The World Health Organization has this week expressed concern regarding the potential for transmission of avian influenza to other species, including humans. During a press briefing in Geneva Thursday, WHO's chief scientist, Jeremy Farrar, referred to the situation as one of "enormous concern".

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Fusion Risk Management has announced general availability of its AI-powered assistant. Based on industry best practices and 20 years of practical resilience and continuity experience, Resilience Copilot has been designed to allow practitioners to automate manual and time-consuming activities, obtain deeper insights into incidents, and rapidly respond to disruptions.

The deadline for the 2024 Business Continuity Awards has been extended by two weeks. Celebrating achievement in business continuity, security and resilience, the Business Continuity Awards are the most anticipated and celebrated event in the business continuity calendar, providing unrivalled networking, alongside a night of entertainment and celebration.

The 2024 Business Continuity Awards are open for entries. Celebrating achievement in business continuity, security and resilience, the Business Continuity Awards are the most anticipated and celebrated event in the business continuity calendar, providing unrivalled networking, alongside a night of entertainment and celebration.

Databarracks has successfully achieved ISO 22301 certification, the international standard that defines the requirements and best practices for business continuity management. This means that Databarracks has demonstrated it has the procedures and practices in place to adequately manage risks to its own continuity of operations, and to its ability to continue providing services to its clients.

In our interconnected global economy, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea have reverberated throughout the realm of continuity insurance and risk management. The attacks carried out by Houthi rebels on commercial vessels in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait have already had substantial repercussions. Shipping cost increases have intensified over the past few weeks along routes that traditionally rely on the Suez Canal.

Risk management solutions provider, Riskonnect, has acquired risk, insurance and underwriting technology solutions provider, Ventiv Technology.

Organisations have become more reliant than ever before on their IT systems, with two-thirds of respondents to a Databarracks survey reporting that they would not survive a day without them. Some 68% of respondents to the vendor's Data Health Check research report revealed that they could survive less than 24 hours without IT access.

Registrations are now open for the 2024 CIR Resilience Series. Our topical agenda for the day features presentations, panels and debates, curated to help resilience professionals understand, explore and debate today's most pressing resilience challenges.

The 2024 Business Continuity Awards are open for entries. Celebrating achievement in business continuity, security and resilience, the Business Continuity Awards are the most anticipated and celebrated event in the business continuity calendar, providing unrivalled networking, alongside a night of entertainment and celebration.

Critical events solutions provider Everbridge has secured a patent related to the use of AI in technology such as analytics dashboards for critical event management software systems.

AXA XL Risk Consulting has launched a water impact and sustainability evaluation tool, intended to offer a remote, customisable solution to helps risk managers to evaluate and act on water risks.

The risk associated with dependence on a particular cloud provider for multiple business capabilities is in the top five emerging risks for organisations for the second consecutive quarter, according to a survey by Gartner.

Food production in Northern Ireland could face disruption as union members of the Veterinary Service Animal Health Group begin a five-day strike. The strike over pay by Northern Irish vets and meat inspectors will mean that no slaughter of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry can take place across the whole of Northern Ireland this week.