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Moving Toward Resiliency Certification
"A resilient organization is one that is able to achieve its core objectives in the face of adversity."
So how do you know if your organization is resilient? How do you measure the resilience of your organization? Can the resiliency of an organization be certified?
At this time there is no International Standard for Organizational Resilience, but there are many individual standards that together could be used to measure the resilience of an organization.
The focus of the November ICORrespondence is to review various International Standards and Guidelines that are either in place or under development in the disciplines that support organizational resilience.
Linking Business Resilience with Incentives:
New U.S. Law Creates a Volunteer Certification Program
for Corporate Preparedness
Legislation was signed into law on August 3, 2007 that requires the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide for the development of a private sector led voluntary certification program for all-hazards business emergency preparedness. This program is to be developed in consultation with key stakeholders reflecting existing best practices and standards. The program represents a significant opportunity to link preparedness activities by business with bottom-line market based incentives.
Upcoming Conference: Disaster Preparedness Summit
November 15, 2007, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Denver, Colorado
Make this seminar the first step in becoming honestly comfortable with your current state of emergency preparedness. The Disaster Preparedness Summitt hosts seminars all over the United States. Click here to find out more.
Virtual Brown Bag Lunch Seminars
Gerry Lewis from Gerald Lewis & Associates is launching the third Virtual Brown Bag Lunch Seminar on November 14th from 1-2 PM (Eastern). October's topic is Organizational Crisis Management - The Human Factor, Part 2. ICOR members save 10% on each of these monthly lunch seminars. ICOR is granting 1 credit hour (.1 CEU) for each seminar you attend. To learn more go to www.geraldlewis.com. |
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Shop at ICOR's Shopping Mall for Books and Splat Toys!
 Shop in ICOR's Bookstore for those books you've seen at conferences sold by Breakpoint Books. Now get them on our website at your leisure and they will be mailed directly to you!
Read the book review of Disaster & Recovery Planning a Guide for Facility Managers - click on the book cover.
Looking for a way to demonstrate resilience to your boss or at a workshop? Now available at ICOR's Shopping Mall - the famous Splat Toys! Just $15.95 plus shipping and handling for a dozen. |
ASIS International Supports Global Efforts in ISO Standardization www.asisonline.org
ASIS International (ASIS), the largest organization for security professionals, has led the global effort in ISO standardization for incident preparedness and business continuity. The work of ISO/TC 223 recently produced an agreement on best practices known as ISO/PAS 22399:2007 Societal Security - Guideline for Incident Preparedness and Operational Continuity Management. It establishes a single globally recognized benchmark for public and private sector preparedness and continuity management.
To learn more about ISO/PAS 22399:2007 go to www.asisonline.org or link here. To read the Press Release link here.
ASIS has published a series of security guidelines. They can be found by linking here or by clicking on the title of each guideline listed below.
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Business Continuity, Crisis Management & Emergency Management Standards and Guidelines
Several organizations from different countries have developed guidelines and standards focusing on business continuity, crisis management, and emergency management.
BCI's Good Practice Guidelines For the full guidelines link here. To download the Pocket Guide click here. The Good Practice Guidelines and the pocket guide follow the BCM Lifecycle described in BS 25999 part 1. BS 25999 part 1 establishes the process, principles, and terminology of BCM. Part 2 concerns setting up and managing an effective BCM System. Go to www.bs25999.com to find out more.
NFPA 1600 This standard provides disaster and emergency management and business continuity programs the criteria to assess current programs or to develop, implement, and maintain aspects for prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery from emergencies. Download a copy.
Business Continuity Guideline A practical approach for emergency preparedness, crisis management and disaster recovery developed by ASIS. Download a copy.
SS507 - ISO/IEC 27031
A Singapore Standard that provides a basis to certify and differentiate the BC/DR service providers, helps the end-user organisations in selecting the best-fit service providers and provides quality assurance. Also establishes industry best practices to mitigate outsourcing. Singapore was the first country in the world to introduce a Standard and Certification programme for BC/DR service providers.Dowload a copy.
Emergency Management Accreditation Standard: A Framework for Assessing Regional Preparedness www.emaponline.org EMAP is a standard-based voluntary assessment and accreditation process for state/territorial, regional, tribal, and local government emergency management programs. Download the whitepaper on EMAP,
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Information Security: Guidelines and Standards
ISO/IEC 27002 2005 can be used by any organization that needs to establish a comprehensive information security management program or improve its current information security practices. According to the official title page, ISO/IEC27002 is a "code of practice for information security management". ISO/IEC recommends that you consider each of these practices as you establish or improve your organization's information security management program.
TIA-942 Data Center Standard
TIA-942 is a standard developed by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) to define guidelines for planning and building data centers, particularly with regard to cabling systems and network design. For more information link here.
National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST 800 Series
Special Publications in the 800 series present documents of general interest to the computer security community. The Special Publication 800 series was established in 1990 to provide a separate identity for information technology security publications. This Special Publication 800 series reports on ITL's research, guidelines, and outreach efforts in computer security, and its collaborative activities with industry, government, and academic organizations. To read the series go to www.nist.gov
Information Security Forum - The Standard of Good Practice for Information Security addresses information security from a business perspective, providing a practical basis for assessing an organization's information security arrangements. To download the standard you need to register at www.isfstandard.com.
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The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR) was founded to respond to the growing market need for a single avenue of access to the many offerings of education and credentialing expertise that is easily accessible and usable worldwide.
We are a not-for-profit education and credentialing organization that provides professional development, certification, thought-leadership, and the latest in research and industry trends.
ICOR provides the solution to organizational resilience - throughout the world.
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Sincerely,
Lynnda Nelson, President
The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience
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