Flexible working and business continuity Bharat Thakrar, head of business continuity, BT Global Services provides some advice for those new to the subject. Read article •Date: 27th February 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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BSI looking for reviewers BSI British Standards is looking for business continuity professionals to join its ‘Self-assessment Review Panel’. Read article •Date:27th February 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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£5.75 million to prevent flooding in Conwy Valley, Wales Flood defence funding worth £5.75million to protect homes and businesses in the Conwy Valley has been announced by Welsh Environment, Sustainability and Housing Minister Jane Davidson. The funding will be used by the Environment Agency Wales (EAW) to build flood defences. Since the repeat flooding of the Conwy Valley, which affected the people and businesses of Llanwrst and Trefriw in 2004 and 2005, the Assembly Government has been working with EAW, the local authority and landowners to respond to calls by local people for new defences.
The Conwy Valley Flood Scheme will see:
* Permanent and de-mountable defences at Llanrwst.
* A new embankment to protect properties in Trefriw.
* Modifications to existing earth flood banks that protect farmland in the area. •Date:27th February 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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You cannot outsource your responsibilities... Using external consultants does not absolve your organization of responsibility if the consultant’s advice is wrong. Read article •Date:26th February 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Asset management and disaster recovery Poor asset management is undermining recovery plans, says Karen Conneely, group commercial manager, Real Asset Management. Read article •Date: 24th February 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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BSI launches BS 25777 Finalised in December 2008, BSI has now formally launched its new ICT continuity standard, BS 25777. Read article •Date:19th February 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC standards
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Deadline extended for Business Continuity Awards nominations CIR magazine has announced that it has extended the deadline for entries for this year’s Business Continuity Awards to 2nd March 2009. Read article •Date:19th February 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Cloud computing driving information security budget increases A survey by Infosecurity Europe has found that 75 percent of organizations intend to reallocate or increase their budgets to secure cloud computing and software as a service. Read article •Date:19th February 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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UK business continuity roadshow Through 2009 SunGard Availability Services will be running a roadshow which will visit many locations across the UK offering no-cost seminars about various hot topics and technical areas of business continuity. Read article •Date:17th February 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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ENISA publishes ‘Country Reports’ EU Agency has mapped the key stakeholders and Network and Information Security situation in each EU Member State. Read article •Date:13th February 2009• Region: UK/Europe •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Business Continuity Institute launches ‘BCM World Conference and Exhibition’ BCI to fill the gap left by Business Continuity Expo cancellation. Read article •Date:10th February 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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New satellite tracked panic alarm has many human resource business continuity uses Can be used to track and protect employees. Read article •Date:10th February 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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The human side of business continuity planning A white paper and checklist by IBM Global Services. Read article •Date: 6th February 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business Continuity Competencies The Business Continuity Institute has published a new document which provides a lot more detail about the six certification standards for professional practitioners. Read article •Date:5th February 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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European Parliament calls for mandatory gas supply emergency action plans European Parliament adopts blueprint for the EU's future energy security strategy. Read article •Date:5th February 2009• Region: UK/Europe •Type: Article •Topic: Power management
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Each lost customer record costs UK enterprises £60 Study finds that the average cost of a data breach has risen from £47 per customer record in 2007 to £60 in 2008. Read article •Date:5th February 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Computer games can play an important role in evacuation planning and training The software code underlying some consumer computer games can be used to train people in fire safety, new academic research has found. Read article •Date:5th February 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC facilities
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Five golden rules of business continuity management Neil O’Connor highlights key lessons learned from implementing BS 25999. Read article •Date: 3rd February 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business Continuity Institute updates Good Practice Guidelines GPG2008-2 published as an interim update, while the BCI works on a complete re-write for 2010. Read article •Date: 3rd February 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Fraud nears record levels in 2008, says KPMG More than £1.1bn of fraud came to UK courts in 2008 according to KPMG Forensic’s Fraud Barometer – the highest level recorded since 1995 and the second highest in the twenty-one year history of the survey. Fraud by professional gangs remained at the extremely high levels seen in previous years (£800m in 2008), but there was a marked increase in fraud by individuals. Taken together, company managers, employees and customers were tried for some £300m of fraud last year, three times the value seen in 2007. More details. •Date: 3rd February 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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FSA publishes feedback statement on resilience benchmarking Had insufficient responses to discussion paper to produce a detailed report. Read article •Date:30th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector BC
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UK to double pandemic flu drug stockpiles Enough anti-viral drugs will be available for a worst-case pandemic flu scenario. Read article •Date:30th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Phoenix IT, ICM’s parent company, issues interim management statement Business continuity sales remain strong. Read article •Date:30th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Biscon devises a new total continuity plan for small businesses A Gloucestershire, UK, based team of consultants have created a ‘complete’ business continuity solution for small businesses – something which they feel has never been available on the market before. Read press release. •Date:30th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Golden rules for the crisis spokesperson Speaking on behalf of an organization in the white heat of a crisis can be harrowing, even for experienced executives. Jonathan Hemus provides some advice. Read article •Date: 27th January 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis comms
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Moving on up... Giles Sirett provides advice for SMEs looking to move backup and recovery to the next level. Read article •Date: 27th January 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Penetration testing is dead; long live penetration testing Brian Chess, co-founder and chief scientist of Fortify Software Inc, comments. Read article •Date: 27th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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New business continuity training company launched in the UK A new company, Business Continuity Training Ltd, has been formed to address what is sees as 'a hole in the market for a high quality, value for money training provider’. Read article •Date:27th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Alarm launches 2009 Annual Awards The Alarm awards recognise and reward excellence in public service risk management. Presentations will be made in the categories of People, Asset, Operational and Strategic Risk; and an award will also be made for Risk Manager of the Year. Additionally, this year, Alarm has introduced a new award of ‘Young Achiever of the Year’. http://www.alarm-uk.org/awards.aspx •Date:27th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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Flexible working and business continuity
