In Business Continuity, what is the difference between a scenario and a test? A scenario is something that has happened to disrupt your business. A test is a way of
How is risk mitigation incorporated into a Business Continuity Plan? In ISO 22301 there is a protection and mitigation section where three points are made: Reduce the likelihood shorten the
I have received a lot of questions lately about certification through the Business Continuity Institute: What study material did I use for the Certificate of the Business Continuity Institute (CBCI)
What is the relationship between Security and Business Continuity? Security are focused on incident prevention and incident management. Business Continuity follows security, to get the business back up and running
How does legislation influence what kind of companies have Business Continuity Plans? It could be any company, but it really depends on the requirements of: Clients Management Stakeholders Feedback from
How can having a local emergency planning committee improve resilience in rural communities? Communication, establish relationships and maintain contact details Supply chain, speed up the delivery of aid through a
With the rise in remote work capability it is easy to be constantly connected. I was recently on a family holiday in Vanuatu, where I did a bit of “remote
Does an application have to meet its established recovery time objective when returning to the primary data center? One opinion is the application should have to meet its Recovery Time
In the age of cloud computing, what changes are occurring in Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Management practices? It is important to ensure the availability of information by: Choosing a
Relocation sites – what are the different options available? This was a question that came up recently during a presentation I was giving. There are a lot of different options,
