Business Continuity Planning - New Perspectives

Post date: Oct 15, 2009 6:16:57 AM

The traditional view of natural disasters as the only source of major disasters has been replaced by the view that human intent too can cause irreversible damage to public and private property, and this can result in extended interruptions to personal, corporate and government business. With high levels of automation and increasing reliance on technology, the costs of disrupted access to systems, data, people and infrastructure can have a catastrophic effect on the organization’s functional ability and subsequently its reputation. Due to all this, perspectives on Business Continuity Plan (BCP) have changed drastically.