FOREWORD
The increasing dependence of organisations on IT systems and the growing range of threats they face, from an act of nature to a terrorist attack, means that organisations that are unprepared for the worst will not usually survive the unexpected. Therefore, over the last ten years disaster recovery and business continuity have become critical business issues.
Business continuity is one of the most important areas of operational risk. This was recognised by the regulatory authorities in the Basel Accord, legislation from the UK’s Companies Act 2006 and the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which all require an organisation’s directors to take appropriate action to identify and deal with operational risk. A significant development for companies that ...
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