20 Oct 2008
Lyons Seafoods, Europe's leading processor of king prawns, is the first UK food and drink business to gain a BS 25999 certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI) for its business continuity management system.
17 Oct 2008
The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Annual Symposium was held recently in Brighton, England. Approximately 300 business continuity professionals attended the event.
15 Oct 2008
ASIS International recently hosted the first stakeholder meeting at its headquarters in Virginia, US, to discuss a BCM standard for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
25 Sep 2008
Vodafone UK has become the world's first mobile operator to achieve BS 25999 certification, the industry leading standard for business continuity management systems.
15 Sep 2008
The Draft for Public Comment (DPC) stage of BS 25777 Code of practice for information and communications technology continuity closed on 17 October. Comments on the draft will assist in the preparation of the final document.
30 Aug 2008
Bankinter is the first Spanish company to be certified to BS 25999; this gives the bank international recognition and acceptance by their customers.
30 Jul 2008
BCM is an increasingly important element of an organisation's risk mitigation strategy. BSI has recently published a white paper which explores how standards in these areas help build organisational resilience and how a consistent approach enables effective benchmarking and opportunities for development.
25 Jul 2008
With the global and UK economies headed for uncertain times, the need for risk management is at an all time high.