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‘The Storm’ can be many things to many organisations and can include anything from the financial crises to Cybercrime and natuaral disasters. Rather than just surviving this year, why not take a risk based approach and put plans in place to thrive instead?

If you’re responsible for ensuring that your organisation responds to and survives any form of disaster – from an IT service discontinuity to a major act of nature – this Masterclass covers all the key steps in using BS25999 best practice for your business continuity arrangements.

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All organisations face business continuity risks. Consider: 80% of organisations with a tried and tested business continuity plan are likely to survive a major business discontinuity; only 20% of those without a business continuity plan are likely to survive Over 90% of organisations that suffer a significant data loss are not in business two years later The Business Continuity Institute’s 2005 survey indicates that 30% of businesses still don’t have a business continuity plan The data indicates that many of the existing plans are not comprehensive and that maintenance (testing and updating) is generally inadequate ‘Backup’ is not the same as a business continuity plan, and terrorism should be specifically addressed BS25999 is the best practice standard for business continuity plans and every organisation should, for its own survival, follow as much of the BS25999 guidance as is appropriate for its specific circumstances. It supports chapter 14 of ISO/IEC 27002 which deals extensively with the information security aspects of business continuity planning. The best way to improve cyber resilience of your company is to implement Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) aligned with BS25999. BS25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit contains all the templates and tools that will enable you to quickly and effectively implement a BCMS in line with BS25999. Plus, if you buy this toolkit before 23rd December you will receive ICT Strategy Toolkit absolutely free! BS25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit Price: €469.95

If you’re new to business continuity and BS25999 you might also be interested in the following publications:

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Business Continuity and BS25999: A Combined Glossary

Business Continuity Management: A Manager’s Guide to BS25999

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If you’re new to business continuity and BS25999 you might also be interested in the following publications:

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity by Thejendra BS

Business Continuity and BS25999: A Combined Glossary by Sarah Cook

Business Continuity Management: A Manager’s Guide to BS25999 by Tony Drewitt

A recent report by Regus has uncovered Indian businesses are ill prepared to deal with natural disasters. The survey, whose findings can be found on the India Infoline news Service Website, revealed that almost 50% of businesses in India do not have a disaster recovery plan (DR) in place for their information security.

In 2011 India was struck by a spate of natural disasters including Tsunamis, fires, vandalism, earthquakes and terrorist attacks. These all resulted in huge costs to businesses and further highlighted the critical issue of disaster recovery and business continuity within Indian organisations.

Staggeringly, when you consider India is often a country affected by natural disasters due to its geographical position, you would expect more than 50% of businesses to have a DR plan in place. The cost of implementing a DR is seen as a major barrier, with 43.5% stating this prohibits their planning. Conversely, 63.5% of organisations would consider buying a workplace DR facility, if affordable options were available.

But India is not alone. There are almost 45% businesseses around the world that do not have a DR plan whilst 55% of them have no BC plan for their workspace regulations.

India Infoline News Service (IIFL) lists the following key findings of the Regus survey:

• 45% of firms globally do not have an IT DR plan in place ensuring systems are up and running within 24 hours
• Globally 55% of firms have no workplace recovery that could be available within 24 hours
• 33% of respondents globally report that they perceive  the cost of DR as prohibitive
• However, more than half of respondents (55%) declared that they would invest in workplace recovery if the service were suitably priced
• Although larger firms are better prepared for disaster recovery than smaller companies, 26% of larger corporates still remain without a DR facility for their IT systems, and 40% have no workplace DR facility
• Financial services (71%) and ICT businesses (66%) were more likely to have a business continuity plan although more than 40% of firms in these sectors have no workplace recovery arrangement

Alan Calder, CEO of IT Governance Asia, comments, “No organisation can stop disasters from happening, but every organisation should take the measures necessary to protect its assets (including its staff) in case of unexpected events. It is the board’s responsibility to ensure that they have a robust and fully tested business continuity and disaster recovery plan, which covers all of the risks that could potentially harm their business.”

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Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity >>

Coping with Unplanned Absences >>

If you are working towards compliance with BS25999, then implement a BCMS with the BS25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit.

BS25999 is best practice for Business Continuity Management, and this toolkit contains all the templates and tools that enable a BC manager to quickly and effectively implement a BCMS in line with BS25999.

BS25999 sets out that a BCMS must contain a set of documents including a BCM policy, a risk assessment, a business impact analysis, a business continuity strategy, an incident response structure and many more. This toolkit provides document templates for each policy, which you can easily tailor to your business, saving you a great deal of time and resources.

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	BS25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit Our Price: Rs. 17,224.58 BS25999 is best practice for Business Continuity Management, and this toolkit contains all the templates and tools that will enable you to quickly and effectively implement a BCMS in line with BS25999.

This toolkit also contains electronic copies of the following specialist guides:

• BS25999 A Pocket Guide
• Business Continuity and BS25999: A Combined Glossary
• Business Continuity Management: A Manager’s Guide to BS25999

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