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Continuity Central wins BT IT security journalism award

Continuity Central’s editor, David Honour, has been presented with the ‘Best business continuity story’ award in BT’s IT Security Journalism Awards 2006.

The award was one of six given out yesterday at an awards dinner presided over by Ray Stanton, global head of BT’s business continuity, security and governance practice.

Commenting on the awards, Mr. Stanton said: “We received more than 100 entries and were very impressed by the high quality. Choosing a winner for each category was far from easy. IT security has become a business imperative – companies simply cannot operate without it. However, it’s a complex area that can easily become overwhelming. Good journalism is therefore essential for demystifying the industry and ensuring that organisations have the information and analysis they need to thrive. These awards were established to celebrate the important role that journalists play in creating a successful and effective operating environment for today’s organisations.”

Joining Ray Stanton on the judging panel and in presenting the awards were: Dr Paul Dorey, vice president of digital security and chief information security officer for BP plc; Malcolm Marshall, UK lead partner for security and continuity services at KPMG; Paul Wood, Group Business Protection Director, Aviva; Ron Condon, former editor-in-chief, SC Magazine; and Professor Fred Piper, director of the information security group at Royal Holloway University of London.

David Honour’s winning article was ‘Business Continuity Lessons from 7th July’, which can be read by clicking here