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November 2007

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The 2008 Business Continuity Awards
Dates released plus new categories announced.
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•Date: 30th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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UK plc leaking like a sieve
Survey into ‘data leakage’ finds that every organisation surveyed had suffered multiple instances of data leakage.
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•Date: 30th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Anite offers additional UK data centre space
Anite has announces the forthcoming launch of its latest high security data centre in the UK. Anite will be building a modern, state of the art facility located outside the M25 but in close proximity to airports and with excellent motorway access. The property will provide Anite with several thousand square feet of additional technical space, and will accommodate customers’ critical IT equipment in an ultra safe high availability environment, with fully resilient air-conditioning and redundant power supplies to provide the physical space, power and network connectivity to host major business and mission critical solutions. www.anite.com/ms
•Date: 30th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: IT continuity
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How to spot ‘information management deficiency syndrome’
Paper from Intellect highlights a key risk facing organisations today.
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•Date: 28th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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CBI discusses climate change risks and opportunities for British businesses
Fundamental changes needed in many businesses to ensure long term survival.
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•Date: 28th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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UK businesses ignoring the data breach risks of temporary staff
Over 80 percent of temporary staff have the same level of access to company documents as permanent staff but without the same accountability: survey.
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•Date: 28th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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Stratus supports public sector customers with managed business continuity and disaster recovery services
Stratus Technologies has announced that it is offering a disaster recovery and business continuity managed services package to UK public sector organisations. Stratus is linking its extensive experience in continuous availability to an innovative services model that allows public sector organisations to reduce their capital and operating expenditure around business continuity. http://www.uk.stratus.com/
•Date: 28th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: IT continuity
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‘Recovery Site Providers' Statement of Intent’ published
Describes how the UK’s large business continuity providers will maintain their service during a pandemic.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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ISO publishes international benchmark for incident preparedness and operational continuity management
Publicly Available Specification ISO/PAS 22399:2007.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:Various •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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European Commission directive on flood risk management comes into force
Requires flood risk management to be negotiated across national borders.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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New business continuity sales director for ICM
ICM, the business continuity division of the Phoenix IT Group, has announced that Roland Mann has joined the company as its new business continuity sales director.
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•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Phoenix IT Group publishes interim Results for the six months ended 30 September 2007
- Revenue up 87.1 percent to £101.9m (2006: £54.4m)
- Like-for-like revenues, excluding the effect of acquisitions up 7.7 percent to £58.6m (2006: £54.4m)
- Profit before tax down 18 percent to £7.5m (2006: £9.2m)
Read the results statement.
Phoenix has also announced that, from 1 January 2008, Nick Robinson will step down as chief executive and will become non-executive deputy chairman of the group.
•Date: 27th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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UK government publishes final version of ‘A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic’
Takes into account comments made about the draft version of the document as well as lessons learned from the Winter Willow national pandemic planning exercise.
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•Date: 22nd Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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UK businesses ‘sitting on data hosting time bomb’
Colocation demand may exceed supply.
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•Date: 22nd Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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Letter to the editor
There is a growing awareness across the UK public sector that business continuity planning may fall short of public expectation.
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•Date: 22nd Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Public sector
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Automata publishes training calendar for 2008
Automata, Global Business Continuity Services, has published its International Business Continuity School 2008 training diary.
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•Date: 22nd Nov 2007• Region:UK/ World •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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First companies certified to BS 25999
SunGard Availability Services and TDG plc break new ground.
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•Date: 21st Nov 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Part two of BS 25999 now available
Specification for business continuity management published by BSI British Standards.
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•Date: 20th Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC standards
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The IT disaster recovery plan
Carl Bradbury, MBCI, provides a very useful overview of the process of creating and testing effective IT disaster recovery plans.
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•Date: 20th Nov 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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UK businesses getting better at business continuity
According to a BSI survey.
