Business Continuity

After an SME representative spoke out early last week against the enforcement of PCI DSS regulatory measures, saying that they would damage small businesses, security experts have come out to defend the data security standards, although the issue is clearly complex.
Data security expert Jan Fry explained in an interview with SC Magazine that there was [...]

Louise Theunissen has recently become the first appointee to the Business Continuity Institute’s (BCI) controlling board that hails from an African nation.
Mrs Theunissen became the BCI’s South African representative at the end of 2009 and has since had her place within the UK-based organisation cemented by the recent announcement of her board member status.
Her reputation [...]

Businesses of all sizes expected to suffer during the recent treacherous weather conditions that gripped the UK, but new statistics suggest that a majority of SMEs felt that they were more than adequately prepared to deal with the harsh climate.
A survey carried out by YouGov on behalf of Citrix GoToMyPC found that 78 per cent [...]

After weeks of snow, ice and salt shortages creating the worst conditions for three decades, the plans that businesses around the country had put in place to ensure that they could continue to operate were called into action.
The rail networks and major roads have been severely impacted and hundreds of schools were closed, with the [...]

A new report into disaster recovery measures used by small and medium-sized enterprises has shown that a vast majority are failing to adequately prepare for worst case scenarios.
The British Insurance Broker’s Association (BIBA) has revealed that 80 per cent of all small businesses are forced to close after a typical disaster befalls them, with most [...]

The ripples of the global financial crisis have affected the plans and fortunes of hundreds of businesses and services. Nearly a year ago a Market-Wide Exercise (MWE) was scheduled within the financial sector. The aim was to explore the potential effects of a cataclysmic meteorological event upon financial sector businesses, particularly those central to the [...]

It is not just electronic viruses that can generate catastrophes within businesses. The pandemic spread of swine flu has had a global impact and, as Autumn approaches, a secondary wave of illness may be on the cards. Experts predict that in the event of a swine flu reflux, an estimated 20% of working adults may [...]

In 2007, Backup Technology were the first provider worldwide to combine BlueArc’s Titan network attached storage solution with Asigra’s agentless multi site enterprise backup platform. After completing a lengthy process of testing and due diligence the BlueArc solution has provided Backup Technology with the scalability to grow to protect over 950 terabytes of data whilst [...]

Yet another case of data loss has entered the public domain following a Freedom of Information request.
The Ministry of Defence have admitted that computer disks lost at a British Royal Air Force base contained sensitive files on the private lives of senior officers. The extremely personal information had been given by servicemen for an in-depth [...]

Data loss is increasing……
Last year KPMG reported the worst year for data loss since 2005. More worryingly if the same data loss trend continues, the number of cases of data loss globally could rise to over 190 million this year. However, if the ever threatening possibility of data loss isn’t alarming enough how about adding [...]