One of our favorite authors of articles related to business continuity and contingency planning is Linda Tucci, a senior news writer for the CIO magazine.
In response to a presidential advisory group of leading scientists warning of possible absentee rates of 30% to 50% happening this coming flu season and lasting for an unknown duration, Linda Tucci has again given some very clear focus on what companies should be doing now to mitigate this risk.
We believe that we can all agree that the growth of dependency on the internet by both private and commercial interests and activities is without question. The added concern of how the use of the internet is affecting privacy is also a fact that is not only agreed upon but also is a part of internet usage that many organizations watch very carefully when it comes to online security and privacy issues. When coupled with growing regulatory mandates and economic penalties for non-compliance to those regulations, it is easy to see how the potential occurence of security and privacy breaches can have a great impact on that organization’s ongoing business and its business continuity plans.
With interests in social networking activity on the internet growing for both organizations and individuals, we believe a recent article about how we are losing our privacy as individuals on the internet as written by Gregory M. Lamb, staff writer for the Christian Science Monitor, is well worth reading. We think this article has a lot to say about an individual’s privacy on the internet that speaks to and may be a precursor to similar concerns facing an organization regarding its privacy issues on the internet.
In a recent posting in ITBusinessEdge, Carl Herberger, of EvolveIP, wrote an excellent article that captures the issues, activities and concerns surrounding Information Security and Compliance both now and especially as we plan our strategies for 2010.
This is a must reading for all personnel in charge of Business Continuity Managment and Planning within their respective organizations. As we approach 2010, and even more information and opinions of what trends, activities and concerns over business continuity, security and privacy issues develop, we will continue to bring your attention to articles and postings like these.
