Business continuity news and information: UK
Are you prepared for the UK’s special summer? A ten point plan for preparing your organization for London 2012 disruptions Cloud deployment survey finds that business continuity is one of the top three reasons for migrating to the cloud Transport for London conducting London 2012 briefing in Tower Hamlets ISO 22301 is now available UK businesses failing to include ‘talent risks’ in business continuity strategies StrategicRISK Award winners 2012 Many boards show ‘risk blindness’: Airmic London businesses reminded to sign up for London Olympic alternative working stress test The 2012 Private Cloud and Storage Virtualization Survey How to secure boardroom buy-in for backup and IT disaster recovery Research looks into business preparedness for London 2012 BANG Awards winners 2012 Council of The European Union makes recommendations for improving post-disaster lessons learned process The 2012 Information Security Breaches Survey New tool to help hauliers and logistics companies manage London 2012 business continuity issues Potential UK fuel strikes: business continuity measures Inadequate security on mobile phones and tablets exposes UK businesses to massive risk: new research by PwC/InfoSecurity Europe Add voice broadcasts to your crisis communications capabilities SunGard launches ‘Managed Recovery Programme’ to support European enterprises London businesses invited to take part in pre-Olympics ‘stress test’ Shortlist for Business Continuity Awards published Fuel, facts and fudge COBR meets to discuss national contingency plans for potential fuel strike Potential UK fuel strikes: business continuity measures Business continuity plans should integrate with security Power and communication failures were the main cause of UK business disruptions in 2011 The Information Risk Maturity Index Chartered Management Institute publishes its annual business continuity management survey Research finds employer and employee disconnect on London 2012 business continuity plans 2012 Games on the London Assembly agenda Iron Mountain survey looks at social media business issues and risks Perceived risks over service control and fears over data sovereignty are the key issues holding back cloud deployment One in three companies experienced at least one DDoS attack in the last twelve months The new EU data protection guidelines 2012 UK Business Continuity Awards deadline extended Horizon scanning: the Schmallenberg virus Threat of bio-terrorism to London 2012 highlighted Benefits of business continuity plans surveyed by British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) and the UK Cabinet Office Managing remote working risks Major UK recovery centre suppliers publish joint ‘Recovery Site Providers' Statement of Intent’ Report published on UK Market-wide Exercise 2011 European Parliament committee backs plan to strengthen EU defences against cyber-attacks KPMG gives businesses advice on cloud adoption Local Government Association provides UK authorities with London 2012 advice ‘Your Ten Step Guide to Becoming Games Ready’ London 2012 kicks off free preparation sessions for businesses UK businesses urged to plan for network traffic load during the Olympics ‘Cyber Security Strategies: Achieving Cyber Resilience’ UK Climate Change Risk Assessment European Commission publishes new data protection proposals Survey highlights inability of companies to test London 2012 business continuity plans Calling the shots… Ability of G20 Nations to withstand cyber attacks benchmarked Many organizations lack confidence in London 2012 business continuity plans Twenty critical controls for effective cyber defence Supply chain business continuity management guidance published by BSI Disaster recovery planning in European organizations New business continuity advice from Greater London Authority ICM to be rebranded as ‘Phoenix’ ‘Flood risk and insurance - a roadmap to 2013 and beyond’ 2012 UK Business Continuity Awards open for entries Industrial control systems: recommendations for improving security European Commission proposes changes to EU Civil Protection legislation: aims to provide more effective disaster management Physical contamination: a forgotten downtime threat BSI provides new standards briefing UK enterprise data protection survey SunGard offers CIOs cloud proof of concept survey Guidance from ENISA on new security and continuity rules for telecoms companies Demand for dedicated workplace recovery in the UK increases rapidly European Commission vice-president warns businesses about cloud computing Winter Readiness Survey looks at how prepared councils in England & Wales are for winter 2011-12 Comment on the UK Cyber Security Strategy UK university offering new Business Continuity Diploma Near misses and direct hits Many business continuity and disaster recovery strategies are out of date: survey Maintaining retail business-as-usual Phoenix IT Group considering ICM rebranding The UK Cyber Security Strategy Business continuity and risk – what is in scope? 