The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470516380 ISBN 13: 9780470516386

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Synopsis

How long would your business survive an interruption? What if operations were destroyed by fire or flood, negative media drives away customers or the company database is stolen or infected by a virus? How well are you prepared to deal with disaster?

This comprehensive guide tells you why you need a plan and then will help you put one together, including fully updated, detailed glossary and additional examples from the USA, Australia and Europe. Clearly split into useful sections, the book is easy to navigate.

The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management has been revised and updated to reflect new regulations and standards by one of the top international authorities in the field, this is an important book for anyone within the business continuity industry.

Seven new chapters include coverage of:  US Homeland Security measures relating to IT; UK Civil Contingencies Act relating to business continuity; NFP 16000 (US National Fire Prevention Association 1600 Business Continuity standard); British Standards Institution/Business Continuity Institute Publicly Available Standard 56 and other current and upcoming standards; Other emerging standards: Singapore standard for Disaster Recovery service providers, Australia & New Zealand standards; Pandemic planning

With contributions from leading practitioners in the industry, The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management has established itself as an invaluable resource for anyone involved in, or looking to gain a detailed appreciation of, the rapidly emerging area of business continuity and disaster recovery within the corporate environment.

About this title

About the Author

Andrew Hiles was founder and Chairman of the first international user group for business continuity and disaster recovery planning; founding Director and first Fellow of the Business Continuity Institute; and a founder of the World Food Safety Organisation.
He is an acclaimed international presenter on risk and business continuity management and author of   five other books on these topics – some are required reading at universities across North America and the Middle East.
As a Director of Kingswell International, Andrew delivers consultancy, workshops and seminars across Europe, the Pacific Rim and Australasia, North and South America, India, the Middle East, India, China and Africa and has presented on radio and television.
In 1999 he was nominated for lifetime achievement at the Business Continuity Institute / Corporate Insurance and Risk Awards in London and in 2004 he was inducted to the BC Hall of Fame by CPM magazine in Washington DC.

From the Back Cover

The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management 2nd Edition

With a pedigree going back almost ten years, The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management can rightly claim to be a classic guide to business risk management and contingency planning, with a style that makes it accessible to all business managers. Some of the original underlying principles remain the same but much has changed. This is reflected in this radically updated second edition, with exciting and helpful new content from new and innovative contributors, bringing the book right up to the minute.

This book combines over 500 years of experience from leading Business Continuity experts of many countries. It is presented in any easy–to–follow format, explaining in detail the 10 core BC activities incorporated in the common body of knowledge agreed by the Disaster Recovery Institute International and the Business Continuity Institute.

Contributors from America, Asia, Australia, Europe, India and the Middle East provide a truly global perspective, bringing their own insights and approaches to the subject, sharing best practice from the four corners of the world.

We explore and summarize new legislation, guidelines and standards impacting BC planning and management and explain their impact.

The structured format, with many revealing case studies, examples and checklists, provides a clear roadmap, simplifying and de–mystifying business continuity processes for those new to its disciplines and providing a benchmark of current best practice for those more experienced practitioners.

This book makes a massive contribution to the knowledge base of BC and risk management. It is essential reading for all business continuity, risk managers and auditors: none should be without it.

From the Inside Flap

"incredibly detailed and useful ... the glossary is a real godsend for anyone new to the topic" – Justin Doherty and Jamie Ayres in ft.com

"excellent overview ...extremely informative ...this book will tell you why you need a (business continuity has never looked so good!" – Secure Computing

"extremely authoritative book ...a particularly useful element ...is the very comprehensive case studies appendix ...in (which) over 20 actual incidents are discussed" – Security Management and Industry Today

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470516380
• ISBN 13: 9780470516386
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 666
• Editor: Hiles Andrew