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BS 25999-1:2006 available
Part one of the Business Continuity Management British Standard can now be purchased from BSI.
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Date: 29th Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: UK standards
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Intellectual property theft by employees is an ignored risk
According to part two of Prefix security report.
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Date: 29th Nov 2006• Region: UK Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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British Standard Institution to launch BS 25999 part one this week
British Standard on Business Continuity Management will supersede PAS 56.
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Date: 27th Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: UK standards
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Six week UK market wide financial sector exercise finishes
The practicality of relying on home-working as a business continuity strategy for key staff under question.
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Date: 27th Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Phoenix IT Group publishes positive results
Sees strong growth in disaster recovery and business continuity market. NDR to expand City of London disaster recovery facility.
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Date: 27th Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Scotland unprepared for disaster
According to a new report by Coventry University’s Centre for Disaster Management there are key shortcomings in current plans drawn up by the Scottish Executive, emergency services, councils, health and other public services for the management of a major incident in the country. The report's authors accuse emergency planners of misplaced confidence; over measures already in place. Read the Scotsman story
Date: 27th Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector
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Business continuity quotations
We received over 300 entries for our recent business continuity quotations competition. Find out who won and read the full list of entries.
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Date: 17th November 2006• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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The State of Enterprise Infrastructure In Europe 2006: Forrester Research
Disaster recovery, security, and consolidation are the top three priorities for the next 12 months.
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Date: 16th Nov 2006• Region: UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Don't overlook records management when developing business continuity plans
Paper records are frequently neglected in business continuity plans…
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Date: 14th November 2006• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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ICM meets Netstore to discuss potential acquisition
ICM’s chairman has announced that the company has had a meeting with Netstore regarding the possible acquisition of ICM. Following the meeting ICM has ‘requested clarification on several key points from Netstore before its proposal can be considered further.’
Date: 14th November 2006• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Why information security and business continuity management must dovetail
By Brian Davey, senior consultant, Teed Business Continuity.
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Date: 10th November 2006• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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No room for complacency on terror threat
“The Al-Qaida threat to the UK is serious, is growing and will be with us for a generation” : Director General of the UK Security Service.
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Date: 10th Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Are UK organisations losing the war on malware?
The majority of organisations within the UK have been the victim of a malware attack, and the business implications of these attacks are becoming increasingly serious.
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Date: 10th Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Virtualization and business continuity
Paul Thomalla looks at some of the business continuity considerations when implementing a virtualized computing environment.
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Date:9th November 2006• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Resilient Community Exercise - Falkirk 2006
Will be held on Thursday 16th November.
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Date: 9th Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Testing and exercising
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UK companies more reluctant than US companies to explore new data storage solutions
UK companies are markedly less willing than their US counterparts to seek out and embrace new techniques for managing archived data over the long term.
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Date: 9th Nov 2006• Region: UK/US •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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ICM provides an update on possible acquisition by Netstore
Behind the scenes discussions taking place.
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Date: 8th Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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National Capabilities Survey 2006 results published
UK government resiliency survey shows that there is a good level of business continuity and crisis management plannning in the public sector.
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Date: 8th Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector
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Civil Contingencies Secretariat publishes first edition of Civil Protection News
The UK Cabinet Offices’s Civil Contingencies Secretariat has released the first issue of its new publication ‘Civil Protection News’. The quarterly newsletter is aimed at civil protection practitioners and provides information related to practitioners’ duties under the Civil Contingencies Act. It includes articles and information on business continuity. Read the first edition
Date: 8th Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector
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Council of the European Union and European Commission conducts crisis exercise
The chosen scenario was a near-simultaneous terrorist attack in five EU cities.
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Date: 3rd Nov 2006• Region: W.Europe/UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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UK Tripartite Authorities release final version of Business Continuity Management Practice Guide
Self-help guide published alongside a benchmarking tool.
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Date: 2nd Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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New evacuation and shelter guide for UK emergency planners
The document is aimed at Category One responders under the Civil Contingencies Act, but will also provide a useful reference guide for business continuity managers in general.
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Date: 2nd Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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ICM launches ‘packaged’ business continuity service aimed at SMEs
Disaster Cover Direct is a straightforward, low cost solution, for businesses with up to 150 office staff based on site.
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Date: 2nd Nov 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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