Help determine the 2011 Business Continuity Personality of the Year by submtting your vote from this year's shortlist.

The shortlist for the 2011 Business Continuity Awards has been announced.

SunGard Availability Services has announced a shake up to its management team. Chris Higgins has been appointed customer services director and Declan Sharpe senior vice-president, sales and UK sales director.

The shortlist for the Business Continuity Awards will be announced tomorrow.

Nearly two thirds of managers report that cyber security threats are now posing a serious risk to their business, with nearly a third of UK organisations having come under a cyber attack in the past 12 months, says CMI.

Business advisory, Deloitte, has developed a new smartphone application to help businesses handle disasters and crises. The new application, Bamboo, is the first app of its kind and is not reliant on mobile network connectivity to work.

The deadine for entries for this year's Business Continuity Awards has been extended to Friday 25th February.

Just one week remains before the deadline for entries for the 2011 Business Continuity Awards. Don't miss out...

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) continue to put their livelihoods at risk by not taking the time to prepare business continuity plans. This is the conlusion drawn by a report just published by Aviva.

The Business Continuity Awards 2011, the industry's most are now open for entries. Since 1998, the Awards have recognised excellence within the field of business continuity and operational risk management.

The Government’s £200m cuts on flood defences could have a catastrophic effect on the commercial property market by making flood insurance unavailable. This warning came today from Bill Gloyn, partner, European real estate, JLT.

Vincent West has joined Aon Risk Solutions’ global risk consulting team in the UK to head up its business continuity practice. With over 20 years' experience, he was most recently managing consultant at Marsh Risk Consulting, and prior to that has worked as head of business continuity services for Norwich Union Risk Services, and Cable & Wireless.

As the cold snap shows no signs of abating, Aon Risk Solutions,is advising businesses affected by the snow to constantly evaluate their business continuity plans and note any findings to minimise impact from future events.

Computerlinks is has announced plans to provide a suite of internet continuity services for the channel in 2011. The services will be delivered using Avanti Communications’ HYLAS 1 satellite, which was launched into space last week. HYLAS 1 is the first predominantly Ka-band satellite to give coverage to key European markets.

Aviva has launched a free business continuity plan template for businesses in the technology sector. The document has been drawn up by a team of specialist business interruption (BI) surveyors.