Less text, more flexibility; less prescriptiveness, more pragmatism – that, in a nutshell, is the new version of the ISO 22301 standard for Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS). Although the revision does not bring drastic changes, the new version of the standard is a definite improvement and will bring even more value to its users. Since …

In the banking sector, downtime is to be avoided at all costs. TARGOBANK, one of the leading retail banks in Germany, has called upon DQS CFS to audit and certify its business continuity management system. The bank, headquartered in Düsseldorf, is only the second in Germany to achieve certification to the ISO 22301 standard. Tim Wolters (on the left), …

Fire, flooding, natural disasters, theft, IT outage and health problems can bring production to a standstill in an instant – without warning and when you least expect it. The lasting success of companies does not only depend upon the prevention of issues and incidents, but also upon being prepared. Business Continuity Management is a systematic management …