Community resilience: the next stage in business continuity thinking? A comment by David Honour, editor, Continuity Central. Read article •Date: 27th June 2008• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Invocations explored... SunGard Availability Services has released a breakdown of all its UK invocations since 1995. The results show some interesting trends. Read article •Date: 27th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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BSI’s 3rd Annual BCM Conference ‘Improving Business Continuity Management: BS 25999 and Beyond’, 16 July 2008, London. Read article •Date: 27th June 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Business continuity a central plank of the Pitt Review Final report into the 2007 UK floods looks at the lessons learned and makes 92 recommendations. Read article •Date: 26th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Reactions to the Pitt Review report A roundup of how various organisations have responded to the recommendations made in ‘Learning Lessons from the 2007 Floods’. Read article •Date: 26th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Norwich Union Risk Services offers supply chain business continuity management advice Too many firms that depend on others are putting their businesses at risk by failing to prepare for supply chain disruption... Read article •Date: 26th June 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Institution of Civil Engineers publishes flood resiliency report ‘Flooding: Engineering Resilience’ discusses vulnerabilities in the UK’s critical infrastructure network. Read article •Date: 26th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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BSI achieves global accreditation for BS 25999 certification BSI Management Systems has been accredited to deliver BS 25999 certification worldwide. Read article •Date: 24th June 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC standards
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ERM improves decision making and reduces risk, study finds Case studies identify the hallmarks of successful enterprise risk management. Read article •Date: 24th June 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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EU grants aid worth €162 million for UK regions struck by floods in 2007 The European Commission has made available aid totalling €162.4 million from the European Union Solidarity Fund to help recovery from the floods that hit regions in England, Northern Ireland and Wales during the summer of 2007. The UK authorities will use the grant to cover part of the cost of emergency measures such as restoring roads, water infrastructure and schools, securing dams, the cost of temporary accommodation and rescue services, or costs that local authorities incurred as they cleaned up disaster-stricken areas. •Date: 24th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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New chair for the Emergency Planning Society The UK Emergency Planning Society elected a new chair at its recent annual general meeting in Torquay. Ian Hoult, who led the Society over the past two years, stepped down as chairman and Marc Beveridge was elected unopposed as his replacement. •Date: 24th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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Can your call centre handle a disaster? Creating business continuity plans for call centres. By Jeff Weil. Read article •Date: 20th June 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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Hanging on the telephone: some practical considerations for crisis communications Patrick Roberts discusses the issue of call handling in a crisis situation. Read article •Date: 20th June 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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UK government to invest in flood information website Details of UK government plans to assist individuals and businesses to better protect their property from the impacts of flooding have been outlined by the Environment Secretary. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will commit £125,000 to the development of an interactive website and phone line service in conjunction with the Environment Agency. This will provide individuals and businesses with the advice and information they need to protect their homes and premises from flooding. The website and phone line will launch in Spring 2009. •Date: 20th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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NHS Resilience and Business Continuity Management Guidance 2008 UK Department of Health publishes interim BCM guidance for NHS organisations: feedback requested. Read article •Date: 19th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector BC
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European Network and Information Security Agency warns about USB flash drive risks Report highlights good practice in the management of USB Flash Drives. Read article •Date: 19th June 2008• Region:W.Europe/ UK •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Sustainability ‘becoming a top risk management issue’ Sustainability is much more than just a theoretical challenge and has become a factor that affects any organisation’s risk profile. Read article •Date: 19th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Security management in the supply chain UKAS looking for feedback. Read article •Date: 19th June 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Resilience Benchmarking Project Discussion Paper published Tripartite authorities decide that there is no need to become more prescriptive in the UK’s regulatory approach to business continuity management in the financial sector. Read article •Date: 17th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector BC
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Woolas outlines UK Floods and Water Bill Environment Agency to get new risk management role. Read article •Date: 17th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Norfolk students get savvy about business continuity Deborah Stewart and Alan Goulder overview a programme that has helped to introduce business continuity to young people. Read article •Date: 13th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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New academic report identifies pandemic planning weaknesses in European businesses Government advice is insufficient to ensure that the private sector is equipped to deal with a pandemic. Read article •Date: 12th June 2008• Region: UK/Europe •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Two-thirds of UK companies lack confidence in their ability to recover Microsoft Exchange According to survey. Read article •Date: 12th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Europe moves ahead on critical infrastructure protection A new Directive will require European critical infrastructure owners to compile an Operator Security Plan covering the identification of important assets; a risk analysis; and the identification, selection and prioritisation of counter-measures and procedures. Read article •Date: 10th June 2008• Region: Europe/UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Olympic Delivery Authority invests in business continuity Looking for a Business Continuity Planning Manager to drive the investment and to develop a BCM strategy. Read article •Date: 10th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business Continuity Expo audio and video resources now available Reed Exhibitions has published a variety of resources from April’s Business Continuity Expo. These include a library of free audio resources for download. Read article •Date: 10th June 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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A Manager's Guide to BS25999 A new book from IT Governance gives concise and practical guidance on about BS 25999, the standard for business continuity management. Read article •Date: 6th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Succession management research highlights its vital role in business survival Ten year research programme finds that enterprises lacking effective succession management were five times more likely to disappear than those that had established robust practices. Read article •Date: 4th June 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Updates made to ITIL certification On 23 May the ITIL Qualification Board made its final decision on the naming of the new ITIL V3 qualifications. Read article •Date: 4th June 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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‘Risk assessment tools, techniques and data for the Civil Contingencies Act and Integrated Risk Management Planning’ Provides wide-ranging information on risk assessment for Local Resilience Forums. Read article •Date: 4th June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector
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Telecity opens new Powergate London data centre Offers enough distance from Docklands and the City to be used for disaster recovery purposes. Read article •Date: 3rd June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Information availability: why the board should take an interest If you have yet to implement IA, it is time to make a start. By Keith Tilley. Read article •Date: 30th May 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT Continuity
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ALARM announces 2008 awards finalists Annual awards honour public sector risk management excellence. Read article •Date: 30th May 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Insider threats top of the agenda Secure Computing Corporation has announced the results of an IT director survey that uncovers a rising concern about insider threats. Read article •Date: 30th May 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Are we training effectively? Helen Molyneux suggests that the current focus on strategic training can reduce the efficacy of a business continuity programme and may actually reduce the output of a business during a response to an incident. Read article •Date: 28th May 2008• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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BCI ‘Masters Workshop’ to explore future directions for BCM On the 18th & 19th June 2008, around forty business continuity managers will gather to work with a panel of leading authorities to develop a road-map of how business continuity management will continue to develop during the next three, five and even ten years. Read article •Date: 28th May 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Red Cross Disaster Response Challenge 12 – 14 September 2008, Bramley, Hampshire, UK. Read article •Date: 28th May 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Community resilience: the next stage in business continuity thinking?