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•Date: 20th Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Most UK businesses have inadequate pandemic plans
Fewer than a quarter of UK companies have made adequate plans for coping with a ‘flu pandemic, according to YouGov research. 30 percent of businesses have no strategy at all, while 14 percent have only rudimentary continuity plans, that need improvement. Read The Times Online story.
•Date: 20th Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC statistics
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H5N1 Avian Influenza confirmed in British poultry
Outbreak is a major business continuity threat to UK poultry farms.
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•Date: 15th Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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New radiological remediation guidance for UK agencies
A new document has been published which captures the radiological remediation lessons learned from the Alexander Litvinenko clean-up. The guidance provides a framework for various agencies to follow when dealing with the decontamination of commercial buildings. Download the document (PDF)
•Date: 15th Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: Terrorism
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Avian influenza H5 confirmed in Suffolk
Defra has confirmed an Avian Influenza outbreak in turkeys on a premises near Diss on the Norfolk/Suffolk border after preliminary tests were positive for the H5 strain. The premises also contain ducks and geese. All birds on the premises will be slaughtered. Full confirmation of results, including whether or not this is H5N1 and whether the strain is high or low pathogenic will follow. A 3km protection zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone are being established around the infected premises. Inside these zones bird movements will be restricted and all birds must be housed or otherwise isolated from contact with wild birds.
•Date: 13th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Briefing
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Study indicates widespread data centre expansions by European companies during next 24 months
Disaster recovery initiatives cited as the leading reason for expansions.
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•Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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End of the road in sight for BS25999 part two
Specification part of the Business Continuity Management British Standard to be published by the end of November.
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•Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC standards
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Slow progress - but risk and controls continue to climb UK board agenda
Lack of full understanding of risk issues remains a hindrance: KPMG.
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•Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Data problems disrupt London stock market
Data problems disrupted yesterday’s trading on the London stock market, resulting in trading on the London Stock Exchange being extended to 1800 GMT after terminals in the City displayed incorrect prices. The LSE blamed the disruption on problems with ‘data dissemination’. Read the BBC story.
•Date: 8th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Briefing
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MI5 Director General gives update on terrorist threat
Al Qaida's British campaign is dynamic and evolving.
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•Date: 6th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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English FMD surveillance zone lifted
Defra has confirmed that on 5 November the Foot and Mouth Disease Surveillance Zone was lifted and became part of the wider Restricted Zone. Extensive surveillance has been completed in the Surveillance Zone and no further cases of Foot and Mouth Disease have been discovered. The current Restricted Zone, and movement restrictions that apply in this zone, remain in place. http://www.defra.gov.uk
•Date: 6th Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Briefing
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The loneliness of the business continuity manager
Many business continuity professionals feel isolated in their roles, but what can be done to change this? By Amanda Chapman, MBCI.
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•Date: 2nd Nov 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Low risk of wide-area power disruption in UK this winter
Winter gas and electricity supplies are secure, according to energy minister Malcolm Wicks.
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•Date: 2nd Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Power management
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Additional dates for Certified Business Resilience Auditor seminar
High demand for Business Resilience Certification Consortium International event leads to new US and UK dates.
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•Date: 2nd Nov 2007• Region:Various •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Health and Safety Commission calls for sensible approach to risk
Risk acceptance is part of risk management.
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•Date: 2nd Nov 2007• Region:UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Zero byte scripts still fooling today’s signature-based malware detection software
Tier-3 warns of re-working of old malware disguising technique.
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•Date: 2nd Nov 2007• Region:UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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National Recovery Guidance published by UK government
Aimed at local authority planners and responders; but provides useful generic information for all business continuity planners.
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•Date: 1st Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Network set-up to support business continuity managers in UK universities and higher education establishments
HEBCoN provides specialist support and networking opportunities.
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•Date: 1st Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Summer floods disaster recovery update
John Healey, the UK floods recovery minister, has issued a statement giving the current recovery position; estimate of total direct damage now stands at 4.6 billion euro.
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•Date: 1st Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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BCI workshop to address finance sector business continuity issues
11th December 2007, The Mermaid Conference Centre, London.
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•Date: 1st Nov 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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