CHAPTER 5: BUSINESS CONTINUITY PROCEDURES

BC procedures were referred to by BS25999 as BCM response, and in many respects, this is what BCM is all about. The response that is executed in the event that something goes wrong, is based upon all of the analysis, preparation and planning that we have looked at so far.

The quality of the response will determine whether the impact actually sustained is within the limits that the governing body has accepted.

The requirements of the Standard are:

  • An incident response structure (referred to at the beginning of Chapter 5), including communication mechanisms
  • Business continuity and incident management plans
  • Plans to restore business activities from temporary measures adopted.

The previous standard also ...

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