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What developments can we expect to see in the coming year? David
Honour gives his top ten predictions.
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•Date:
17th Dec 2004 •Region: World •Type:
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Most business continuity managers deal with protecting information
technology as at least one aspect of their role, so keeping an eye
on general IT trends is crucial...
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17th Dec 2004 • Region: UK •Type:
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Both the Australian and UK governments
have issued warnings about the increasing threat of terrorist attacks
on Western interests in Indonesia.The UK Foreign Office said
that there remains a high threat from terrorism in Indonesia. It
believes that there is a heightened risk of attacks in the lead
up to and during this Christmas/New Year period and that these are
in the final stages of preparation. Attacks could occur at any time,
anywhere in Indonesia and are likely to be directed against locations
frequented by foreigners.
The benefits of joining forces with other organisations are often
compromised because of ineffective planning and processes.
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•Date:
16th Dec 2004 • Region: UK •Type:
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54 percent increase over the same quarter in 2003.
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16th Dec 2004 • Region: UK/W.Europe •Type:
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ISM
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An overview of the business continuity management process for those
new to the subject.
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15th Dec 2004 •Region: UK / World •Type:
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Business continuity managers need to consider pandemic scenarios.
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•Date:
14th Dec 2004 • Region: World •Type:
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In partnership with the Continuity Forum and VERITAS Software.
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15th Dec 2004 • Region: UK •Type:
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Many businesses often inadvertently destroy crucial evidence which
could lead to the prosecution of cyber-criminals.
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14th Dec 2004 • Region: UK/World •Type:
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Draft regulations and guidance documents provide much more detail
on what business continuity measures are expected.
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•Date:
10th Dec 2004 • Region: UK •Type:
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Emergency planning
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Formal cooperation agreed to share information and research in many
areas of Homeland and civil security.
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•Date:
10th Dec 2004 • Region: N.America/UK •Type:
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Terrorism
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Steve Mellish replaces Larry Kalmis as the chair of the Business
Continuity Institute.
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•Date:
9th Dec 2004 • Region: UK/World •Type:
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Enables cost-effective storage devices to connect to IBM iSeries
systems for replicating data to remote disaster recovery sites.
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9th Dec 2004 • Region: UK •Type:
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SunGard Availability Services has provided a comprehensive checklist
to help business continuity managers manage crises.
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•Date:
7th Dec 2004 •Region: UK / World •Type:
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Vogon International has launched the latest version of its computer
forensics software which offers a range of tools to enable investigators
to fight computer crime and terrorism.
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•Date:
7th Dec 2004 • Region: UK/World •Type:
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Many organisations rely on mobiles for day to day operations. However,
when an organisation suffers a crisis, can they be relied upon?
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•Date:
3rd December 2004 •Region: UK •Type:
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Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, has delivered this
year’s British Academy Lecture. Under the title ‘What
Fates Impose: Facing Up To Uncertainty’, Mr. King gave a wide-ranging
talk on risk and probability.
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•Date:
3rd Dec 2004 • Region: UK/World •Type:
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Gordon Brown used his pre-budget speech
to announce additional funding of £105 million for spending
on security measures to counter terrorism, enhance surveillance
at UK ports and improve UK civil resilience.
•Date:
3rd Dec 2004 • Region: UK •Type:
Briefing •Topic:
Terrorism
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The UK Cabinet Office has published a
six-page overview highlighting the main aspects of the Civil Contingencies
Act 2004. Read
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•Date:
3rd Dec 2004 • Region: UK •Type:
Briefing •Topic:
Terrorism
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The Business Continuity Institute has announced that the week commencing
13th March will be Business Continuity Awareness Week in the UK.
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•Date:
1st Dec 2004 • Region: UK •Type:
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Two separate reports published yesterday have highlighted the importance
of succession planning to business continuity.
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•Date:
1st Dec 2004 • Region: N.America / UK •Type:
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HMSO has published the final version of
the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 which was recently given Royal
Assent. It can be found at
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/20040036.htm
•Date:
1st Dec 2004 • Region: UK •Type:
Briefing •Topic:
Emergency planning
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