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Crisis and Contingency Planning The apparent fragility of the Northern Ireland peace process, disasters like Hillsborough and more recently the September 11th disaster have served to reinforce the need for effective Crisis and Contingency Planning. This type of planning is designed to safeguard the public/employees and minimise damage to, and loss of the clients’ property, assets and reputation. Crisis and Contingency Planning can take many forms ranging from Major Incident Plans for large shopping centres, to Disaster Recovery Plans and Business Continuity Plans for both large and small companies and organisations. Whether it's a Major Incident Plan or a Business Continuity Plan, creating and maintaining effective plans can be complicated and daunting, however it is equally the case that the process of creating a plan is often made considerably more difficult (and resource intensive) than is necessary. How do you ensure that your plan will meet your organisation’s needs, and more importantly how do you know that it will work? Do you know what your organisation’s resource and service dependencies are, and what their time criticalities are? Whilst many would seek to introduce plans that recognise only company requirements, NSG Security Consultants seeks through its Risk Assessment programme to identify all appropriate risks, and following consultation with statutory organisations and others, guarantees acceptance for formulated plans. The identification of Crisis Management Teams, and where necessary, consultation with emergency services and other organisations, serves to establish enduring lines of communication in which all parties have complete confidence. Furthermore, this approach allows for agreed participation by client representatives in the sensitive area of disaster recovery and business resumption, an essential element in any effective Crisis and Contingency Planning Management Strategy. Through a comprehensive development programme NSG Security Consultants can:
British Standard 7799 / I.S.O. 17799 – Information Security Management We have become increasingly reliant upon computers in business, but do we really understand the threat to information held on computers? Do we fully understand the implications arising from lost or improperly handled customer information? British Standard 7799 – Information Security Management was introduced to address these concerns, but how many companies are compliant? Increasingly customers are becoming more aware of these standards and the requirements imposed on companies when handling sensitive customer information. As with Disaster Recovery Planning, compliance can seem a daunting and time consuming task, but need it be. NSG can guide you through the process of achieving compliance, by:
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