ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System

ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System

What Is Business Continuity Management?

Business Continuity Management is about being ready for events that affect a business's critical activities and processes, so that any situation or incident can be met with a planned and prepared response.

Applying the ISO 22301 standard enables a business to keep its activities running at an acceptable level after a disruption or incident.

Embedding the Business Continuity Management System into the Business Culture, BCM Programme Management

Understanding the business; setting the Business Continuity Management strategy; developing and applying the BCM response; exercises and review.

Business Continuity Standards

• BS 25999, ISO 22301
• ISO 27001 and ISO 27031
• ITIL and ISO 20000
• COBIT
• ISO standards (TC 223)

BS 25999-1: A business continuity code of practice that explains the requirements of BS 25999-2.

BS 25999-2: The set of core rules for business continuity practice, defining the minimum requirements for setting up a BCMS.

ISO 22301: The new edition of BS 25999 developed by ISO, which replaced BS 25999 in 2012.

ITIL: Information Technology Infrastructure Library, required for the effective running of processes such as IT service management and availability management.

COBIT: Covers control objectives and process details for Information and Related Technology. It covers the control objectives, performance criteria, risks, and audit activities for the continuity-related stages discussed in DS4 and ITIL.

What Are the Benefits of the ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System (BCMS)?

• Identifies existing or potential threats and risks for the firm
• Reduces the impact of accidents and hazards, whether anticipated or already realised
• Provides a systematic approach to securing business continuity
• Raises customer trust and satisfaction

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