The solution connects Green Mountain's Austin data center to a redundant implementation of servers and storage operating in a third-party data center served by tw telecom. Read press release. •Date: 4th November 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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The DHS Private Sector Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program and Standards ASIS Commissioner Dr. Marc H. Siegel responds to a recent Continuity Central article. Read article •Date: 3rd November 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Internet bandwidth supply may not meet demand during a severe pandemic Gartner says that organizations should rethink work-at-home strategies for pandemic preparedness. Read article •Date: 3rd Nov 2009• Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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New US National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center opened The NCCIC provides an integrated incident response facility. Read article •Date: 3rd Nov 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: ISM News
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Quality control in business continuity management The final results of Continuity Central’s recent survey. Read article •Date: 28th October 2009• Region: UK/US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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US National Emergency declared due to pandemic flu spread The full text of President Obama’s statement. Read article •Date: 27th Oct 2009• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada reminds firms about the importance of business continuity IIROC Rule 17.16 requires members to have adequate business continuity plans. Read article •Date: 27th Oct 2009• Region: Canada •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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First meeting of US-Canada Consultative Group for emergency management cooperation takes place On October 20 the United States and Canada held the first meeting of the Consultative Group established under the US-Canada Agreement on Emergency Management Cooperation. The meeting took place in Ottawa, reports the US Department of State. Read article •Date: 27th Oct 2009• Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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