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Maker of innovative disaster recovery tool launches U.S. operations
Continuity Software opens Boston and New York offices with a bang: If the company’s application does not help disaster recovery work better, customers will not be charged a dime
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Shortage of RFID-skilled lessens, but still a problem
There is a boom in the use of RFID technology, but the very radpidity of the technology’s proliferation has brought about shortage in skilled RFID-skilled technicians
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U.S. recommends commercial technologies for communication interoperability
While the debate on emergency communication interoperability continues, the U.S. Commerce Department recommends that the federal, state, and local public safety community consider using commercial technologies
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IBM acquires Watchfire
Worries about corporate security and compliance are rising, and IBM plans to incorporate Watchfire’s solutions into Rational software and Tivoli
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Chrysler hacker convicted
Digruntled Chrysler contractor hacks company’s wirless parts distribution network
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Congress moves to protect phone records
Congress considers a bill, and the FCC tightens regulatory requirements on telecoms better to safeguard personal data, but industry says the cost is too high
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Dartmouth launches WMD respone simulation software
Sixteen hour course teaches first responders basic and advanced technqiues in handling WMD and explosive-related emergencies
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HHS launched flu pandemic blog
Sixteen experts in business, health care, and community organizers convene for a lively on-line discussion
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Financial industry gets ready for September pandemic exercises
Weeks-long program tests market’s ability to respond to wide-spread infection; FSSCC and SIFMA lend a hand
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Survey finds slow-decisions hampering continuity efforts
35 percent of British companies take more than six months just to reach a decision about what level of protection to buy; 10 percent had no data protection at all.
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UCLA tests mobile network for first responders
MANET platform will help EMS, fire, and police offficials exchange data during an emergency
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Continuity TV scheduled for June
Mediaplanet continues its series of business continuity mini-shows
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S&T Directorate announces new opportunities
Biometrics, interoperable communications, document validatiion, and blast mitigation top the agency’s wish list
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Important compliance conference to be held in Atlanta next week
Sarbanes-Oxley, the Patroit Act, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network — the regulations keep coming, and an industry is springing to help business comply
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White House issues new directive for catastrophic emergency
Little-noticed new directives gives the presdient sweeping power to ensure “enduring constitutional government” during a catastrophic emergency
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The long view
Conspiracy Theories Meet Real News: How QAnon Tries to Hijack the Internet
You’ve seen the hashtags: #love #vote #child. Are they as banal as they seem, or are they being used by the far right to attract unsuspecting readers?
Close Calls at Michigan’s Dams Are a Climate Warning to America
Record flooding pushed Michigan’s dams to the brink of disaster. The near miss reflects the national problem of infrastructure that is not suited to the challenges of a warming world.