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Consultant or staff; generalist or specialist. The choice is yours.
John Glenn provides some help.
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28th May 2004 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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Is the business continuity manager’s role changing?
This one minute survey seeks to find out.
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5th December 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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Many workers have been unable to get to their workplaces due to
a transport strike.
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•Date:
20th November 2003 •Region: Africa •Type:
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The interim results of Continuity Central’s latest survey
show that the majority of BCMs expect to have a larger budget next
year.
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•Date:
14th November 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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The Business Continuity Group, a new company formed to provide a
complete range of BC consultancy and support services, is seeking
worldwide partners.
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•Date:
12th November 2003 •Region: Various •Type:
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76 percent of the companies surveyed had business continuity plans
in place.
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11th November 2003 •Region: Africa •Type:
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The number of countries that have risen from a low to a medium political
risk rating has increased 23 percent.
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11th November 2003 •Region: Various •Type:
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How much does your company spend on business continuity and related
areas and what changes do you expect to see during 2004?
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•Date:
7th November 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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Looking at using the services of a third party BC supplier? This
twenty point checklist will help.
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31st October 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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As BCM develops it is coming up against a major obstruction in many
organisations; that of corporate culture. By David Honour.
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24th October 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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Opportunities in the country for BC and DR companies.
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•Date:
20th October 2003 •Region: Africa •Type:
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The results of Continuity Central’s survey into whether a
return on investment calculation is made as a part of the BC process.
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17th October 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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BC is no longer a reactive job, but a proactive one says Keith Tilley.
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10th October 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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Operational backups of e-mail, whilst a critical part of the IT
infrastructure, fall short in the support of business processes,
says Andrew Barnes.
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26th September 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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Michael Gallagher outlines the key considerations.
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19th September 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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Almost one in three UK IT directors highlight terrorism as a major
business continuity concern, compared to 11 percent on average across
other EMEA countries.
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17th September 2003 •Region: UK/EMEA •Type:
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Up to a third of companies have not tested their disaster recovery
systems within the last year, according to new research from Hitachi
Data Systems.
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•Date:
15th September 2003 • Region: Europe/UK/Africa
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Recovery facility location has been a hot topic since 9/11. This
Continuity Central survey seeks to find out what current attitudes
are to this issue.
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11th September 2003 • Region: Worldwide•Type:
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David Honour explores the business continuity measures that can
be put in place to protect companies from activist attacks.
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•Date:
5th September 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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To support Controll-IT clients.
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21st August 2003 • Region: W.Europe/S.Africa •Type:
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Take part in Continuity Central's latest survey which explores whether
and how organisations calculate the return on investment made in
business continuity activities and processes.
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•Date:
8th August 2003 • Region: Worldwide
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The results of Continuity Central’s survey into the business
impact analysis.
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•Date:
21st July 2003 • Region: Worldwide
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Is there a weak link in your business continuity planning process?
A Continuity Central ‘quick comment.’
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Take part in an industry-wide consultation.
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27th June 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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The second report from the King committee (King 2), the latest version
of South Africa’s corporate governance guidance, places the
responsibility for business continuity planning on company boards.
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•Date:
20th June 2003 • South Africa •Type:
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SafeGuard Planning Solutions will target the South African market.
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•Date:
19th June 2003 •S.Africa •Type: Article
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The country’s main banks - Nedcor, ABSA, Standard Bank and
FirstRand - will be ready for the implementation of the Basel II
accord by the due date.
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•Date:
12th June 2003 • Africa •Type:
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ContinuitySA MBO supported by the Development
Bank of South Africa and several other financial institutions.
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10th June 2003 • Africa •Type:
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Over 500 people killed, businesses facing
severe disruption.
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•Date:
22nd May 2003 •Region: Africa •Type:
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Deloitte & Touche survey shows regional
differences in IT security and privacy attitudes, policies and technologies
at leading global financial services firms.
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22nd May 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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UK-linked businesses need to be aware
of the warning for Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania
and Uganda.
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•Date:
19th May 2003 •Region: UK •Type:
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News 24 has reported that MGX, a company
that offers business continuity services to the South African market,
has plunged into the red.
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•Date:
30th April 2003 •Region:Africa •Type:
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The BIA is a crucial element in the business
continuity manager's toolkit, but anecdotal evidence suggests that
the way the BIA is being used, conducted and managed may be changing.
Continuity Central has initiated a global survey that aims to discover
the ways in which individual companies are handling BIAs.
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•Date:
25th April 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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Provides an update on current knowledge
about SARS and overviews the business risks posed by the disease.
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14th April 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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Continuity Central has launched a SARS
update page and a discussion group which allows BC professionals
to share information.
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10th April 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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Is there anything those outside the banking
sector can learn from the Second Basel Capital Accord?
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4th April 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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ITWeb has reported that South Africa based
MGX is in talks aimed at disposing of its business continuity solutions
business as part of a wider restructuring.
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31st March 2003 •Region: Africa •Type:
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What measures should you take to ensure
that outsourcing business functions does not put your business continuity
at risk?
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28th March 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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Chevron Texaco has shut down its main
oil export terminal at Escravos in Nigeria's Niger Delta due to
an escalation of violence in the country. This follows similar action
taken by Shell and Total Fina Elf in recent days.
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24th March 2003 •Region: Africa •Type:
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23rd – 29th March is BC Awareness
week, but what new elements could be introduced to take BC awareness
to a new level?
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•Date:
21st March 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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World Health Organisation issues emergency
travel advisory. Businesses should consider making contingency plans.
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•Date:
17th March 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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The business continuity market is about
to take-off…
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•Date:
14th March 2003 •Region: Worldwide •Type:
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