2012 security predictions The European Disaster Recovery Survey 2011 Playing Jenga in the data centre Expected business continuity impacts of London 2012 surveyed Human error is the biggest cause of IT disasters: survey Final version of UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy 2011 published New supply chain business continuity management resource freely available Business Continuity Institute Awards winners BSI releases flood risk management standard Supply chain resilience Project Office publishes final update on the Market-wide Exercise 2011 Cyber Atlantic 2011 Cabinet Office continues Civil Contingencies Act Enhancement Programme consultation UK organizations taking risks with Group Admin accounts ‘Preparing Your Business For the Games’ Short list for the 2011 BCI Awards announced Social media risks explored UK Cabinet Office publishes new guidance on critical infrastructure resiliency Ten early warning signs of fraud in organizations Business continuity and financial turmoil UK winter – businesses shouldn’t over react to alarmism CSARN highlights Olympic security threats Cloud-based business continuity strategies expected to increase in 2012 Olympic transport issues once again on the agenda as London Assembly questions TfL commissioner BlackBerry downtime illustrates reputation risks of social media ‘Cooperative Models for Effective Public Private Partnerships’ From here to maternity? Our security paradigm is out of date PAS 200 now available PwC survey looks at risks faced by B2B companies in the social media world Council of Europe calls for Internet continuity preparedness Win a free delegate place at the BCM 2011 conference Social engineering risks explored PAS 200:2011 to be launched on 29th September UK financial sector Market-wide Exercise 2011 update published Can you profile the perfect crisis manager? Private sector is endangering national cyber security: UK report Institute of Risk Management issues new guidance on risk appetite The dawn of the cyber savvy CEO Businesses are failing the data protection challenge Poor people resilience creates sick organizations New report looks into business continuity trailblazing practices Companies ignore e-crime insurance despite growing risk UK riots in retrospect Brit Insurance warns of new supply chain business continuity risk SunGard launches ‘Dedicated Recover Anywhere’ Scale of Olympics-related business continuity issues highlighted CIO views on cloud computing surveyed Developing scenarios Role of the telecommunications industry in emergency planning EU funds new research project to respond to novel disease threats Onyx strengthens business continuity offering Supply chain continuity insights New advice resources for riot-hit English businesses Business continuity management lessons from English public disorder incidents Business restoration: advice and help for riot-hit English companies English riots: advice for businesses Emerging mobile culture threatening UK businesses ICM releases half-year business continuity invocation statistics Using cloud computing? Re-orientate your thinking about security The London 2012 Olympic Games: how businesses are planning to manage the impacts Risk management and corporate governance: FERMA comments on European rules New report highlights future London flood risks Cloud Industry Forum comments on IDC research: calls for more clarity within the cloud sector Future energy risks are ‘top threat’ to UK organizations Tape is far from dead ‘Understanding the Risks, Empowering Communities, Building Resilience: National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy for England’ SWIFT to develop financial sector business continuity service Business continuity in London-based organizations SunGard Availability Services extends European enterprise-class shared cloud services New report highlights the risks that international climate change will bring to UK businesses and organizations 2012 Olympic and paralympic resilience and crisis management exercise programme published UK international terrorism threat level lowered Resilience Awards winners Protecting the UK’s smart grids Bribery Act sends UK plc scrambling for protection from new business risk The mobile security conundrum UK businesses nervous about future power related business continuity threats Downtime in online business operations examined Staffordshire workplace recovery facility launched UK organizations preparing for J30 strike BSI publishes new risk management code of practice and guidance ‘Core Competencies in Public Service Risk Management’ UK companies at risk from inadequate social media policies The business continuity problems of patching Cloud: overcoming the fear Shortlist published for the Emergency Planning Society Resilience Awards A growing threat to corporate networks: employee-owned devices FUD holding back corporate cloud usage Does your company suffer from risk blindness? ‘IT - the hidden risk in your business’: a new report by the Business Continuity Institute IT disaster recovery planning: US and UK comparisons If at first you don’t succeed: fail, fail and fail again... How employees’ holiday technology risks impact corporate networks Germany e-coli outbreak latest Strategic Risk Awards presented One to watch: haemolytic uraemic syndrome Business Continuity Awards 2011: the winners Disaster recovery needs helping drive European data centre expansion Cloud: top challenges remain unchanged since its emergence Stephenson Resilience launches