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Management systems certification, verification and training body, LRQA has launched a range of services for organisations wanting to meet the requirements of business continuity standard, BS 25999 part 2.
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•Date: 28th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC standards
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A comment article by Continuity Central’s editor, David Honour.
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•Date: 27th Sept 2007• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Will allow organisations to determine the adequacy of existing business continuity plans and strategies.
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•Date: 27th Sept 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC standards
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Will examine the viability of a data breach notification law in the UK and the potential impact it would have on businesses.
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•Date: 27th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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A multi-layered approach to achieving resilience is required to meet today’s global challenges according to Lloyd’s chairman Lord Levene.
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•Date: 25th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Change in UK trademark law means brand owners will need to be much more watchful.
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•Date: 25th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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21st November 2007, The National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull.
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•Date: 25th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Business continuity software provider Solcara has launched a UK-wide initiative for public sector organisations. Named the Incident Management Grant Program, the initiative has been designed to promote the responsible and proactive development and use of effective incident management systems as an integral part of public entities’ crisis communications plans. Using a competitive grant application process, Solcara will award a total of five Solcara Crisis Control Centre software package grants, each valued at up to £40,000. The grant program is open to all local government authorities, government agencies and NHS trusts in the UK. www.solcara.com/crisisgrant.htm
•Date: 25th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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Details a study aimed at identifying essential and non-technical competencies for crisis management team members.
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•Date: 21st Sept 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: Crisis management
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Insurance industry will now be able to respond even more effectively to emergency incidents.
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•Date: 21st Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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2nd-3rd April 2008, ExCeL London, Docklands.
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•Date: 21st Sept 2007• Region: UK/Europe •Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Eric Schott provides advice for those new to IT continuity.
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•Date: 21st Sept 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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A temporary control zone has been put around one premises in Solihull (UK). This is a precautionary measure. An assessment of clinical symptoms by Animal Health veterinary staff has been carried out, and laboratory test results are awaited. At this stage disease has not been confirmed. http://www.defra.gov.uk/footandmouth
•Date: 20th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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UK business owners are better prepared than many of their global counterparts when it comes to planning for technology risks, according to Grant Thornton’s International Business Report.
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•Date: 18th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Investec banking group installs an innovative power protection system.
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•Date: 18th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Power management
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UK business continuity company up for ‘The Cable & Wireless Award for Customer Focus’.
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•Date: 13th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Free event takes place on Friday 28th September in London.
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•Date: 13th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Initial laboratory tests on the samples taken yesterday from cattle on a farm in Surrey where Foot and Mouth was suspected have indicated the presence of the disease. Further information on the latest FMD situation, including interactive maps, can be found at: http://www.defra.gov.uk/footandmouth/
•Date: 13th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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Well known independent UK business continuity consultancy company bought out.
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•Date: 13th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets and companies
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Speaking at Lloyd’s fifth City Dinner, hosted by Lord Levene, business leaders were told by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO) Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, that they can make a powerful contribution towards global security, and that now is the right time to do it. Read the Lloyds news story.
•Date: 11th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Briefing •Topic: Terrorism
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Would react immediately to emergencies, providing expert disaster and crisis management resources.
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•Date: 6th Sept 2007• Region: UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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The Insurance Journal has reported that Vince West has joined Marsh’s London office as a managing consultant within its business continuity management consulting team. Vince was previously a partner in an independent business continuity practice and Head of Business Continuity Services at Norwich Union.
•Date: 6th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Briefing
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How do you gain the benefits of virtualization without opening your business up to failures and outages?
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•Date: 4th Sept 2007• Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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According to a new survey into IT risk by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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•Date: 4th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Sir Michael Pitt, the independent chair overseeing the UK government's Lessons Learned review into this summer's floods, is calling on those affected to log on and share their experiences.
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•Date: 4th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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System aimed at preventing wide-area power outages.
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•Date: 4th Sept 2007• Region: W.Europe/UK •Type: Article •Topic: Power man.
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Aims to help second career seekers from the defence sector enter the business continuity profession.
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•Date: 4th Sept 2007• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Training and events
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