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Why large format printing has a future

Even as disaster response teams begins to embrace smaller format devices that make operations more flexible and mobile, large format printing still plays an important role in how the public sector responds to emergency situations. So says Santiago Morera, the Vice President & General Manager of Hewlett Packard’s large format printing business.

BCP ignorance slows Asia's response to H1N1

A lack of awareness of business continuity planning (BCP) is ...

US city trials emergency notification system

The Columbus City Government plans to use an emergency notification ...

12 May 2009 | News

India: security threat cuts visit to stores and hotels

Indian’s heightened sense of insecurity over the past six months after the Mumbai attacks has led them to change their recreational behaviour in several significant ways.

4 May 2009 | News

Telecommuting: the way to avoid swine flu?

The possibility of a widespread swine flu outbreak is prompting companies to think about business continuity and how options such as tele-work may become necessary.

22 April 2009 | News

Indonesia govt admits poor disaster strategy

Many of Indonesia’s regions remain unprepared for disasters and have no prevention or management strategy, despite the country’s high vulnerability to floods, landslides and earthquakes, say government officials.

22 April 2009 | News

Climate disasters to affect 375m by 2015: Oxfam

The international aid agency fears that the sharp increase in climate-related disaster could overwhelm emergency responses

3 March 2009 | Feature

The BCM bubble

What does it really mean for an individual to be “certified” in business continuity?

3 March 2009 | Feature

How to create a culture of continuity

Abdulrahman Al-Onaizan, Head of Business Continuity Management at Arab National Bank, explains how his organisation succeeded in establishing award-winning BCM practices.

2 March 2009 | News

Glasgow Airport attack response: a lesson for Mumbai

The response to the terrorist attack on Glasgow International Airport in June 2005 is a text-book example of how a business can quickly return to normal after a major incident, the President of Singapore’s Business Continuity Group (BCG), Jaspar Tan, said at a security briefing last week.

2 March 2009 | News

Joined-up approach for corporate security urged

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has urged companies to align more closely IT security with other corporate security functions, after conducting a study of 10 FTSE companies with the aim of discovering ‘what a 21st century security function looks like’.

2 March 2009 | News

Singapore Police holds counter-terrorism briefing

The Singapore Police Force held a security briefing for local businesses last week (Friday 27 February) as part of a plan to involve the local community in counter-terrorism measures. The briefing was prompted by last November’s Mumbai attacks in which international terrorism claimed its first Singaporean victim.

3 December 2008 | News

Secure your network with LockIT

Innovative outlet lock and locking patch cords can be used to secure RJ45-style connectors and active equipment

24 November 2008 | Research

Disaster or attack expected within four years

A survey of leading security experts in the United States predicts that disaster will inevitably strike - but that this is more likely to be natural disaster rather than a terrorist attack.

24 November 2008 | News

ADB to help develop regional disaster risk insurance scheme

The Asian Development Bank is funding a project to create risk insurance schemes for the region’s to better cope with natural disasters.

21 November 2008 | Interview

Disaster management: a recipe for sustainable development

Facing social & economic implications of unforeseen shock events, governments and organisations need to work together to better prepare, respond & mitigate, writes Ray Shirkhodai, Executive Director of Pacific Disaster Centre.

13 November 2008 | Research

Cybercrime perceived as major business risk

A survey has found out that companies are taking a greater interest in protecting sensitive information and intellectual property from threats coming from the web.

6 November 2008 | Spotlight

Earthquakes in Asia: Whole Lotta Shakin’

With the world entering a new cycle of vicious earthquakes, businesses in Asia need to be more prepared for the tremors, says Nathaniel Forbes

3 November 2008 | Interview

Protecting the economic base of society

Ilan Mizrahi, former Chairman of Israel’s National Security Council and Deputy Director of Mossad, argues that private organisations are targets of terrorists and explains how they should protect themselves.

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