new version of ‘Business Resilience Intelligence Tool’ Remit of European nuclear stress tests highlighted Cloud computing risks explored ‘A Practical Approach to Business Impact Analysis’ SunGard Availability Services expands Livingston Recovery Centre National Risk Management preparedness: guidelines for critical information infrastructure governance The changing state of workforce availability New approach to UK flood protection could leave critical infrastructure vulnerable Using wikis for business continuity training Three UK business organizations collaborate on ‘Developing Resilience’ guide UK enterprises identify email management as primary information management pain point 3rd Annual BANG Award winners IRM launches consultation on risk appetite New report looks at Internet resilience Summary of UK financial sector cyber exercise published A snapshot of UK technology continuity practices Cloud computing security risks make UK organizations cautious London 2012 transport plans on track, but huge risks remain ENISA issues final report on Cyber Europe 2010 Case study: Britvic Volcanic ash disruption: one year on and European Commission issues crisis preparedness update SunGard Availability Services publishes 2010 UK invocation analysis First UK corporate manslaughter conviction shows that the issue could be a real business continuity threat UK government asked to review 2012 Olympics business continuity advice Servo and ICM Business Continuity Services complete merger Bank stress testing: is PR undermining the work of business continuity professionals? Shortlist published for 2011 Business Continuity Awards New guidance document on UK Local Resilience Forums How to measure IT resilience Closing the divide between business continuity management and IT disaster recovery Government consults on UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy 2011 Council of the European Union agrees to pan-Europe nuclear plant stress-tests ‘Managing Threats in a Dangerous World: The 2011 Business Continuity Management Survey’ UK Cabinet Office develops guide to resiliency UPDATE Sixth Market Wide Exercise: UK financial sector BS ISO/IEC 27031:2011 now available UK commercial insurance ‘not fit for purpose’: Mactavish/PwC report The 3rd Annual Alternative UK BANG Awards Olympic Delivery Authority running business continuity event ‘Business Interruption Insurance & BCM’ UK Internet traffic routing creates resiliency risks ICM publishes full listing of 2010 business continuity invocations Exercise Watermark underway Murphy’s Three Laws of Business Continuity House of Commons Committee criticises UK National Risk Assessment process Consultation on new UK CCTV code of practice Social media and crisis response EU cyber security agency warns of risks associated with new types of cookies Cyber crime costs UK £27bn per year New report highlights key lessons from the Buncefield disaster Trends in business continuity plan testing and exercising Examples of good practice in public sector business continuity management Aviva surveys UK small and medium businesses about business continuity Report discusses future UK critical infrastructure challenges MI5 updates advice to businesses on terrorism protection Mainframe thoughts London Assembly committee discusses future flood risk ClearView launches innovative Business Impact Analysis and Exercise Management modules Business continuity in UK SMEs UK Strategic National Guidance on CBRN decontamination US and UK discuss global supply chain security Business continuity, the cloud and the Mad Hatter Payments Contingency Exercise 2010 report available FSA consults on the 2011 Resilience Benchmarking Programme UK financial authorities release details of sixth Market Wide Exercise Resource scarcity will be a growing threat for government and businesses New version of ICM Emergency Office 'will revolutionise the business continuity market' How to design end-to-end resilient networks Frontier Technology survey identifies the biggest IT challenges to UK companies in 2011 New guide to cyber security incident management Liverpool gets its own recovery centre Federation of Small Businesses publishes UK snow impacts survey BS 25999 needs a continuity capability statement UK government launches phase two consultation on the Civil Contingencies Act Enhancement Programme Sainsbury’s tries something new with Shoden Quickrecover ENISA provides cloud security and resilience advice Impacts of recent snow on UK businesses may have been over-hyped Why business continuity software sceptics are right. And why they are wrong... Weaponised malware - how criminals could use digital certificates to cripple organizations ICM invests another million pounds in upgrading its Scottish business recovery and data centre facilities Lloyds highlights 2011’s emerging risks Maximum tolerable period of disruption: a new definition UK terror threat level raised for public transport sector Entries open for Business Continuity Awards 2011 Cloud: resilience trumps ROI for CFOs SGS accredited by UKAS to provide BS 25999 certification PEER 1 Hosting strengthens disaster recovery with Adam Continuity Avoiding the dangers of groupthink during business continuity planning |
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