Business Continuity and BS25999: A Combined Glossary

INTRODUCTION

With the emergence of BS25999-2:2007 (www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/1363), the first formal national standard for Business Continuity Management, the opportunity has emerged to develop a standard, common set of terms that can be used to discuss business continuity in a way that is consistent across the English-speaking business world. While all organisations implementing a business continuity management system based on BS25999 will need to use the definitions contained in that standard (all of which are, for clarity, italicised in this glossary), they are not comprehensive; there are many other terms and definitions that are likely to be relevant and important to the business continuity professional and, for these, alternative ...