NEWS : uK January 2005

FSA sets out 2005 business continuity goals
Business continuity agenda contained in UK Financial Services Authority’s business plan.
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•Date: 28th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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World Economic Forum warned about ‘boiling frog’ syndrome
Many companies ‘in denial about the daunting array of risks they face’.
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•Date: 28th January 2005 • Region: Various •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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UK government to set up CBRN decontamination service
Will provide expert advice and guidance on decontaminating infrastructure, buildings and the environment after a CBRN incident.
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•Date: 27th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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M15 publishes bomb threat procedures for businesses
Includes a recommended checklist of actions as well as evacuation advice.
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•Date: 26th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Building a capable emergency management team
Perhaps the single most important factor in determining the long-term success of an enterprise during a crisis is the performance of the emergency management team. Jim Burtles explains how to go about building an excellent EMT.
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•Date: 21st January 2005•Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis management
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Beware the ‘evil twin’
Evil twin hotspots are a new menace warns Cranfield University.
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Date: 21st January 2005 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Risk outlook for financial sector published by FSA
Financial Risk Outlook states that business continuity threats must be treated as a high priority.
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•Date: 20th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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European IT directors believe that data storage is critical to enterprise business continuity: survey
Also finds that contrary to popular belief, legislation is NOT driving European companies to review their storage policies.
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•Date: 20th January 2005 • Region: UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Stress testing continuing to evolve as a practical risk management tool
Says the Committee on the Global Financial System.
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•Date: 20th January 2005 • Region: Various •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Flood preparation guide for businesses available from UK Environment Agency
A new guide has been published to help UK businesses handle flood related business continuity issue. Go there
•Date: 20th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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EVault expands operations in the United Kingdom
US-based provider of online backup and recovery solutions names UK resellers, establishes offices in Chertsey.
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•Date: 18th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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BT clients suffer major broadband outage
Businesses using British Telecoms broadband services for computing and VoIP processes were badly impacted by a widespread outage on the afternoon of Friday 14th January. Read The Register story
•Date: 18th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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Comment: Does the business continuity model start in the wrong place?
Do the standard BC models leave organisations that are developing their first plans vulnerable for too long?
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•Date: 14th January 2005•Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Voting in Iraq election will take place in the UK, increasing the terror risk
Will polling stations for the Iraqi elections in London, Manchester and Glasgow become terror targets?
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•Date: 14th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Warnings
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BCI approves LINK Associates’ business continuity training courses
The Business Continuity Institute has approved two of LINK Associates international training programmes; ‘Command Centre Operations and Crisis Leadership in Business Continuity Management’, and the ‘Fundamentals of Business Continuity’ programme. www.linkassociates.com
•Date: 14th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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ICM to launch expanded London recovery centre
The threat of interruption or unplanned downtime can be greatly reduced through the careful choice of location and good design.
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•Date: 13th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Resilient data centre selection and design
The threat of interruption or unplanned downtime can be greatly reduced through the careful choice of location and good design.
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•Date: 13th January 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Major corporate manslaughter case underway in the UK
The trial has started of engineering firm Balfour Beatty and five rail managers. Charges of corporate manslaughter have been brought following the October 2000 Hatfield rail crash. Read the BBC story
•Date: 11th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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UK South Midlands Regional Forum dates
The 2005 dates for the above BCI forum have been published:
• 24th February PAS 56/BSI standard
• 16th June 'Suppliers Day'
• 8th September Incident Management Exercise
• 17th November Presentations by Subject Matter Experts
Each half-day event costs £15 for BCI members and £20 for non-BCI members.
Contact Colin Gordon FBCI cwgordon@bydand.co.uk
•Date: 7th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: Events
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Report published into UK financial markets business continuity exercise
Lessons learned will be incorporated into a further exercise later in 2005.
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•Date: 6th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Communicable diseases: business continuity issues
Continued concern over Avian flu and the threat of a global influenza pandemic make planning for such eventualities a high priority. Jeremy Haworth, MBCI, outlines the lessons he learned during the 2003 SARS crisis.
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•Date: 4th Jan 2005 •Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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UK and Ireland spending on IT security expected to double in 2005
According to IDC research.
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•Date: 4th January 2005 • Region: UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Explanatory notes to Civil Contingencies Act 2004
HMSO has published notes which expand upon some of the clauses in the Civil Contingencies Act. Go there
•Date: 4th January 2005 • Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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