Business Continuity Briefs:
Friday, October 12th, 2007‘Business continuity briefs’ provides a summary of new product and services press releases and other useful resources published in the last 24 hours on www.ContinuityCentral.com
Beware of Wi-Fi hot-spot scams
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning that hackers are now taking advantage of demand for public wireless hot-spots and are setting up fake Wi-Fi connections designed to steal personal information and files. Airport terminals seem to be particular targets, with Atlanta, New York LaGuardia and Los Angeles airports all reporting the discovery of such scams.
NOAA expects US likely to have above-average winter temperatures
NOAA forecasters are predicting above-average temperatures over most of the country and a continuation of drier-than-average conditions across already drought-stricken parts of the Southwest and Southeast in its winter outlook for the United States. Read press release
70 percent of organisations unable to destroy regulatory-expired records
A poll by Storage Expo which surveyed 343 organisations has found that 7 out of 10 do not have the mechanisms in place to destroy regulatory-expired records. The problem is that this data requires money to support it, opens up potential for misuse and investigation, and without removal will continue to foul up storage facilities for an organisation. The softest consequences of failure to control the archiving schedules for data is that it requires continued investment to support its existence – the hardest consequence is that it demonstrates weak IT governance and lays an organisation open to prosecution or fines.
Current environmental stories with business continuity implications:
Mixed Atlantic Hurricane Season puzzles experts
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