Contingency Planning
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Companies plan for possible swine flu pandemic
News There's no telling how bad the swine flu outbreak will be, but experts say companies should be preparing for the worst.
Tags: Crisis communications, Database management, Employee, Mobile, Plan, Sprint Communications, Gartner Inc., Crisis communications, network, health care
Beef up your BCP with blogs, podcasts
Techguide In the unpredictable world of today, organizations must be prepared for the unexpected and ensure their business can remain operational amid the chaos.
Tags: Web logs, Workplace, Human resources, Personnel management, Employee communications
Consult HR when making disaster recovery plans
Techguide The HR department can help identify the individuals in business units whom you need to consult, and assist in training end users on DR policies.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, IT training, Disaster recovery
Emergency services still lag in Y2K preparations
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Privacy: The ugly truth
News Issues involving our personal privacy affect our day-to-day lives much more than you might think, says columnist Scott Wright. Is there information in a database somewhere that you wouldn't want everyone to look through?
Senate Y2K report raises flags despite progress
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True life lessons: emergency communication
Blogs There's nothing like actual disaster stories to justify going to work in the morning, is there? For that reason, I s...
Tags: Business security, Wireless e-mail devices, Business Strategies & Functions, Business planning, Mobile applications, Employee policy/training
S'pore Y2K centers on standby for Feb 29
News Although tomorrow marks a special leap year that occurs once every 400 years, there will be no merrymaking at downtown Orchard Road.
BCP's Holy Grail
Blogs If your insurance company offered a reduced premium for having a BCP, would that get your CFO's attention? Of course...
'You can't scare me!'
Blogs The July 2006 e-mail newsletter from U.S. disaster recovery book distributor Rothstein Associates has an article on disa...
Tags: Business security, Business Strategies & Functions, Business planning
Terror in Tampines?
Blogs The financial sector in Singapore was terrorized by last month's "IWE" (Industry Wide Exercise) staged by British KPMG ...
Tags: Business security, Business Strategies & Functions, Banking, Business planning
Mobile virus no real threat for now
Techguide Despite the emergence of a proof-of-concept virus that can attack both PCs and handhelds, businesses do not yet have much cause to worry about mobile viruses, say market observers.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software
HIPAA compliance and disaster recovery
Techguide Find out what your disaster recovery plan must cover in order to comply with current HIPAA regulations.
Address these 7 areas in a wireless LAN security policy
Techguide Mike Mullins details seven key areas such a policy should address to establish the basis for deployment, use, and management of a wireless network.
Tags: Policy and management, Employee policy/training
Preparing for large-scale disasters
Techguide Set realistic expectations for recovery time in the event of large-scale disasters.
