Business continuity news

ISO 22301:2019 reviewed: changes, clarifications but no new requirements…

Details: Published: Wednesday, 15 January 2020 09:45

In October 2019 a revised version of the business continuity management standard, ISO 22301, was published. In this article Hilary Estall, MBCI and IRCA Lead BCMS Auditor, explores the new version. Lifting the lid on what appears to be an uncontroversial update identifies areas which, whether aligned or certified to the Standard, will require time and thought to digest and apply.

Business continuity trends and challenges 2020: interim survey results

Details: Published: Friday, 03 January 2020 08:58

For the past six years Continuity Central has conducted an online survey asking business continuity professionals about their expectations for the year ahead. We are repeating the survey again and the interim results are now available. They are as follows...

The case for and against Situational Crisis Communication Theory

Details: Published: Thursday, 12 December 2019 08:53

Situational Crisis Communication Theory (SCCT) was suggested in 2007 by Dr. W. Timothy Coombs. According to the theory, crisis managers should match strategic crisis responses to the level of crisis responsibility and reputational threat posed by a crisis (1). In the following two articles Charlie Maclean-Bristol and Jim Preen put the case for and against SCCT.

Novel coronavirus is an emerging disease that organizations need to monitor

Details: Published: Friday, 10 January 2020 09:47

The Chinese news agency Xinhua has reported that a novel coronavirus is the cause of a ‘mystery’ outbreak of pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Previously emerging coronavirus variations were behind the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) outbreaks.

The top twenty feature articles published by Continuity Central in 2019

Details: Published: Thursday, 02 January 2020 10:00

Continuity Central exists to provide the business continuity, resilience and enterprise risk management professions with news and information. Each week we publish a number of feature articles looking in detail at a relevant area. This listing shows the 20 most popular feature articles from those published during 2019…

‘Adaptive E-Business Continuity Management: Evidence from the Financial Sector’

Details: Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 08:41

A new academic paper focuses on business continuity management in organizations that use modern e-business technologies, discussing the need to ‘make the shift from traditional business continuity management towards ‘e-Business Continuity Management’ (e-BCM)’: an approach which is more suitable for modern technological environments.

Proposals requested for development of airport crisis management and business continuity guidance

Details: Published: Tuesday, 07 January 2020 13:45

The Transportation Research Board's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is asking for interested parties to consider submitting a proposal for developing a ‘Practical Guide for Integrating Crisis Management and Business Continuity’ and for associated research.

How many organizations have converged physical security, cyber security, and business continuity functions?

Details: Published: Thursday, 19 December 2019 09:10

ASIS International has published the results of a survey which looks at whether organizations in United States, Europe, and India are converging their protective functions.

Why we all breathe a sigh of relief when things go wrong for others…

Details: Published: Wednesday, 04 December 2019 09:19

Jon Seaton reflects on his career in business continuity to date and offers seven crisis management lessons which business continuity managers can relate to their organization and role.