BCI publishes its annual Horizon Scan report
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- Published: Friday, 03 April 2015 13:53
The Business Continuity Institute has published its fourth annual Horizon Scan report. This year’s report has been published in association with BSI.
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BCI publishes business continuity plan exercising guide
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- Published: Friday, 03 April 2015 13:13
The Business Continuity Institute has published a new guide that will assist those who have responsibility for business continuity to manage their exercise programme.
BCI North America Awards presented
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- Published: Friday, 03 April 2015 12:53
The BCI’s annual North America Awards for outstanding contributions to the business continuity and resilience profession were presented on Tuesday 24th March at the DRJ Spring World Conference in Orlando.
Revised version of UAE business continuity standard now available
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- Published: Friday, 03 April 2015 13:49
The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority has published an updated version of the country’s business continuity standard.
Shortlist published for the CIR Business Continuity Awards 2015
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- Published: Friday, 03 April 2015 13:08
This year’s CIR Magazine Business Continuity Awards will take place on 11th June 2015 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
The shortlist for the awards had now been released and reads as follows:
The results of the 2014 Continuity Central Business Continuity Software Survey: part one
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- Published: Friday, 03 April 2015 09:53
Continuity Central recently conducted a wide-ranging survey into business continuity software usage. 377 people responded and the results will be published in two parts.
Respondents’ profile
Survey respondents came from all around the world, with the largest groups being from the United States (33 percent), the United Kingdom (20 percent), Australia (6 percent) and Canada (6 percent).
WHO warns on influenza pandemic signals
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- Published: Friday, 03 April 2015 13:21
The current global influenza situation is characterized by a number of trends that must be closely monitored, says the World Health Organization (WHO) in a recent briefing document.
New report looks into ISO 22301 usage
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- Published: Friday, 03 April 2015 12:57
A new report by the Business Continuity Institute, supported by certification body NQA, has shown that 6 out of 10 organizations adopt ISO 22301, the international standard for business continuity management. Organizations with strong top management commitment to standardising business continuity practice are four times more likely to adopt ISO 22301 than those who do not.
Crisis communications and the CEO
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- Published: Friday, 03 April 2015 09:33
By Jim Preen.
These days, CEOs have to be visible in an emergency. If the media feels they’re hiding, questions will be asked. Why’s she not taking responsibility? What’s he got to hide?
Part of the problem for a CEO is the huge switch that happens to their lives in a crisis: a switch that goes to the very heart of what it means to be a boss.
Over the years a chief executive rises to the top of the corporate ladder, is well remunerated, but saddled with heavy responsibilities.
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