BS 25999 is
BSI Group's standard in the field of Business Continuity Management (BCM). This
standard replaces PAS 56, a Publicly Available Specification, published in 2003
on the same subject. BS 25999 provides end-to-end business continuity
management guidance to organizations with aggressive risk management demands or
international business interests by focusing on risk treatment, response and
recovery. The first part of BS 25999 (BS 25999-1:2006) was published by the
British Standards Institution in December 2006. The second part of BS 25999 (BS
25999-2:2007) was published in November 2007. This voluntary standard can be
used as the basis of certification in the development of a business continuity
program.BS 25999-2 standard provides all the requirements for a Business
Continuity Management System. This is a methodology and practice that maintains
your business despite adverse conditions, minimizing the impact of potential
incidents for your customer base, stakeholders and business ecosystem. It is an
efficient way of maintaining security, ensuring corporate governance and
compliance, protecting your image and reputation, as well as creating a climate
of confidence with employees, suppliers, outsourcers, stakeholders and
customers. Code of practice for business continuity management Establishes the BCM processes, principles and
terminology Provides a basis for
understanding, developing and implementing business continuity within
organizations of any size or from any sector Provide a comprehensive methodology based on
BCM their best practice and the whole BCM lifecycle Business driven. very day
our global economy is growing more complex and interdependent. Incidents that
occur within your own business or ecosystem can slow down or even halt your
activity, directly impacting your customers and bottom line.This holds true for
the ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) services, healthcare,
government and finance sectors, as well as manufacturing. Anticipating rupture
and having a contingency plan in place is essential in order to maintain your
business activity no matter what happens. BS
25999-2 has provided the main foundation of the new ISO standard. There are
some important additions and a few elements that have been omitted. The additions
have added greater depth and clarity while the omissions do not detract from
the overall good BCM practices and principles.
Benefits of BS 25999
• Provides a
common framework, based on international best practice, to manage business continuity
• Proactively
improves your resilience when faced with disruptions to your ability to achieve
key objectives
• Provides a
rehearsed method of restoring your ability to supply critical products and
services to an agreed level and timeframe following a disruption
• Delivers a
proven response for managing a disruption
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