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BS 25999 / BS25999
An international standard specifically for business continuity has been mooted for many years. Although continuity has been included in other standards, such as ISO 17799, nothing has really filled the void in terms of a dedicated detailed standard. This position is about to change.
BSI, the British Standards Institute, has created a committee of about 40 continuity sector experts charged with responsibility to created the standard, which will be numbered BS25999, or BS 25999. This has been meeting for some time, but progress has been very good, and timescales are in place for publication later in the year.
The standard, or more accurately standards (as there will be two parts) will in part be based upon an existing document, also published by BSI (in 2003), known as PAS56. The first part of th estandard will be code of practive, which will the minimum requirements for good practice. The second part will be the 'specification' which is basically the statements of conformity (what must be done to comply).
It is expected that formal certification schemes will be launched in 2007 (against the second part, which is usual for standards).
BS25999 Resources
Early days of course, but a dedicated website for BS 25999 has emerged here:
BS25999 and BS 25999 Continuity
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