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ISO 22361:2022 - Crisis Management Guidelines: a closer look

Hilary EstallIn November 2022 ISO released a new guidance standard, ISO 22361:2022, to provide a structured approach to crisis management. In this article Hilary Estall MBCI, IRCA BCMS Principal Auditor reviews ISO 22361 and picks out the key points.

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Business continuity basics: how to plan and carry out exercises

business continuity exercisesBusiness continuity plans and strategies require the involvement of many different members of your organization, but to be effective during a crisis, these individuals need to have practiced their roles.

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How good is ChatGPT at answering questions about BC and resilience?

How good is ChatGPT at answering questions about business continuity and resilience?ChatGPT has never been far from the headlines over the past few months. At Continuity Central we thought it would be interesting to ask it some of the common questions we get asked about business continuity and resilience. See what you think of the answers…

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All our business continuity listings in date order

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Cyber attacks are challenging organizational business continuity capabilities
How are cloud resilience, backup, and recovery developing?
New crisis management standard released by ISO
Global study finds weaknesses in backup and recovery plans for remote workers
Seven important issues to consider when choosing a SaaS provider
Procurement teams prioritizing business continuity and operational resilience finds survey
SIFMA says that latest Industry-Wide Business Continuity Test was a success
New academic paper looks at the use of ‘infranetics’ as a framework for resilience and business continuity management
The 2023 DRI Awards of Excellence: the deadline is coming closer
BCI report looks at how organizations view business continuity and resilience
An emerging name in the business continuity market: 11:11 Systems to acquire recovery business of Sungard AS
Getting started with the business impact analysis
New research looks at the impacts of downtime and highlights increasing resolution times
A step-by-step guide to writing a business continuity plan for your business
ESMA issues consultation paper on market outages
Survey of UK IT professionals finds that over 50 percent of organizations changed business continuity plans to adapt to the pandemic
Women in Resilience: How to be ‘seen’ in a hybrid working environment
Association for Financial Professionals finds that treasury professionals are increasingly involved in business continuity and risk management
Survey shows that many organizations’ disaster recovery plans lack maturity
The winners of the BCI India & South Asia Awards 2022

Getting started with the business impact analysis

This resource explores what the business impact analysis (BIA) is, how to get started, and provides access to an easy to use BIA and Risk Assessment Worksheet to carry out your first business impact analysis or to improve existing BIAs.

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The Business Continuity Business Case Template

Business continuity is much more than making plans to deal with disasters and disruptions. It’s an integral part of a broader resilience effort - not just during a crisis, but continuously, through all the ups and downs of normal operations.

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A guide to writing a business continuity plan

In an article aimed at providing assistance to those starting out in business continuity, CMAC overviews the basics of business continuity and offers a useful framework for writing your first business continuity plan.

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Business continuity?

Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.

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