The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published an international standard addressing business continuity management to help organizations in both public and private sectors become more resilient.

ISO 22301:2012—“Societal security—Business continuity management systems—Requirements” will help organizations, regardless of their size, location, or activity, to be better prepared and more confident to handle disruption of any type.

Incidents can disrupt an organization at any time, and applying ISO 22301 will ensure that organizations can respond and continue their operations. Incidents take many forms ranging from large-scale natural disasters and acts of terror to technology-related accidents and environmental incidents. However, most incidents are small but can have a significant effect, which makes business continuity management relevant at all times.

ISO 22301 provides a framework to plan, establish, implement, operate, monitor, review, maintain, and continually improve a business continuity management system (BCMS). It is expected to help organizations protect against, prepare for, respond to, and recover when disruptive incidents arise.

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