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FCC puts 700 MHz item on 31 July
Since 9/11 there have been calls for making part of the 700 MHz spectrum a dedicated public-safety band; the FCC is inching toward a ruling on the issue
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Terror insurance bill -- with lower trigger -- clears House subcommittee
Threshold triggering federal reinsurance coverage for terrorism damage would be dramatically reduced: The bill’s original plan was to lower program’s trigger to $50 million from its current $100 million level; subcommittee’s measure would lower it to $5 million
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Security Standard Conference to explore effects of 9/11 on business
Second annual Security Standard conference to examine whether business have learned how to protect themselves from debilitating threats, and and other questions relating to the health and safety of corporations in the age of terror
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Peach releases 12-step compliance certification scheme
We note that compliance monitoring is a growig industry, and a U.K. company issues a 12-step compliance certification tool you may find useful
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Start-up offers tool to validate disaster-recovery implementations
Every time a change is made in the production environment it must be implemented in a similar way in the disaster-recovery environment; new toll helps do just that
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IBM acquires Watchfire, expands governance and management unit
Compliance monitoring and risk management are growing industries, and IBM continues its aggressive acquisition of innovative — and complementary — companies to bolster its offerings
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IBM offers business continuity solution
IBM’s resiliency Maturity Index quantitatively assesses the ability of an organization to recover from different disasters; it also looks at the human aspect of business continuity
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DHS unveils plan for protecting trade after terrorist attack on ports
In visit to L.A., Chertoff outlines a strategy for rapid resumption of commerce in the event of an attack on a U.S. port
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Europeans stress emergency communication interoperability
ORCHESTRA is an EU-funded project aiming to develop an IT architecture that defines how proprietary IT systems can interact
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More people hospitalized in Ukraine following toxic substance dispersion
More than 70 people hospitalized following derailment of train carrying toxic phosphorous; two decades after Chernobyl, citizens suspicious of government reassurances
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Westlin, Zogmo offer dual data center IT continuity deal
Interest is growing in disaster communication continuity solutions, and two Texas companies join hands to offer a dual data center solution
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Depending on a data center makes your company vulnerable
Relying on a data center may be necessary for company operations, but it adds a layer of vulneability for which companies must prepare
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TeleContinuity offers survivable communication solution
Communication systems collapse or are severly disrupted during disasters; for many businesses, communication survivability means business survivability; this is where TeleContinuity comes in
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Airwave emergency communication radios "seriously flawed"
In 2002 London launched a £3 billion emergency communication service; 7/7 highlighted shortcomings in the system, and a new study finds that two years later the system is still flawed
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Many 7/7 attack victims are still dealing with its repercussions
Those who survive a terrorist attack have many problems to cope with, and government bureaucracies set up to help vitims are often not as nimble as we would hope
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The long view
Trump Aims to Shut Down State Climate Policies
President Donald Trump has launched an all-out legal attack on states’ authority to set climate change policy. Climate-focused state leaders say his administration has no legal basis to unravel their efforts.