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    • Homeland Security Survey Shows Similar Structures Across States, Evolving Priorities, Funding Concerns


    Written by Phil on March 4, 2010 in Emergency Response, disaster preparedness, survey.

    Results of an annual survey of governors homeland security advisors, released during the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting this week, showed similar homeland security governance structures across states, evolving priorities as a result of current events like the H1N1 pandemic and concerns about sustaining security capabilities under current funding mechanisms.

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    National Disaster Recovery Framework Initiative


    Written by Phil on February 17, 2010 in disaster preparedness.

    On August 27, 2009, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate announced the establishment of a National Disaster Recovery Framework Working Group.

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    Special Offer on Education Program: Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Continuity of Government (COG)


    Written by Phil on February 17, 2010 in Books, Business Continuity, Jobs, disaster preparedness.

    Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Continuity of Government (COG) 5 Session Audio CD Class, by Redmond Worldwide NOW HALF PRICE!

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    Critical condition: Utility infrastructure


    Written by Phil on February 17, 2010 in InfoSecurity, disaster preparedness.

    When the FBI’s Steven Chabinsky spoke recently to Congress, he shared a harrowing message, reports Angela Moscaritolo.

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    Power issues need to remain high on business continuity managers’ to-do lists


    Written by Phil on February 9, 2010 in Business Continuity, disaster preparedness.

    Late last year a high-street financial institution experienced a power failure at an IT centre in Yorkshire, shutting down cash machines for a few hours, as well as undermining retail transactions and online banking.

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    Haiti earthquake creating “a generation of amputees”


    Written by Phil on February 2, 2010 in Emergency Response, disaster preparedness.

    Haiti’s earthquake is creating “a generation of amputees,” something that will pose a challenge for Haitian society for years to come, experts say.

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    Emerging UPS Standby Power Sources: Four Promising Alternatives to the Lead Acid Battery


    Written by Phil on January 27, 2010 in disaster preparedness.

    Though an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) performs many important functions, most users value them chiefly for the emergency energy they provide during a power outage. UPSs give IT personnel the time they need to protect sensitive equipment and data from the effects of an electrical service interruption by shutting down systems in an orderly fashion or starting a backup generator.

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    Over One Third of SMBs Willing to Risk a 40% Revenue Hit Due to Their Inability to Recover from a Disaster


    Written by Phil on January 20, 2010 in disaster preparedness, survey.

    Three months ago Symantec published the results of its SMB Disaster Preparedness Survey that shared what nearly 1,700 small and midsize companies worldwide had to say about disaster recovery (DR). While the results of this report were mentioned by a number of publications (Continuity Central, eWeek, IT Business Edge and Techworld just to name a few), there were a couple other nuggets of information included in this survey that these articles either glossed over or simply failed to mention.

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    Human error is increasingly the cause of enterprise data disasters


    Written by Phil on January 20, 2010 in Disaster Recovery, disaster preparedness.

    Kroll Ontrack is warning organizations to be aware of an apparent trend for human error to be the main factor responsible for enterprise data disasters.

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    Solar storm in 2013 could trigger giant power outage – or not


    Written by Phil on January 12, 2010 in disaster preparedness.

    Alarmist news reports earlier this year warned that solar storms coming in 2012 will cripple electric power, GPS equipment and communications systems for months, creating an electronic apocalypse not dreamt of since the days of pre-Y2k hysteria.

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    BC/DR Challenges in a Hurricane Zone


    Written by Phil on December 28, 2009 in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, disaster preparedness.

    Some business continuity demands are universal, but others vary depending on where you are. This first part in an ongoing series,  from CSO Securfity & Risk takes a look at what’s at stake and what’s in place for two companies faced with the worsening threats posed by hurricane zones.

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