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Trending #ISO22301 — Does It Matter?

jmayberry — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:36:51 +0000

ISO 22301 is the first converged standard in the DR/BC Industry. As a result, it is gaining momentum and is certainly a trending topic. But what does it mean to you and your organization? Where does it provide leadership and best practice, and where does it present the obvious or represent compromise? Most importantly, what aspects provide direction for opportunities to improve your program and deliver business value?

Two New Diseases Could Spark Global Outbreaks

jmayberry — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:30:12 +0000

LONDON (AP) — Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China.

Mexico Sets Shelters As Volcano Shakes, Spews Ash

jmayberry — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:53:34 +0000

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seismic activity has increased at the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City, leading authorities to alert towns in two central states and the capital.

Police Vow To Solve Shootings Of 19 In New Orleans

jmayberry — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:38:58 +0000

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Video released early Monday by New Orleans police shows a possible suspect in the Mother's Day gunfire that wounded 19 people during a neighborhood parade.

Call For Presentations: Continuity Insights New York 2013

jmayberry — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:18:48 +0000

Share your knowledge at Continuity Insights New York! Submit your presentation idea for review.

Three Suspected Cases Of SARS-Related Virus In France

jmayberry — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:26:04 +0000

PARIS (AP) — French health officials said Friday they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, in people who had close contact in the hospital with France's only confirmed case.

Beatrice Degrugillers, a spokeswoman for the regional health agency in France's Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, said a nurse at the hospital where the man was hospitalized in late April has herself been under watch at the hospital in Douai since Thursday night.

Canada Not Planning H7N9 Vaccine Studies; Will Watch U.S. Result

jmayberry — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:51:52 +0000

TORONTO, Cananda - Canada currently has no plans to ask its pandemic flu vaccine manufacturers to make trial batches of vaccine to protect against the new H7N9 bird flu, senior officials of the Public Health Agency of Canada have revealed.

While the U.S. government has said it will ask several flu vaccine manufacturers to start growing up batches of serum against the new virus this summer, Canada will watch, wait and learn from the work the U.S. does, the officials said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

Boston Cop: Never Saw Russia Warning About Suspect

jmayberry — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:47:37 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Boston police commissioner says three city police officers were working with the U.S. terrorism task force but didn't know about vague warnings by Russia's government about one of the bombing suspects delivered nearly two years before the attacks.

Courts Office Hacked; Judicial Data Security Reviewed

jmayberry — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:46:38 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked sometime between last fall and February, and up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and 1 million driver's license numbers may have been accessed during the data breach of its public website, officials said Thursday.

Global Hacker Network Steals $45M From ATMs In Mere Hours

jmayberry — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:38:47 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with which it was carried out, but also for the threat that more such thefts may be in store.