The increasing threat of terrorism and disease pandemics are prompting businesses to take a harder look at how to maintain operational continuity in the face of such a crisis. Companies must be able to safeguard and support their staff and customers, while, at the same time, implement solid continuity measures and recovery options to help them restore critical functions in the event of a business disruption.
The BCM standard - the Technical Reference (TR) 19:2005 published by SPRING Singapore, provides Singapore-based enterprises with a framework to respond to, and recover from, potential disruptions and covers disciplines such as risk management, disaster recovery and crisis management.
In 2005, Singapore became the first country to launch a dedicated BCM standard - the Technical Reference (TR) 19:2005 published by SPRING Singapore. This standard provides Singapore-based enterprises with a framework to respond to, and recover from, potential disruptions and covers disciplines such as risk management, disaster recovery and crisis management.
Singapore was also the first country to introduce a certification programme for disaster recovery service providers in 2004. Developed by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and the IT Standards Committee (ITSC), the SS 507: 2004 standard laid down several best practices guidelines to help local companies protect their infocommunications against malicious hacking, geopolitical tension, terrorism and natural catastrophes.
Recently re-released in 2008 in alignment with the international ISO/IEC 24762:2008 standard governing information and communications technology disaster recovery, the SS 507:2008 is a critical element of any BCM strategy and can be applied to both in-house and outsourced service providers of physical facilities and services. It specifies operating, monitoring and up-keeping requirements for disaster recovery services benchmarked against the top practices in the region.
Together with the prevailing global BS 25999-2: 2007 standard for establishing and maintaining a documented BCM system, these standards and guidelines are helping Singapore companies complement both their business continuity management and information security management initiatives, helping them ensure minimal impact of potential business disruptions such as IT viruses and supply chain disruptions, as well as helping them cope with more severe crises.
TÜV SÜD PSB has been helping Singapore companies maintain a high level of global competitiveness through third-party BCM audits and certification. In addition to helping them ensure complete information and service availability during a disaster or failure, it also provides consultative expertise to ensure long-term complete recovery. To date, it has already certified many organisations in various business sectors including critical service businesses such as the Singapore General Hospital and the National Heart Centre.
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