I have been going on about the requirements to establish new terrorist CBR specific contingency plans for 18 months.The reason why the Government has said Go &...
INVITATION TO ATTEND! Department of Homeland Security National Cyber Security Division Speaker: Michael Witt, Malicious Code and Digital Evidence Overview ...
Hewlett-Packard: Recommended GBP162.9 Million Synstar Offer 8/09/04 2:58am Edited Press Release LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Hewlett-Packard Global Investments, or ...
Here is the URL to an incident management checklist from Sungard http://www.twelvehorses.com/S1/19L99Z/7TT020QZ/M/ There are some good points in here. BTW,...
Has anyone carried out any benchmarking of their BCP process against their industry peer group ? If so I would be interested on views about how you went about...
As the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, I would like to invite you to share your thoughts on how this tragedy has impacted the business continuity industry and...
Reported in the UK Times Business Section, 6th September : Insurance companies are proposing to deny cover for terrorist attacks to businesses unless they can...
Would anyone be able to recommend an exhibition/trade show that focuses on BC and DR? I am from a small software company (XOsoft) and looking to develop...
The 51st issue of Powerlines is now available for your reading. Just send a mail to deonbin@... for a copy. It contains a number of articles that might...
URL to an article that appeared on C/Net http://news.com.com/SunGard+to+spin+off+data+unit/2100-1011_3-5394319.html?tag=nefd.top First few paragraphs "SunGard,...
I'm a business continuity coordinator for an insurance company. My business users are enthusiastic about business recovery. They are also mostly managers, so...
I have written a series of white papers on risk progam management/ enterprise risk management(BCP, IT Security, Insurance, etc.) that are now publicly...
Hello, I am currently looking to hire a director of international sales (based in UK) for XOsoft. XOsoft is a software company with award- winning disaster...
Hi Deon, I don't know the culture of South Africa enough to speak intelligently on this issue specifically, but we in Canada went through a major scandal with ...
Duncan Matheson
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Dec 15, 2004 6:47 am
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I have been asked to pitch for the Reputation restoration plan for the South African Blood Transfusion Services. This is what the brief said: "As discussed...
I hope I can pick your brains to help me with this. Some of our users need to have original paper documents available in their work areas. These are signed...
... Chris, We use FireKing. They have cabinets for both paper and electronic media, rated for both heat exposure/time and impact. There is a web site that ...
Bob Robinson
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Dec 18, 2004 7:50 am
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Dear Professionals Middle East business Continuity Professionals, a Yahoo group launched in the month of April, gained so far 150+ Member from different part...
I think you need to look at more than fireproof cabinets. What happens to the organization if: The document is lost / misplaced / out of the office when...
Douglass, Keith (DS...
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Dec 18, 2004 7:51 am
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Greetings Deon, You have a tough one there. Here are my recommendations: 1) Always take the moral high ground whenever possible. Admit to critics and the...
Charles S. Thomas
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Dec 18, 2004 7:51 am
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Chris, although originally conceived for chemical storage (keep working area safe from hazardous materials), I've seen these safety cabinets being used as file...
Hello all, Sorry for cross posting - I believe the subject is important enough try to reach as many of us as possible. DRI International has published an...
From The Moderator {Issues from the Desk of Moderator} I have the honor to launch the 1st Issue of ME-BCP Journal at the New Year eve of 2005, with the wish...
www.plan-it-control-it.com offers low cost, easy to use, downloadable business continuity planning and IT security document templates and tools. All documents...
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Jan 6, 2005 7:38 am
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Article that appeared on MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6799055/ Has an interesting set of maps and projections Chris Rohrs CBCP [Non-text portions of this...
Hi everyone, I didn't see any discussion in this forum around this terrible disaster (a really disaster). I'd like to put in here two things: 1-Does it make...
aaccneto
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Jan 11, 2005 6:17 am
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What I find thought provoking is the lack of communication that existed on the macro level. The fact that the USA Earthquake monitoring center could not...
Deon, It doesn't surprise me. The problem is that during a crisis, it's not the time for original thought. The time for original thought is in the cold light...
I would welcome some advice and comments I work for a small company that has a single office building with about 1,000 coworkers in it. We have some field...