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IT Governance Asia helps Indian Companies Implement BCP Following Monsoon Rains
The last week saw monsoon rains leaving a stream of distress and destruction in the Indian country. The rains were above average in most regions of the country causing floods and landslides in places like Maharashtra state.
September 05, 2011 /Financial PR News/ -- Every monsoon brings India fresh mishaps and damage to their farms, infrastructure and transport. It disrupts business operations and leaves employees in life-threatening danger. Safety of staff and protection of corporate assets are the key elements of every business continuity plan in a modern organisation.
Alan Calder, CEO of IT Governance, says, "No organisation can stop disasters from happening, but every organisation should take the measures necessary to protect its assets (including its staff) in case of unexpected events. It is the board's responsibility to ensure that they have a robust and fully tested business continuity and disaster recovery plan, which covers all of the risks that could potentially harm their business."
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning are key governance responsibilities. Business continuity planning (BCP) involves the process and procedures for the development, testing and maintenance of a series of plans that will enable an organisation to continue operating during and after a disaster. Plans are typically designed to cope with incidents affecting all the organisation's business-critical processes and activities, from failure of a single server, or server room, all the way through to complete loss of major facility.
The internationally recognised BS25999 standard is seen as best practice for business continuity plans and every organisation should, for its own survival, follow as much of the BS25999 guidance as is appropriate for its specific circumstances. It supports chapter 14 of ISO/IEC 27002:2005 which deals extensively with the information security aspects of BCP.
The experts from IT Governance Asia, a company that specialises in business continuity and disaster recovery information, books, tools and training, are adamant that every organisation has to understand and create their own business continuity and disaster recovery plan.
Alan Calder comments, "Implementing a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) aligned with the BS25999 standard is a key step in this process as it provides organisations with both a business continuity strategy and an incident response structure. This means that organisations that have implemented BCMS can immediately undertake preventive and corrective actions when a disaster strikes."
IT Governance Asia is pleased to offer this unique Business Continuity Management and BS25999 white paper which demystifies this important standard and presents managers with all essential steps on implementing a solid BCP. A free copy of this excellent white paper can be downloaded from the following website: www.itgovernanceasia.com/t-businesscontinuity.aspx.
For more insight into business continuity and BS25999, the BS25999: A Pocket Guide (eBook) gives a straightforward introduction to these subjects and complements the contents of this white paper. This pocket guide can be purchased from the following website: www.itgovernanceasia.com/p-58-bs25999-a-pocket-guide-ebook.aspx.
Organisations can find more information on this topic by following the links on this page www.itgovernanceasia.com/t-businesscontinuity.aspx. Any queries and orders can also be dealt with the friendly, helpful IT Governance service centre team on telephone number +1 877 317 3454. Larger organisations can make purchases with a purchase order either by telephone or by e-mail to servicecentre@itgovernance.co.uk.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Dominika Jankowska
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djankowska@itgovernance.co.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
IT Governance Asia is the one-stop shop for books, tools, and pocket guides for Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. It is a leading authority on data security and IT governance for business and the public sector. IT Governance is 'non-geek', approaching IT issues from a non-technology background and talking to management in its own language. Its customer base spans the UK, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. More information is available at www.itgovernanceasia.com.
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