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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ENISA survey looks into resilience of communication networks Reveals better than expected network availability. Read article •Date:23rd January 2009• Region: UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms cont.
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Nominations open for UK Business Continuity Awards Votes being taken for the 2009 Business Continuity Service Provider of the Year. Read article •Date:22nd January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Banks need to agree global risk management standards: PM British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that risk management standards will be on the agenda at the G20 summit on 2nd April. Read article •Date:22nd January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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EU committee sets out energy security blueprint Drawing on lessons from the recent gas supply crisis, the EU Industry Committee has set out wide-ranging recommendations for the EU's future energy policies. Read article •Date:22nd January 2009• Region: Europe •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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BCI ICT Resilience Workshop Tuesday 17th March, Green Park, Reading, UK. Read article •Date:22nd January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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What to avoid... The ten most common mistakes people make when writing business continuity plans. By Charlie Maclean-Bristol. Read article •Date: 21st January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC plan development
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BCI Partnership publishes 2009 campaigning activities update Aims to raise awareness of business continuity management. Read article •Date:21st January 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Continuity in recession These are turbulent times for businesses, tumbling from the realisation of sub-prime into the credit crunch and now a sustained period of global recession. But what does it mean for business continuity? Is it now a dispensable overhead - a hygiene factor, a luxury that organizations can afford to forego, or are we missing something? Read article •Date: 16th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Reed cancels BC Expo 2009 Reed Exhibitions has announced that this year’s Business Continuity Expo will not take place due ‘to the current economic trading conditions’. Read article •Date:16th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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The 2009 challenge: risk awareness Aon reports on the key risk management challenges facing UK enterprises. Read article •Date:16th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Scotland to fall behind on flood risk management? Shortage of specialist staff could delay new plans to tackle flooding, says Scottish government committee. Read article •Date:16th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Adam Continuity launches new disaster recovery centre in Wales Adam Continuity, a UK-based provider of business continuity, data resilience and disaster recovery services, will officially open a new disaster recovery centre in mid-Glamorgan on Friday 23 January. Read article •Date:13th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Security – the human factor Protecting a business from security threats is as much to do with ‘human factors’ as it is with the IT department, argues Paul Kearney, head of enterprise risk research at BT Group. Read article •Date: 13th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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INONI launches new business continuity management software INONI, the UK-based developer of online business continuity management tools, has launched its latest offering, INONI BCM. Read article •Date:9th January 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC software
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UK Health and Safety Executive launches national consultation The Health & Safety Executive is to host seven consultation events throughout January to help determine its future strategy: 'The Health and Safety of Great Britain \\ Be Part of the Solution' will take place in Liverpool, 8 Jan; Newcastle, 13 Jan; Bristol, 15 Jan; Birmingham, 20 Jan; Cardiff, 22 Jan; London, 27 Jan; and Glasgow, 29 Jan. http://www.hse.gov.uk/strategy •Date:9th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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CBI calls for UK to take urgent action on energy security Current European gas supply problems highlight the need for urgent action to secure the UK’s energy supply. Read article •Date:8th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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‘A Short Guide to Local Authority Mutual Aid’ Final version of joint UK Cabinet Office-LGA-Solace guide is now available. Read article •Date:8th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector BC
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Adam Continuity appoints business continuity specialist for Wales
Adam Continuity has appointed Barry Warren as the company’s business continuity specialist for Wales. Based at Adam Continuity’s head office in Wales at Duffryn Business Park, Ystrad Mynach, Mid Glamorgan, Barry will be responsible for client liaison, support and sales throughout Wales and south west England. www.adam.co.uk •Date:8th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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UK government establishes environmental risk centre The centre will work closely with Defra to assess the probabilities and impacts of environmental risks. Read article •Date:6th January 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Where next for business continuity? Has business continuity arrived? Is it the finished product? Are the current standards and best practices the destination of two decades of evolution from disaster recovery? Or is the current stage simply part of a journey to a new and different destination? David Honour comments. Read article •Date: 23rd Dec 2008• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Applying IT strategy to protecting people On a day-to-day level communicable diseases can have a significant impact on operations. In a pandemic outbreak the impact will be a real threat to business continuity. In this article Hillary Spicer explains how similar thinking to IT system protection can be used to reduce building occupants’ exposure to communicable diseases. Read article •Date: 23rd Dec 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Pandemic planning slips down the UK business agenda Three quarters of UK bosses are not supportive of pandemic planning, according to Continuity Forum survey. Read article •Date:22nd Dec 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Civil Contingencies Act good practice guide UK government publishes new guidance for Category 1 and 2 Civil Contingencies Act responders ‘to clarify what is expected’. Read article •Date:22nd Dec 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Civil Contingencies Act
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Survey looks at generational differences in downtime tolerance UK over 55s are far less tolerant of unavailable products and services than younger generations. Read article •Date:22nd Dec 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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