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February 2009 bulletin: What’s new on TalkingBusinessContinuity.com

BCM Resources

• BCM Checklist tool [xls 37KB] - This simple tool can be used to help smaller organisations assess how well their business will cope with disruption.
• Risk Register and Matrix Tool [xls 41KB] helps you to track all Business Continuity Management risks within your organisation.
• Sample pages - BS 25777: 2008 Information and communications technology continuity management. Code of practice.

BS 25999 Implementation case studies

• VocaLink builds a strong BCM culture

Business Continuity book reviews
As the subject of BCM becomes more mainstream there has been increasing book publishing activity. Over the next few weeks we will be reviewing the top 10 selling BCM books in the UK so that you get an idea of which could be the most useful to you. The reviews are written by members of the group that wrote BS 25999, the internationally recognised standard for BCM.

• A Guide to Business Continuity Planning
  by James C. Barnes
• Business Continuity Strategies: Protecting Against Unplanned Disasters
  by Kenneth N Myers
• The Disaster Recovery Handbook - A Step-by-Step Plan to Ensure Business Continuity and Protect Vital Operations, Facilities, and Assets
  by Michael Wallace and Lawrence Webber

News articles

• BCI launches Business Continuity World Conference and Exhibition
  The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has announced it is to run a major new event to fill the void left by the unexpected cancellation of BC EXPO.
• Australian bushfires cause rethink of preparedness policies
  Victoria in Australia has experienced the worst bush fires ever. The current national advice is the so-called ‘stay-in-the-home’ bushfire policy but the scale of death and destruction of the recent bushfires has provoked a questioning of this policy.
• Fraud: a growing problem on both sides of the Atlantic
  Recent reports highlight the increase in fraud: KPMG reported that more than £1.1bn of fraud came to UK courts in 2008. This can have a serious impact upon your business, losing you money and reputation - both of which may threaten your ability to continue operating.
• Weather problems and how the Met Office, BBC and Environment Agency combine to warn us
  We look at the different tiers of warnings for weather and flooding and tell you where to get more information. It’s possible that your organisation could be better prepared by being more aware of the warnings and what they mean.
• FLOOD policy update
  There has been a lot in the BCM news about flooding in recent years. We take a look at the responses from local and national government in the UK. Is a consistent response emerging?

Future Events

• BCI ICT Resilience Workshop (17 March 2009) 2009)
• Business Continuity and Corporate Security (17-18 March 2009)
• UK and Europe Business Continuity Awareness Week 2009 (23-27 March 2009)
• Spring World 2009 (29 March - 01 April 2009)
• Gartner Business Continuity Management Summit (27-29 April 2009)
• BCI China Conference (5-6 May 2009)
• BCM world conference and Exhibition (11-12 November 2009)

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