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The crisis team and crisis room: a guide to getting the basics right
If the first 24 hours of a crisis are important, the first hour is vital. Chris Woodcock highlights the preparations that need to be in place to ensure that immediate crisis response is effective.
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•Date: 31st October 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis management
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ABI report criticises delivery of UK flood prevention measures
Five years on from the floods of autumn 2000, government commitments to reduce the risk of flooding are not being fully delivered on the ground…
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•Date: 31st Oct 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Gartner tells business continuity leaders to make preparations for the impact of an Avian Influenza pandemic
Offers a checklist of business continuity actions.
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•Date: 31st Oct 2005 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Creating effective business continuity plans
Barry Varley, CEO of independent testing consultancy Acutest, highlights the two main problems that lead to business continuity plans failing.
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•Date: 20th October 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC testing
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More details released on UK financial sector market-wide exercise
The FSA has published more information about a large-scale resiliency exercise which will take place on 28th November.
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•Date: 20th Oct 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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New disaster site clearance guidance published by UK government
Aims to help in the restoration of normal services as rapidly as possible after a major incident.
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•Date: 20th Oct 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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EC steps up pandemic preparedness planning
The European Commission is preparing a number of initiatives which aim to help Member States co-ordinate their actions.
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•Date: 20th Oct 2005 • Region: W.Europe/UK • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency plan.
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Data deletion is not enough…
Companies must develop stronger policies relating to the deletion of files from mobile devices.
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•Date: 18th Oct 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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New BSI survey highlights areas of weakness in the business continuity planning of Britain’s FTSE250 companies
Survey also explores the role of standards in managing risk.
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•Date: 14th Oct 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Automata launches ‘Technology Continuity and DR Masterclass’
30th November – 1st December 2005, Alexandra Conference Centre, Swindon, UK.
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•Date: 13th Oct 2005 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: Courses and events
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ICM to develop 1,700 seat outer London business continuity centre
After a £3.5m specialist refit, a new site acquired in Romford will become ICM’s largest recovery centre.
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•Date: 11th October 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Recovery facilities
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Western UK faces flooding during this week
Weather forecast website, metcheck.com, has warned that there is a high likelihood of severe flooding in the west of the UK from the middle of the week onwards. Northern England, Western England, Wales and Scotland are all at risk, as a frontal system becomes stationary across the British Isles. Rainfall of up to 100mm over a 48 hour period is possible in various locations.
•Date: 11th October 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: Warnings
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Tripartite authorities plan major disaster exercise
Set to take place on November 28th, the exercise will include the participation of 50 firms from the financial services industry. Read the Reuters story
•Date: 11th October 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: Financial sector
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Business continuity: helping firms stand out from the crowd
Using the example of the legal industry, Peter Joyce explains how business continuity can help differentiate companies in crowded sectors.
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•Date: 7th October 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Climate change conference focuses on the ‘big picture’ for businesses
Business as usual isn't an option… delegates are told.
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•Date: 7th October 2005 • Region: UK• Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Quick survey: Pandemic planning for business continuity
This survey aims to discover how seriously business continuity managers are taking the issue of planning for a global pandemic and what measures are being included in BCPs.
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•Date: 6th October 2005 •Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Information technology risk is increasing
Almost 60 percent of companies incurred significant financial damage as a result of systems failure in the past 12 months: Economist Intelligence Unit survey.
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•Date: 6th October 2005 • Region: UK/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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SunGard Availability Services appoints new head of UK sales
SAS has appointed Stephen Foster, a veteran of the IT industry, to lead its UK sales force.  Foster will report to SunGard Availability Services’ UK managing director and senior vice president Europe, Keith Tilley. Prior to joining SunGard, Foster was a European vice president at Dendrite (formerly Synavant) a provider of CRM, medical data and marketing services for the pharmaceutical industry where he managed Northern Europe and marketing.  Before Dendrite, Foster was the European vice president of Clickmarks Inc and executive vice president EMEA for Eyretel plc.
•Date: 6th October 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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UK Government’s new decontamination service launched
The new service, an Executive Agency of Defra, will provide expert advice and guidance and streamline ability to decontaminate buildings and the environment after a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) incident.
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•Date: 4th October 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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UK and US businesses unable to effectively measure and report on network security risk
66 percent of UK and 72 percent of US businesses are unable to measure/report effectively on network risk.
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•Date: 4th October 2005 • Region: US/UK • Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Revised Short Guide to the Civil Contingencies Act published
The UK government has released an updated version of its short guide to the Civil Contingencies Act. Read the guide
•Date: 4th October 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Briefing •Topic: Emergency planning
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