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 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.

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