Business continuity in Oman and UAE explored

The Times of Oman has reported that KPMG recently held an Information Security and Business Continuity conference to present the findings of a survey carried out in Oman and the UAE.

The survey showed that the vast majority of companies in the two countries are considering business continuity planning, driven by factors such as customer service, compliance and safety issues, with 57 percent naming regulatory issues as a key concern.

However, the survey shows that only 20-24 per cent of companies have an enterprise-wide security or business continuity plan in place, with up to 50 percent of companies confining continuity plans to the IT department and limited critical systems. Only 12 per cent of companies currently have these functions reporting directly to the board.

•Date: 17th May 2007 • Region: Middle East •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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