Business Continuity State of the Industry Report

By Herbert J. Mattord and Michael E. Whitman

In the Business Continuity State of the Industry Report, authors Herbert Mattord and Michael Whitman provide a comprehensive overview of recent research and news related to business continuity programs. Using the most recent surveys, reports, and research data available, the authors provide an objective analysis of the state of business continuity today.

The report covers events that have shaped the industry, including natural, economic, and technological disasters; the perspective of business continuity from top management executives; business continuity job descriptions and compensation data; the legal and regulatory environment; and emerging trends. It brings together what fragmented bits of information are currently available into one easy-to-read document.

The Business Continuity State of the Industry Report is a part of Elsevier’s Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio, a collection of real world solutions and "how-to" guidelines that equip executives, practitioners, and educators with proven information for successful security and risk management programs.

• Saves you time by bringing together the most important pieces of research and news into one document.
• Can be used for a quick update on what business continuity programs look like today, what trends exist, and what resources are available for addressing gaps.
• Includes appendices that cover business continuity key terms, industry events, job descriptions and compensation trend data, and more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Release date: Mar 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9780128009093

Herbert J. Mattord

Herbert J. Mattord, Ph.D, CISM, CISSP, teaches courses in Information Security and Assurance at Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Kennesaw, GA. He is the associate director of the KSU Center for Information Security Education (infosec.kennesaw.edu), as well as the coordinator for the KSU Information Security and Assurance and Information Systems programs of study. He completed 26 years of IT industry experience before becoming a full-time academic in 2002. His experiences as an application developer, database administrator, project manager, and information security practitioner are a valuable background to his teaching role at KSU. While engaged in his IT career, he worked as an adjunct professor at KSU, Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia, Austin Community College in Austin, Texas, and Texas State University-San Marcos. He was formerly the manager of corporate information technology security at Georgia-Pacific Corporation, where his practical knowledge of information security implementation and management was acquired. Dr. Mattord is the co-author of ten textbooks, notably Principles of Information Security and Management of Information Security. Dr. Mattord completed his Ph.D. in Information Systems with a concentration in Information Security at Nova Southeastern University.

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Business Continuity State of the Industry Report

Herbert J. Mattord

Michael E. Whitman

Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Copyright

What Is a State of the Industry Report?

Executive Summary

Business Continuity State of the Industry Report

Overview of Business Continuity

Events Shaping the Industry

The View from the C-Suite

The Legal and Regulatory Environment

Emerging Trends

Industry Watch

Summary

Appendix A. Key Terms

Appendix B. Business Continuity Industry Events

Appendix C. Organizations Related to Business Continuity

Appendix D. Suggested Reading

Appendix E. Job Descriptions and Compensation Graphs

E.1 Manager, Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Recovery

E.2 Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist IV

E.3 Emergency Preparedness Specialist III

About the Authors

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What Is a State of the Industry Report?

A state of the industry report is a comprehensive, one-stop overview of a key security topic or issue. It combines the latest information from the Security Executive Council’s Knowledge Base, including recent research studies, the latest proven practices used in leading companies, publicly available studies, white papers, and news.