A survey of New South Wales Shires and Councils has looked at risk management, business continuity, and internal audit practices and identified a number of gaps in some critical areas. Over 50 percent of NSW councils participated in the survey
The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority has published an updated version of the country’s business continuity standard.
This year’s CIR Magazine Business Continuity Awards will take place on 11th June 2015 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
The shortlist for the awards had now been released and reads as follows:
The US Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has published a revised Business Continuity Planning Booklet, which is part of the FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook.
The current global influenza situation is characterized by a number of trends that must be closely monitored, says the World Health Organization (WHO) in a recent briefing document.
A new report by the Business Continuity Institute, supported by certification body NQA, has shown that 6 out of 10 organizations adopt ISO 22301, the international standard for business continuity management. Organizations with strong top management commitment to standardising business continuity practice are four times more likely to adopt ISO 22301 than those who do not.
The Business Continuity Institute has published its fourth annual Horizon Scan report. This year’s report has been published in association with BSI.
The Business Continuity Institute has published a new guide that will assist those who have responsibility for business continuity to manage their exercise programme.
The BCI’s annual North America Awards for outstanding contributions to the business continuity and resilience profession were presented on Tuesday 24th March at the DRJ Spring World Conference in Orlando.
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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.
