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Lawmakers Trying To Prevent Another Massive Breach
March 25, 2013 12:37 pm | by SEANNA ADCOX,Associated Press | News | CommentsSix months after a hacker stole the personal data of millions of South Carolina taxpayers, legislators are moving past finger-pointing hearings on who to blame and focusing on how to prevent another massive breach. Meanwhile, the cost to taxpayers continues to climb.
All Safe After Lockdown At Minnesota Schools
March 25, 2013 12:34 pm | News | CommentsA sheriff says a 911 call about an active shooter at a school in southern Minnesota appears to be a hoax. Scott County Sheriff Kevin Studnicka says students and staff at the middle school, high school and Central Education Campus buildings in New Prague are all safe.
North Korea Training Teams Of 'Cyber Warriors'
March 25, 2013 12:29 pm | by YOUKYUNG LEE,AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsInvestigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus is fixed on North Korea, which South Korean security experts say has been training a team of computer-savvy "cyber warriors" as cyberspace becomes a fertile battleground in the nations' rivalry.
SunGard Availability Services Releases SunGard Assurance To Address Evolving BC Planning Needs
March 25, 2013 12:17 pm | News | CommentsThe solution, created in partnership with more than 100 SunGard Availability Services' customers, reduces user pain points surrounding operational resiliency and compliance, and instills a sense of confidence in business outcomes for business leaders and business continuity professionals alike.
NY Budget Provides Emergency Backups For Gas Pumps
March 22, 2013 5:16 pm | by MICHAEL GORMLEY,Associated Press | News | CommentsNew York's tentative state budget provides funding for a stockpile of emergency generators so gasoline stations can keep pumping and avoid the shortages and long lines that plagued many downstate areas in the days after Superstorm Sandy.
SKorea Flubs Cyberattack Investigation, Misidentifies IP Address
March 22, 2013 4:57 pm | by Sam Kim, The Associated Pres | News | CommentsIn an embarrassing twist to a co-ordinated cyberattack on six major South Korean companies this week, investigators said they wrongly identified a Chinese Internet Protocol address as the source. "We were careless in our efforts to double-check and triple-check," KCC official Lee Seung-won told reporters.
xMatters™ Enhances Smartphone Access To Its BC & IT Notification Technologies
March 22, 2013 12:18 pm | News | CommentsxMatters, Inc. has announced enhancements to its mobile capabilities for business continuity and IT management communications. The company’s new Android and enhanced iOS applications build on the recent acquisition of the Bamboo mobile incident management application.
Embedding Culture Into BCM
March 22, 2013 11:47 am | by Ken Simpson MBCI, CORP | Articles | CommentsWe need to embed recognition of culture into our practices and use that knowledge to improve the appeal and relevance of BCM to our businesses. If you cannot understand why others do not share your passion to establish and maintain a viable continuity capability, you need to read this paper.
Small Plane Smashes Into Indiana House, Two Killed
March 18, 2013 4:29 pm | by TOM COYNE,Associated Press | News | CommentsA small private aircraft clipped two houses before smashing into a third and snapping in half, killing two people inside the plane and leaking enough jet fuel to force the evacuation of nearby homes in a northern Indiana neighborhood, authorities said.
The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Launches 2013 Good Practice Guidelines
March 18, 2013 3:10 pm | News | CommentsThe Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has released its latest edition of the Good Practice Guidelines. The Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) are the independent body of knowledge for good Business Continuity practice worldwide.
Tornado Debris Study Could Lead To Better Warnings
March 18, 2013 1:07 pm | by JEFF MARTIN,Associated Press | News | CommentsPhotos and mementoes that were snatched up and blown hundreds of miles during a Southern tornado outbreak two years ago are giving researchers new insight on how debris is carried by the storms and how it could threaten the public. A new study has documented how one photo traveled nearly 220 miles over Alabama and Tennessee.
Researchers: Massive Oregon Quake Is A Matter Of When, Not If
March 18, 2013 1:02 pm | by LAUREN GAMBINO,Associated Press | News | CommentsMore than 10,000 people could die when a monster earthquake and tsunami occur just off the Pacific Northwest coast, researchers told Oregon legislators. When it hits, the report says, many communities will be left without water, power, heat and telephone service.
Wildfire Burns Outside Great Smoky Mountains
March 18, 2013 12:36 pm | News | CommentsA wildfire burning in a resort area outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee has destroyed more than 30 large rental cabins. The 145-acre fire was first reported around 5 p.m. EDT Sunday. Smoke was reported to be visible from 25 miles away.
Carnegie Mellon, NSA Seek High School Hackers
March 18, 2013 12:22 pm | by KEVIN BEGOS,Associated Press | News | CommentsBored with classes? Carnegie Mellon University and one of the government's top spy agencies want to interest high school students in a game of computer hacking. Their goal with "Toaster Wars" is to cultivate the nation's next generation of cyber warriors in offensive and defensive strategies.
Speakers' Soapbox: Ron Martel On IT Risks & Abraham Lincoln’s BC Skills
March 17, 2013 4:13 pm | by Jonna Mayberry, Editor | Articles | CommentsIn the leadup to the11th Annual Continuity Insights Management Conference, April 22-24, 2013 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, Continuity Insights sat down with Ron Martel, Development Executive at IBM Business Continuity & Resiliency Services, to discuss the impact of data breaches and the importance of thinking on multiple dimensions.
