Hi Larry For BC standards I would suggest PAS56 - available (sadly for a fee) from www.thebci.org This is a 'draft' standard for BC management that is hoped...
Simon.Williams@...
Jan 1, 2004 11:51 am
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... Larry, For ISO info check this web sites: www.iso-17799.com www.iso17799-made-easy.com it gives you info on both ISO 17799 and BS7799 For NIST try ...
Interesting - one would think that to gain greater consensus faster, proposed standards would be made freely available to all involved. Likewise, once a...
Is the Business Continuity Industry taking adequate measures regarding the threat & risk of possible & expected terrorist cbr attack and their secondary...
It would appear that it is early days for much of BCM. How this all gets translated is very much open to interpretation, and I would endorse there are many...
Syrett, Keith
keith.syrett@...
Jan 4, 2004 8:41 pm
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My former employer (since acquired by another company) had an excellent policy regarding employee relocation/pay continuation etc. Send me an email and I will...
I suggest that MOST "terrorist" risks mimic traditional risks. Planes crashing into buildings - accident or deliberate, the result is the same. Truck exploding...
I am new to Business Continuity. I am trying to find Best Practice type of information, leading authors, and where I can go to get information. Can anyone...
I would submit that a terrorist is smarter than a random mechanical failure. All terrorist threats that have been successful have been a target that would have...
Terrorist attacks, virus attacks, natural disasters like earthquake, etc are all items of the definition of disaster, or emergency, or the other title that is...
BELMA OZCOBAN
bozcoban@...
Jan 5, 2004 10:05 am
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Over the last few days the Northern part of England and some parts of Scotland have suffered from a prolonged power failure. I was wondering if anyone has had...
I think that the point about a terrorist disaster being the same as an "ordinary" disaster is well made - otherwise we may get lost in countless scenarios. The...
I think that the terrorist threat should be viewed in two perspectives 1) Our business is impacted as a side effect of the terrorist action (The terrorist did...
Morten Fordsmand
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Jan 5, 2004 12:38 pm
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I agree with Francis. Having worked in one of the Utility industries in the UK with the regular threat and actual consequences of terrorist action on our...
Further to the attached, in certain circumstances structured terrorist activity can have far wider impact than a non-terrorist event and we need to anticipate...
clive.restall@...
Jan 5, 2004 1:44 pm
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Hi, I have been reading with interest, the discussion over the past few days about terrorist attacks being incorporated into BCP. I agree, with what seems to...
John Mayor
MayorJC@...
Jan 5, 2004 1:44 pm
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Francis, I would just like to add the following: A terrorist event is usually an event with a "political message". A bomb threat will always be a bomb threat,...
Hi, The 'catastrophic' is very much under discussion repeatedly within the bank that I work for and is constantly analysing/reviewing and altering ...
Syrett, Keith
keith.syrett@...
Jan 5, 2004 2:45 pm
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The signs are that SARS may be raising its ugly head again. In case you aren't aware Continuity Central and UK-BCP run a joint `SARS Business Continuity' group...
I have been intrigued by some of the response to my questions on cbr planning. It seems that many believe the contingency plan should be encompassed by the...
The issue for BC [planners is not 'how' the disruption to business is caused but rather 'how' the organisation can maintain business continuity in the event of...
Brian, you're absolutelly right regarding BC planning. The impact is always more important that its nature. But, in order to analyze risk, one should take into...
I disagree, if you explore how you may be affected by a threat, you may find how you can prevent the ramifications.The debate was specificially aimed at...
While I truly respect the opinions of our colleagues on the issue of BCP/DRP and terrorism, I must disagree strongly with the general trend of the opinions....
A "revolt" may not be necessary - a work "action" may be very much a threat to an organization AND its most critical resource: people. There have been some...
Jeff, I work in a sector that would be considered a legitimate target for terrorist attack.,Using the knowledge and experience of those best placed to...
For many years now I have been banging on about the fact that there are only 5 scenarios that a business continuity plan needs to deal with. We are not...
To lend further credence to Brian Shelby's take on this issue, may I suggest that the continuity capability of any firm is based not on its ability to recover...
I concur with Jim's analysis but we would also have to take in consideration the following Suddeness of onset and Duration of threat Terrorism relies on the...
Jeff, I feel that terrorism contingency plans require specific solutions, but fall within the general framework of most Business Contingency Planning. Last...
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