So what is Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity? A question regularly asked Telephone:

o Disaster Recovery – A reactive response o Business Continuity – A Proactive management plan Telephone:

Business continuity isnt simply the development of a continuity plan. It isnt a one-off event. The process of business continuity has two principal objectives: o to systematically and continuously identify and control the organisations exposure to risk o to increase the readiness of the organisation to recover from ANY incident with the minimal impact on the business Telephone:

CAUSE AND EFFECT Basic Cause Consequences Denial of access Interrupted cash flow Data loss Loss of image Loss of staff Loss of market share Loss of system function Costs of repair Lack of information Cost of recovery Loss of staff Lower moral Loss of profits Telephone:

Causes of disaster: Telephone:

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Business Continuity - A Good Investment o Superb handling of the Bishopsgate bombing, coupled with a watertight crisis media management program, resulted in their share price gaining value in the long-term aftermath of the terrible destruction. Telephone:

The ultimate measure of fitness is the length of time it takes to recover Telephone: