Reston, VA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/17/2010 -- BSI is offering a free webinar, “Getting Started with Business Continuity Management” a free Webinar presented on Thursday May 20, 2010 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST.

This webinar will look at how an organization can get started with implementing BS 25999, including Understanding the Organization, Business Impact Analysis and Scope. BSI will also look at how a large organization with a program office can cascade implementation to other entities within their organization.

Having a Business Continuity Management System enables organizations to continue its normal business operations at all times. Business continuity is more than just preparation for natural disasters, such as floods and fire. It can also prepare your organizations in the event of minor incidents such as employee strikes, power outages, severe weather, and IT disruptions.

The presenter is Rob Whitcher, a BSI Americas Product Manager for IT Service Management (ISO/IEC 20000), Information Security Management (ISO/IEC 27001) and Business Continuity (BS 25999). He is an Information Security and IT professional with over 34 years experience within the IT industry and more than 24 years experience in Information Security, Privacy and Business Continuity.

About BSI
BSI is a global independent business services organization that inspires confidence and delivers assurance to over 80,000 customers with standards-based solutions. Originating as the world’s first national standards body, BSI has over 2,300 staff operating in over 120 countries through more than 50 global offices. BSI’s key offerings are:

• The development and sale of private, national and international standards and supporting information that promote and share best practice
• Second and third-party management systems assessment and certification in all critical areas of management disciplines
• Testing and certification of services and products for Kitemark and CE marking to UK, European and International standards. BSI is a Notified Body for 15 New Approach EU Directives
• Certification of high-risk, complex medical devices
• Performance management software solutions
• Training services in support of standards implementation and business best practice.

BSI Group America Inc is the North American division of BSI and the direct website is www.bsiamerica.com.

BSI’s Supply Chain Security solutions’ portfolio offers state-of-the-art supply chain security tools coupled with BSI’s extensive field-based network of supply chain security assessment professionals. As a leading global provider of risk-based solutions, assessments, and training programs, BSI’s solutions are geared toward improving corporate efficiencies and protecting corporate brand. By incorporating proprietary global cargo tampering data and terrorism risk modeling to evaluate overall supply chain risk as well as the potential risk exposure of specific suppliers, BSI is able to provide maximum visibility and business intelligence to emerging markets and supplier practices worldwide. www.supplychainsecurity.com.

BSI’s Entropy Software provides the one solution needed to measure, analyze, address, and audit business practices within a business unit, a specific site or across the enterprise. With Entropy, businesses can evolve from disparate systems and scattered documentation to best practices in process management. Over 14,000 sites worldwide use Entropy to improve their business performance and manage their risks in areas of health and safety, environment, and quality management or activities in relation to physical security, information security or business continuity. www.bsiamerica.com/entropy

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Karla Lawson
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