Disaster recovery: Is your business ready?

As businesses up and down the east coast feel the effects of Hurricane Sandy, now is as good a time as any to evaluate your company’s disaster recovery/business continuity plans. These documents enable a business to enumerate, detail, and prioritize its operations to...

H1N1 Past Peak…For Now

The World Health Organization announced last month that the second wave of the H1N1 (swine) flu pandemic had abated slightly after reaching its height in the United States in November.  However, the organization warned of additional waves of the pandemic event and...

Northeast Ice Storm Anniversary (Part 2)

Note:  This is the second installment of a reflection on last year’s ice storm that devastated northern Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire, and southern Maine.  For the first installment, please refer to this link. While many employees of a firm see a snowy day or...

Northeast Ice Storm Anniversary (Part 1)

It’s been a year since a historically-devastating Thursday night ice storm gripped northern Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire, and southern Maine.  Though the ice eventually melted, down trees and damaged power infrastructure robbed several thousand individuals...

Government Provides Pandemic Guidance

While there is little new to report on the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic, other than the fact that flu season is coming soon, the vaccine will be released shortly, the flu as it currently stands is not as deadly as it was initially projected to be, and the 2009 H1N1 is...

Vacation Over?

As the summer begins to wind down and many executives and employees return from their well-deserved vacations, just over the horizon lies a great deal of challenges in the fields of information security.  Perhaps two of the largest information security-related...

Phase 6

Today it was announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) has assessed the current swine flu (H1N1 virus) situation and confirmed that it is the first full-blown pandemic in 41 years. The WHO has declared a pandemic Phase 6 for the first time since the advent of...

If It Blows Over…

The latest reports of the swine flu outbreak indicate that the virus is not as bad as first feared, and it is starting to wane in its epicenter of Mexico.  Of course, this is very good news, but it is important to note that the world is certainly not “out of the...

CNN: Companies Preparing For Worst

There is a useful article available currently on CNN.com regarding some of the largest companies in the country preparing for the worst by starting to implement their pandemic contingency plans.  This is a good sign, as these businesses represent a significant portion...

Swine Flu Update – April 29

For the first time since the advent of the rating system, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the pandemic alert phase to Phase 5. According to the WHO, Phase 5 is characterized by “widespread human infection” and is described as a “strong signal that a...

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