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ACS Business Recovery Centres
Description: In the event of a disaster, your business can be relocated to a Business Recovery Centre
Type: Alternate Premises
Resource: Premises
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
Anti-virus software
Description: Note that antivirus software must be continually updated to remain effective. New versions should be purchased annually to maintain the highest level of protection. Prices for upgrades and licenses vary widely. Choose the virus software that offers protection for all the things you use eg email, file-sharing applications.
Type: Software and Computer Accessories
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Computer Virus
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Automata Training
Description: A variety of courses from a company called Automata.
Type: Training
Resource: Program Management
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
British Pest Control Association
Description: Directory of members of the British Pest Control Association.
Type: Specialist Tradesmen
Resource: Premises
Threat: Contamination
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
British Security Industry Association
Description: Directory of members of the British Security Industry Association. Search for a company supplying security products and services.
Type: Specialist Tradesmen
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Theft and Vandalism
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
BS 25999-1 Code of Practice for Business Continuity Management
Description: BS 25999-1:2006 is a code of practice that takes the form of guidance and recommendations. It establishes the process, principles and terminology of business continuity management (BCM), providing a basis for understanding, developing and implementing business continuity within an organization and to provide confidence in business-to-business and business-to-customer dealings.
Type: Publications
Resource: Program Management
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Call Portal
Description: Have customers calls diverted to mobile numbers during an emergency. Activate the service via the phone, web, email, text or fax. Divert up to 10 locations, including landline, mobiles and home.
Type: Telecoms Accessories
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Telecoms Failure
Sector: All
Price Range: £100 - £500
CCTV
Description: Mid range digital surveillance system. Packages include video capture card, day/night camera(s)and all accessories required. CCTV cable provided.
Type: Detectors / Alarms / Monitors
Resource: Premises
Threat: Theft and Vandalism
Sector: All
Price Range: £100 - £500
Cobweb applications Ltd
Description: Training courses for business continuity and IT security.
Type: Training
Resource: Program Management
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
Company financial reports
Description: Find credit scores, directors information and financial data, including filed accounts and annual returns for companies. Enter the company name below:
Type: Publications
Resource: Suppliers
Threat: Legal or Regulatory Problems
Sector: All
Price Range: Under £20
Continuity Check
Description: Our own online risk assessment questionnaire which asks a business crucial questions about how it protects key resources and how it will cope if something goes wrong, breaks down or is disrupted. Covers 18 areas of critical importance.
Type: Software and Computer Accessories
Resource: Assessing Risks
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Data safes
Description: Fire resistant safes for storage of CDs etc
Type: Security Devices
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: Fire
Sector: All
Price Range: £100 - £500
Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management
Description: This book will tell you why you need a plan and then helps you to put it together.
Type: Publications
Resource: Program Management
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Depositit data storage
Description: Make copies of files you want to keep safe (documents, emails, databases, spreadsheets, digital images, music files, scanned information) and every day at a scheduled time your information is saved to a secure server using your Internet connection.
Type: Data Storage / Backup
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: IT System Failure
Sector: All
Price Range: £100 - £500
Diesel storage tanks
Description: The right diesel tank will be dependent upon the number and type of vehicles being refulled and on the frequency of refuelling. PLEASE NOTE: Strict controls apply to storage of PETROL. Consult local trading standards officers before considering - read article
Type: Miscellaneous
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Petrolium and Oil Shortage
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
Document SOS
Description: Offers a variety of salvage services with a focus on paper document recovery after fires and floods. The site contains tips and case studies.
Type: Salvage
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
DRS offsite storage
Description: Provides your company a secure, managed off site storage solution for all your documents and computer media.
Type: Data Storage / Backup
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
Dummy CCTV cameras
Description: Imitation cameras.
Type: Detectors / Alarms / Monitors
Resource: Premises
Threat: Theft and Vandalism
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Electric surge protector
Description: High-end surge protection for your advanced computers, peripherals, phone/fax, DSL/cable modems, and more.
