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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery in Financial Services

27 January 2011 - 27 January 2011

Having weathered the worst financial crisis in a generation, financial institutions continue to face threats that demand sophisticated business continuity planning.

The recent air cargo bomb scare underlines the continuing terrorist threat, while the surge of cyber attacks shows how risks to business continue to evolve.

Then, unexpected technological events such as the so-called "flash crash" in the US in May this year or the breakdown of the LSE Turquoise trading platform this November pose another level uncertainty for BC professionals.

Although dramatic in their impact it is the ongoing challenges that occupy most of the business continuity manager’s time. For instance the degree of integration between business continuity and overall company security, or persuading the top management that business continuity management is a compelling area for investment in these straitened times.