UK Cabinet Office publishes updated ‘Contingency Planning for a Possible Influenza Pandemic’ document
New guidance emphasises the important of the issue, stating that the government judges the possible emergence of an influenza pandemic to be one of the highest current risks to the UK. Read article •Date: 27th Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Major UK companies turning to physical security over IP 64 percent have already adopted or plan to adopt physical security over IP networks in 2006. Read article •Date: 27th Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Physical security
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Fraud attacks force firms to improve risk management: FSA report ‘Firms’ High-Level Management of Fraud Risk’ explores the growing threat of fraud to the UK’s financial sector firms. Read article •Date: 27th Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Contingency access to encrypted data
How do you ensure that encrypted data can be quickly accessed in situations where the original key is not available? Read article •Date: 23rd Feb 2006 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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UK close protection operatives failing to get licensed CPOs providing businesses with executive and employee security have until 20th March to gain a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence; so far only 70 applications have been received out of an estimated 5,000 who currently provide close protection services in the UK. Read article •Date: 23rd Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Fire at local council destroys consultation data: no backup in place publictechnology.net has reported that online surveys, completed as part of the Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Local Development Framework consultation, have been permanently lost due to a fire that burnt down the host’s head office and data centre. Read story •Date: 23rd Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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UK Business Continuity Service Provider of the Year 2006: vote now
CIR magazine is inviting UK-based Continuity Central readers to help choose the Business Continuity Service Provider of the Year 2006. Read article •Date: 22nd Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Metropolitan Police Authority meeting to explore 'suicide terrorism' issues A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority on 23rd February will be considering a paper on 'suicide terrorism', a threat which is specifically addressed through the Met’s Operation Kratos procedures. Read article •Date: 22nd Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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London 2012 Olympic Safety, Security and Resilience Strategy Group established According to The London Regional Resilience Forum a Metropolitan Police Service led Olympic Safety, Security and Resilience Strategy Group had been set up. This will meet every two months initially to discuss issues related to the London 2012 Olympics. •Date: 22nd Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: Terrorism
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HSE issues precautionary advice to fuel depot operators following Buncefield investigation progress report
Operators asked to review their operations and report the outcomes of those reviews to the Health and Safety Executive by Easter 2006. Read article •Date: 21st Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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European product recalls more than double in 2005
Hungary, Germany and Greece top the list, with the UK in fourth place; rise in recalls has led to more attention being given to risk management in the supply chain. Read article •Date: 21st Feb 2006• Region: UK/W.Europe • Type: Article •Topic: Retail BC
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UK law firms increasingly appointing risk specialists The number of UK law firms appointing specialist risk managers to handle business continuity and ORM has risen sharply according to a survey by the law firm Legal Risk. Read article •Date: 21st Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Service sector BC
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Separating fear from risk…
Is there a temptation to make business continuity decisions based on the fear of a threat, rather than the real risk involved? David Honour comments. Read article •Date: 17th Feb 2006 • Region: UK/US/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Coping with a major security breach? What’s your contingency plan? Legal pressures, not to mention your moral obligation to assist unwitting victims, means that you should never delay when disclosing IT security incidents. Read article •Date: 17th Feb 2006 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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BCI publishes resources for UK and Europe Business Continuity Awareness Week 2006 13th to 19th March 2006 is being promoted as Business Continuity Awareness Week in the UK and Europe. Read article •Date: 17th Feb 2006• Region: UK/W.Europe • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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New ultra-fast 10 GBPS 'London Data Centre Ring' ready for business
Connects 10 leading data centres together to offer high speed, highly resilient data transport; ideal for business continuity and disaster recovery use. Read article •Date: 16th Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Baker & McKenzie LLP announces adoption of SunGard’s Email Availability Service
Baker & McKenzie LLP, part of the world’s leading global law firm, has announced that it has signed a contract with SunGard Availability Services, to use SunGard’s Email Availability Service to help ensure access to its e-mail system at all times. Baker & McKenzie LLP is one of the first law firms in the UK to adopt SunGard’s EAS product, which protects businesses’ email systems against interruption. www.sungard.co.uk •Date: 14th Feb 2006 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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Ten point guide to protect online identity BT has published a ten-point guide to help prevent internet users becoming victims of the growing threat of online identity theft. The guide appears in an internet security report written in conjunction with CPP, Get Safe Online, Lloyds TSB, Metropolitan Police and Yahoo! The report highlights the growth of online threats, the current situation and what the future holds. http://www.btplc.com/onlineidtheft/onlineidtheft.pdf •Date: 14th Feb 2006 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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UK Environment Agency launches drought tracker A new section of the Environment Agency website will enable businesses to track and forecast drought problems in their area. The section will be updated weekly. Go there •Date: 14th Feb 2006 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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Some thoughts on exercise scenarios and plot lines
Jim Burtles explains how to go about developing suitable exercise scenarios for your organisation. Read article •Date: 10th Feb 2006 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: Testing & exercising
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UK government launches National Capabilities Survey, 2006
Will provide an up to date assessment of national resilience capabilities, enabling the identification of priorities for future investment, exercises and policy development. Read article •Date: 9th Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Continuity Forum ‘BCM Standard Consultation Briefing and Discussion’ The Continuity Forum will be holding an open event on 28th February, in London, to allow business continuity professionals to comment on the forthcoming Business Continuity Management British Standard. Read article •Date: 9th Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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The BCI joins AIRMIC, ALARM, and the IRM to launch ‘The Risk Federation’
Organisations will work in partnership where it helps to enhance their individual activities. Read article •Date: 7th Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Management changes at ICM Operations director, Mike Osborne, steps up to become managing director - business continuity. Read article •Date: 7th Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Emerging threats 2006: VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol is both a threat and an opportunity as far as business continuity is concerned. Read article •Date: 3rd Feb 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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UK Business Continuity Awards: get your entries in
March 8th is the deadline for entering individuals and organisations for CIR Magazine’s Business Continuity Awards. Read article •Date: 3rd Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Disaster Response Challenge 2006 Want to know how well you would cope during a major disaster? Take the Disaster Response Challenge. Read article •Date: 3rd Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Speculation about serious drought in South East England ‘not misplaced’: minister Environment and Climate Change Minister Elliot Morley has told businesses in South East England that the risk of a serious drought this summer is very real. Mr Morley said: "Speculation this week about the prospect of serious drought across the region is not misplaced. Only a joint effort from every one of us to understand what we can do, and then do it, will reduce the risk of shortages should this period of low rainfall extend to the summer.” •Date: 3rd Feb 2006• Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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Business continuity lessons from Buncefield: SDPL
A new report into the Buncefield disaster and the lessons that can be learned from it has been published by business continuity consultancy, the SDPL Partnership. Read article •Date: 1st Feb 2006 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Gaining a sense of perspective Pandemic threats need an intelligent, sober approach : exaggeration benefits no-one. A personal comment by Allen Johnson. Read article •Date: 1st Feb 2006 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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WHO publishes draft proposals for rapid response and containment of high-risk influenza outbreak The World Health Organization has published a new document: “WHO pandemic influenza draft protocol for rapid response and containment.” Read article •Date: 1st Feb 2006• Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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