Business Continuity State of the Industry Report
- 1st Edition - March 1, 2014
- Latest edition
- Authors: Herbert J. Mattord, Michael E. Whitman
- Language: English
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 busines… Read more
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Description
Description
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.
Key features
Key features
- 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.
Readership
Readership
New or experienced security executives, managers, practitioners, and consultants; business executives or managers with security program oversight; anyone involved in incident response planning, disaster recovery planning, business continuity planning, emergency preparedness, or crisis management; instructors of and students in security or business programs
Table of contents
Table of contents
What Is a State of the Industry Report?Executive SummaryBusiness Continuity State of the Industry ReportOverview of Business ContinuityEvents Shaping the IndustryThe View from the C-SuiteThe Legal and Regulatory EnvironmentEmerging TrendsIndustry WatchSummaryAppendix A. Key TermsAppendix B. Business Continuity Industry EventsAppendix C. Organizations Related to Business ContinuityAppendix D. Suggested ReadingAppendix E. Job Descriptions and Compensation GraphsE.1 Manager, Emergency Preparedness/Disaster RecoveryE.2 Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist IVE.3 Emergency Preparedness Specialist IIIAbout the AuthorsAbout Elsevier’s Security Executive Council Risk Management Portfolio
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Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 1, 2014
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Herbert J. Mattord
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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Michael E. Whitman
He has authored several textbooks in information security including Principles of Information Security and Management of Information Security, published by Cengage/Course Technology.
Dr. Whitman is an active researcher in information security, fair and responsible use policies, and ethical computing. He has published over 40 articles in top venues such as Information Systems Research, the Communications of the ACM, Information and Management, and the Journal of International Business Studies, among others. He is a member of the Information Systems Security Association, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the Association for Information Systems. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Whitman served on active duty with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Germany where his duties included the role of Automated Data Processing Systems Security Officer (ADPSSO).