Business Continuity Management

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Business Continuity Management
Rikus Matthyser Executive Telkom Business
Integration Services
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What is Business Continuity?

• The goal for companies and organisations with no
  tolerance for downtime is to achieve a state of
  business continuity, where critical systems and
  networks are continuously available, no matter
  what happens, and the human capital is protected
• The Gartner Group

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What causes downtime?
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Defences against downtime
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Impact of Downtime on Business

• Productivity Loss
• Revenue Loss
• Damaged Reputation
• Financial Performance Problems
• Overhead Expenses caused by Downtime

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What do we need to protect
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What do we need to secure?

• Growing Threats
• Growing Vulnerabilities
• Growing Business Exposure
• Customer Requirements
• Which boosts
• Business growth sustenance
• Customer confidence
• Quality of service
• Non repudiation requirements
• Service Level Agreements
• Service availability

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What do we secure?

• Management of Policies and Procedures
• Identity Management
• Perimeter Security
• Internal Security
• Monitoring State of Security Implementations

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Future Trends

• Commoditisation
• What is it?
• Who are best suited to offer managed services as
  a commodity product?

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Conclusion

• Business continuity is fast becoming the number
  one board room discussion. As more systems are
  implemented to control this, security is the only
  variable with dramatic evolution and changes.