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Physical security is the more tangible part of continuity, the IT side of continuity less tangible and often more difficult to ensure. We can ensure that your BCP integrates both physical and IT security.
Continuity and Risk Management
What sort of incidents can bring a business down? These range from large scale incidents in extreme cases like terrorism, fire and floods, to other smaller incidents, which can be just as devastating, such as sabotage, data theft or loss, IT system failure and legal breaches.
Business Continuity Planning and Management (BCP/BCM) ensures that in the event of an incident the business has a plan in place to minimise the impact of the incident. Good BCM can help maintain customer satisfaction, minimise loss, increase stakeholder confidence, maintain employee health and safety, maintain brand image and meet legal obligations.
We probably all understand that business operates in a world surrounded by risk and varying surety. Yet most organisations do not make adequate plans for an event that could interrupt, jeopardise or possibly finish the business. It is ironic that the precipitating event will not usually be linked to how effective and successful the business is. This makes the loss of business, or indeed the loss of the business itself, even more tragic.
The 2004 Civil Contingencies Act instructs all emergency services and local authorities to actively prepare and plan for emergencies. Local authorities also have the legal obligation under this act to lead the promotion of business continuity practices. The British Standards Institute released a new standard for BCP in November 2007. BS 25999-2 comprises a Code of Practice and a Specification.