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Crisis Communications 2013: Social Media & Notification Systems
March 27, 2013 1:54 pm | Articles | CommentsIn 2012, Continuity Insights published its first report into the use of social media as a crisis communications tool. This year, we dug a little deeper in an effort to learn more about the industry’s social media strategies. Over 315 participating organizations responded to the survey.
Reinsurer Cites U.S. Weather For Big Losses
March 27, 2013 12:05 pm | News | CommentsSwiss Re says the more than 300 catastrophes and disasters caused the loss of 14,000 lives and $186 billion, mostly due to "large scale weather events" in the United States such as Hurricane Sandy that accounted for $35 billion of insured losses — nearly half the total worldwide.
Administrators Armed In Colorado School District
March 27, 2013 11:05 am | by THOMAS PEIPERT,Associated Press | News | CommentsAs lawmakers across the country debate arming teachers and administrators to prevent another deadly school shooting, one Colorado school district has voted to let its superintendent and a high school principal carry concealed semi-automatic pistols on campus — a move some say sidesteps laws meant to keep schools gun-free.
Next-Generation Business Continuity
March 27, 2013 10:18 am | by Kathleen Lucey, FBCI, President, Montague Risk Management | Articles | CommentsBeing proactive embodies the intent to go beyond recovery to identify what information we need on a continuous basis, in order to identify opportunities for competitive advantage in an adverse situation. The target is an improved competitive position that can in fact increase revenues and develop long-term competitive superiority.
Spring Snow Closes U.S. Schools, Cancels Flights
March 25, 2013 4:37 pm | by MICHAEL RUBINKAM,Associated Press | News | CommentsFive days into spring, warm weather and budding flowers were just a rumor Monday as the East Coast endured another blast of winter. A wide-ranging storm that buried parts of the Midwest weakened as it moved east but still managed to carpet lawns and fields in a fresh layer of white.
NYC Post-Sandy Home Repair Program Passes 20K Mark
March 25, 2013 3:33 pm | by JENNIFER PELTZ,Associated Press | News | CommentsIn a government experiment as officials faced the challenge of housing thousands of displaced people in a densely built and expensive city, officials decided to spend about $500 million sending workers to install boilers, replace electrical panels and make other basic fixes for free so residents could return. Work began three weeks after the Oct. 29 storm.
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.
