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DISASTER
RECOVERY
JOURNAL
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EXECUTIVE
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Patrick Corcoran, IBM Bus. Cont. & Rec. Services
Jeff Dato, MBCP, KPMG
Edward S. Devlin, E.S. Devlin & Associates
Judith Eckles, SunGard Availability Services
James Hammill, CBCP, JMH Consulting Inc.
John Jackson, HP
INTERNATIONAL
CONTACTS
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Business Continuity
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Journal of Business Continuity
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Quake Japan Co., Ltd.
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fax: 03-3215-2881
Brazil:
Jose Carlos Ferreira
Disaster Recovery Mercosul
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NATURAL DISASTERS
A
Season of Fury
This May, a prime time for tornadoes in the Midwest, we saw an unprecedented
amount of storm activity that struck at the heart of municipal infrastruture
across the Plains states and into the South. More than 50 lives –
and millions of dollars worth of property – were lost in Kansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma alone.
By DAVID LEBEN
NATURAL DISASTERS
How
Banks Responded To Tornadoes
On Sunday, May 4, 2003, several tornadoes struck Pierce City and Stockton
in Missouri. Branch banks in both locations suffered major damage. By
MILAN A. PADDOCK
NATURAL DISASTERS
The
Week of 413 Tornadoes
Basement stairs took a beating from May 4-10, 2003, as 413 tornadoes
occurred from Califonia to Virginia – more tornadoes than in any
other one-week period since 1950, the year reliable records became available.
By MICHAEL R. SMITH
LEGAL ISSUES
False
Cover
When your company experiences a catastrophe, the immediate concern is
getting things back to normal. It’s only afterward that the uncomfortable
questions will begin to come up.
By BRUCE T. BLYTHE & TERRI BUTLER STIVARIUS
BIOTERRORISM
Preparing
Your Organization For a Terrorist Attack
On March 30, 2003, three subsidiaries of a U.S. corporation were the
target of a bioterrorism attack. This was the scenario for a mock disaster.
By DR. IVAN WALKS
HIPAA
Contingency
Planning and the HIPAA Security Rule
The latest rule published under HIPAA became law on April 21, 2003.
By ANGELO F. CARDONA, CBCP
HIPAA
HIPAA
Top Priority For Health Care Providers
Reaching HIPAA compliance represents a huge challenge to many companies.
By VAN CARLISLE
HEALTH EPIDEMIC
Checklist
For Dealing With SARS Outbreak
By as early as June 2003, statistics showed that more than 8,500 people
were infected with the SARS virus with more than 800 deaths worldwide.
By HENRY EE, MBCI, CBCP
CRISIS RESPONSE
Customer-Focused
Crisis Response
An unforeseen crisis can have a significant impact on your customer’s
behavior. By PHIL VEAL
INDUSTRY
New
Business Continuity Realities
The demand of business continuity and recovery solutions has never been
higher. By JOHN ZANNOS
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
Mold
Control Begins with Moisture Control, Remediation
Concern is growing about potential health risks due to the presence
of fungi in the buildings in which we live, work, learn recuperate and
play. By PAUL HARKINS
PERSONNEL
The
Human(e) Side: Recovering Human Technology
The emotional, financial and organizational impact of accidents is far-reaching.
By GERALD LEWIS, Ph.D.
CASE HISTORY
Off
Site, Off The Hook?
How do you define a facility as being “off site?” Do you
use the campus approach or the mileage approach? Or does your facility
use as approach similar to ours? If you cannot hear the hospital fire
alarm bells, you are off site. A waste basket fire set off a chain of
events to test this hospital staff.
By THOMAS J. MUSER, MS, CHSP
PLANNING ISSUES
‘Well,
It Worked Last Year!’
As business continuity professionals we know that periodic reviews of
our plans are critical. Plans can become as stale as last week’s
croissants very quickly. By CHRIS ROHRS, CBCP
PDA PROTECTION
Handheld
Computing Power: A Two-Edged Sword
Is your corporate date sitting in a forgotten PDA at the airport lounge?
By JOAN HERBIG
RISK ASSESSMENT
Understanding
and Communicating Risk Assessment
Thorough and detailed, you have lots of valuable information. What does
it all mean? By HENRY KALT
DATA RECOVERY
Synchronicity
or Not
In today’s data processing environment, synchronicty of data may
need to be addressed when performing backups as well as the recovery
of data. By JEFF BLACKMON
DATA RECOVERY
Multi-Terabyte
Data Recovery In A Few Clicks
Because data is the backbone of today’s organizations, immediate
recovery is crucial. By JEFF IVERSON
DATA PROTECTION
Business
Continuity Via Satellite Communications
For corporations that rely on their networks to generate revenue, protection
from network outages or even slowdowns is critical. A network outage
translates directly to lost revenue. By EMIL REGARD
INFORMATION AVAILABILITY
Application-Aware
Solutions
An enterprise needs to maintain availability as near to 24x7 as possible.
By ELAINE S. PRICE
DATA PROTECTION
Mid-Market
Companies Leave Tape Backup Behind
Mid-sized businesses face a particularly daunting task in implementing
data protection strategies with limited IT resources and budgets. By
ROBERT CRAMER
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