FSA consults on new UK financial sector corporate governance rules
Risk management a large part of what’s on the table.
Read article •Date: 29th Jan 2010 • Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector BC
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Data centre users confront changing threat landscape
BroadGroup has published the findings of a comprehensive survey into data centre management practices.
Read article •Date: 27th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Institute of Actuaries releases new enterprise risk management paper
‘ERM for insurance companies – adding the investor’s point of view’.
Read article •Date: 27th Jan 2010 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Cloud computing changing the risk landscape
However, little or no consideration has gone into evaluating and mitigating the risks.
Read article •Date: 26th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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UK terrorism threat level increased
The UK government’s Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) has upgraded the UK threat level from international terrorism to SUBSTANTIAL from SEVERE.
Read article •Date: 23rd Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Ten to-do's for audit committees in 2010 KPMG highlights issues that should be at the top of the audit committee agenda in the coming year.
Read article •Date: 21st Jan 2010 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Risk modelling – the secret to successful post-merger network convergence
By Gideon Cohen.
Read article •Date: 21st Jan 2010 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Severe weather impacts on UK business continuity surveyed
78 percent of British small businesses say they were prepared for the recent adverse weather, yet 58 percent admit their business suffered.
Read article •Date: 20th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Counting the cost of the summer 2007 UK floods
The devastating floods of summer 2007 cost the UK a total of £3.2bn, including more than £2bn to homeowners and businesses, a new report from the Environment Agency has revealed.
Read article •Date: 19th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Retreat, defend, attack? How to respond to sea level rises?
A Royal Institute of British Architects’, Building Futures and Institution of Civil Engineers report considers various threat scenarios.
Read article •Date: 19th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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UK severe weather business continuity survey Charlie Maclean-Bristol, director of PlanB Consulting, and author of a recent Continuity Central article ‘Business continuity lessons from the current severe weather’ is now conducting a survey to gather more information on the business continuity impacts of the recent UK severe weather. To take part go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q2TQFJ3 •Date: 19th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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Federation of Small Businesses calls for review of UK severe weather contingency planning
Call comes in a new policy paper on business continuity.
Read article •Date: 14th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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UK government steps down pandemic briefings For the past few months the UK government has been running weekly pandemic press briefings. These have now been stopped due to ‘lack of sufficient new content’. They will be replaced with a fortnightly information bulletin. •Date: 14th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Q&A on UK council grit and salt supplies The Local Government Association has published a useful FAQ about the current situation with road gritting in the UK. Grit and salt shortages have produced access problems for many businesses across the country. Read the document. •Date: 14th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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Business continuity lessons from the current severe weather
In common with large areas of the Northern Hemisphere, the UK has been experiencing a period of severe weather. Charlie Maclean-Bristol highlights some business continuity lessons that can be learnt from it.
Read article •Date: 13th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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UK companies unprepared for London 2012
With fewer than 1,000 days to the start of London 2012, the majority of UK companies are unprepared for how the Olympic Games will impact their business and staff, according to a new survey by BT Global Services.
Read article •Date: 12th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Future IT
John Flynn highlights technology trends that business continuity managers need to be aware of. Read article •Date: 12th Jan 2010 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Power issues need to remain high on business continuity managers’ to-do lists
Chris Smith highlights areas that need additional consideration. Read article •Date: 8th Jan 2010 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Power management
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UK must urgently address gas dependency imbalance: Institution of Civil Engineers
During a week which saw a reduction in gas supply to some of the UK’s major business users, the Institution of Civil Engineers says that the issue needs addressing as a high priority. Read article •Date: 8th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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New security and availability certification scheme for UK telecoms companies
The ‘Standard Security Level Certification Scheme’. Read article •Date: 8th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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2010 to be the year of the cloud for UK businesses?
Half of UK SMEs expected to use the cloud by 2011. Read article •Date: 6th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Guidance on risk management for charities published
New document available from the Institute of Risk Management’s Charities Special Interest Group. Read article •Date: 6th Jan 2010 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Northern Ireland Flooding Taskforce organizes public consultation sessions
The first of three evidence gathering sessions set up by the cross-departmental Flooding Taskforce will take place in Fermanagh. Read article •Date: 6th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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UK government needs to do more to raise awareness of business continuity: BIBA
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association is calling on the government to help raise awareness of business continuity. Read article •Date: 4th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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2010 Business Continuity Awards open for entries
Awards will be presented on 12 May 2010 at the Park Lane Hilton, London. Read article •Date: 4th Jan 2010 • Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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ICM acquires Office Shadow
£700,000 acquisition adds business continuity software to the ICM portfolio. Read article •Date: 24th Dec 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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2010: will a new decade bring new data centre paradigms?
Craig Nunes highlights the developments he expects to see in the coming year. Read article •Date: 18th Dec 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Cloud Industry Forum kick-starts Code of Conduct
Looks into operational efficiency, disaster preparedness, business continuity and the use of virtualization in small-and-medium sized businesses. Read article •Date: 18th Dec 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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