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June 2009

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UK government schedules National Resilience Extranet briefing sessions
The National Resilience Extranet is planned to go live in Autumn 2009.
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•Date: 30th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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UK utility networks extremely vulnerable to disruption and failure
Institution of Civil Engineers report rings alarm bells; calls for governmental Resilience Tsar.
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•Date: 26th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Power management
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UK government publishes its first Cyber Security Strategy
The British Prime Minister has announced new measures to protect the UK from the growing threats to security from cyber space.
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•Date: 26th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Alarm Annual Risk Management Awards winners announced
Public sector risk management awards presented at annual conference.
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•Date: 26th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Pitt Review progress report published
UK Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has published a report outlining the progress government has made in implementing the recommendations contained in the Pitt Review into the 2007 floods. The report comes six months after Sir Michael Pitt’s review, published in December 2008, in which he made 92 recommendations to improve the UK’s preparation, management and response to severe flooding. The progress report is available to view at http://www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/floods07.htm
•Date: 26th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Europe’s communications, media and technology firms taking risk management more seriously
Business continuity a key area for investment.
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•Date: 25th June 2009• Region: UK/Europe •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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European Commission proposes a new policy to enhance chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear security in the EU
The EU CBRN Action Plan is central to the policy.
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•Date: 25th June 2009• Region: UK/Europe •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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Cloud confusion
Many IT professionals are confused about cloud computing: survey.
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•Date: 25th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Crisis Survivor launches Twitter-based crisis communication service
Business continuity planning consultancy, Crisis Survivor, has launched a new service which utilises micro-blogging site, Twitter, as a crisis communication tool.
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•Date: 25th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis communications
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The Flu Pandemic Game: a business continuity training resource
The UK Department of Health has made the above resource freely available.
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•Date: 24th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Survey looks into the effect of the recession on UK operational risk management
Poll finds that supply chain issues and the impact of redundancies on day-to-day operations are the biggest new operational risks.
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•Date: 24th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Telecoms resilience in the UK: the ‘last mile’ is the weakest link
Why is this the case and what can be done to reduce the vulnerability?
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•Date:19th June 2009• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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UK Climate Projections launched: what changes will organizations need to prepare for?
UK government publishes details of potential climate change impacts on the UK and its organizations; also provides an ‘Adaptation Wizard’ to help organizations kick-start contingency planning.
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•Date: 19th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Highlights from the AIRMIC conference
Various items arising from one of the main events in the risk management year.
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•Date:18th June 2009• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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SunGard expands UK network of resilient data centres
Supports the growing number of businesses turning to cloud computing.
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•Date: 18th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Pandemic phase six: what do business continuity managers do next?
Many pandemic plans have build in escalation steps which are meant to kick in when a phase six pandemic alert is reached, however given the relatively low virulence of the virus and the current status of infection levels should BC managers reconsider their plans? Continuity Central asked various business continuity experts to give their views...
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•Date:12th June 2009• Region:UK/US/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPOD): BSI committee response
Further to an article published recently by Continuity Central, Malcolm Cornish provides an update on the latest thinking on MTPOD.
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•Date:11th June 2009• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC plan development
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UK government gives an update on critical infrastructure flood resilience
In a written answer, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has given the House of Commons and update on flood resilience measures which are being taken in the electricity, gas and oil sectors.
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•Date: 11th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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BIA: the Emperor’s new clothes?
Andrew Hiles asks whether the business impact analysis process is fit for purpose.
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•Date: 5th June 2009• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Data corruption is fastest growing threat to business continuity
According to an analysis of SunGard’s UK invocations log.
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•Date:4th June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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London Regional Resilience Forum publishes Severe Weather Debrief
Lessons from February’s severe weather impacts.
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•Date:2nd June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Strong results for ICM
Business continuity operating profits up 37.5 percent.
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•Date:2nd June 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Lessons from the credit crunch
Patrick Roberts highlights some fundamental lessons arising from the credit crunch crisis concerning how we understand and manage risk.
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•Date: 29th May 2009• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Quo vadis BCM?
BCI event aims to chart the path of business continuity in a post recessionary world.
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•Date:29th May 2009• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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In the ‘hot seat’ – chairing a crisis management meeting
Harry Scott, National Resilience Officer, NHS Scotland, explores the key factors to successfully chairing a crisis management meeting.
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•Date: 28th May 2009• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis management
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Business Continuity Awards winners
27th May saw the presentation of this year’s Business Continuity Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
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•Date:28th May 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Alarm announces 2009 annual awards finalists
Awards honour public sector risk management excellence.
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•Date:28th May 2009• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector BC
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