Type: Software and Computer Accessories
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Power Surge
Sector: All
Price Range: Under £20
Electronic Key Cabinet
Description: Emergency override key. Very compact - perfect for car keys
Type: Security Devices
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Theft and Vandalism
Sector: All
Price Range: Under £20
Find a Practitioner
Description: Membership directory for the Association of Business Recovery Professionals. Members work with financially distressed businesses and individuals. Appointments can range from acting as an independent chief executive to help directors turn around a business, to undertaking formal insolvency appointments to supervise procedures to recover funds for creditors.
Type: Specialist Tradesmen
Resource: Finance
Threat: Legal or Regulatory Problems
Sector: All
Price Range: £100 - £500
Fire Safe
Description: Proven 1-hour fire protection for paper. Holds A4 size paper and files laid flat. Key rack, and small item compartment inside door.
Type: Security Devices
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: Fire
Sector: All
Price Range: £100 - £500
Fire safety products
Description: A range of extinguishers and fire safety related products.
Type: Tools
Resource: Premises
Threat: Fire
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Flood Forum blue pages
Description: Directory of flood protection products and services compiled by the UK's National Flood Forum eg. back-flow valves to stop water flow into pipes leading from premises, absorbent cushions, seals, panels and drying services.
Type: Miscellaneous
Resource: Premises
Threat: Flooding
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Gas leak detector
Description: Detects propane, butane and methane which are components of natural gas. Emits 85dB(A) alarm when gas is detected.
Type: Detectors / Alarms / Monitors
Resource: Premises
Threat: Leaks
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Heavy duty generators
Description: Heavy duty generators over 3000w.
Type: Power Backup
Resource: Premises
Threat: Electrical Power Failure
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
Intamac Business Manager
Description: Business Manager monitors your building and internal systems 24 hours a day. Raises the alarm to staff by text message, voice call and email. Protecting against: attempted burglary, fire or flood, server room overheating, air conditioning failure, power cuts.
Type: Detectors / Alarms / Monitors
Resource: Premises
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
International Association of Virtual Assistants
Description: Searchable directory of Virtual Assistants. VAs are home-based professionals who perform a wide range of office functions for one or more clients without setting foot in the client's office.
Type: Specialist Tradesmen
Resource: People
Threat: Staff Absence
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Kendlebell
Description: Divert your incoming calls to Kendlebell and they will answer as though it was your business, take messages and pass them on. Useful when you cannot use your premises or if you have staff shortage problems.
Type: Telecoms Accessories
Resource: Plans
Threat: Telecoms Failure
Sector: All
Price Range: £100 - £500
Laptop insurance
Description: Insurance for your laptop. Has a page listing the security precautions you must take.
Type: Insurance
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Laptop lock
Description: Secure your laptop at home, office or off site. Loop the 1.8 meter cable around a fixed object and introduce the lock into your laptop.
Type: Security Devices
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Theft and Vandalism
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Lawyers for your Business
Description: 30 mins free legal help. Lawyers For Your Business is a network of 1,200 solicitor firms in England and Wales offering specialist advice to small and medium-sized businesses. Areas that could benefit from legal expertise are employment law, contracts, leases, business structure or finance. For a list of Lawyers For Your Business solicitors in your area e-mail lfyb@lawsociety.org.uk
Type: Specialist Tradesmen
Resource: Legal and Regulatory
Threat: Legal or Regulatory Problems
Sector: All
Price Range: Under £20
Morgan Clark loss assessors
Description: Loss assessors work for you to negotiate your insurance claim with the insurance company. (The loss assessor takes a percentage of the claim amount received by you). This company has a good website and a case study about a business interruption claim.
Type: Specialist Tradesmen
Resource: Insurance
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
NetSupport PowerWeb
Description: Provides business recovery facilities. Their website has a usefull checklist of questions to ask a service provider - read checklist
Type: Alternate Premises
Resource: Premises
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
Non geographic telephone numbers
Description: Listing of non geographic numbers. Which can be routed elsewhere if you need to work from alternate premises.
Type: Telecoms Accessories
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Telecoms Failure
Sector: All
Price Range: £100 - £500
Paper shredder
Description: Avoid confidential or financial documents getting into the wrong hands by shredding documents.
Type: Security Devices
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: Theft and Vandalism
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Patrick Cunningham Civil Protection Ltd
Description: A training course provider.
Type: Training
Resource: Program Management
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
Portable generators
Description: Smaller, portable generator units from up to 3000w.
Type: Power Backup
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Electrical Power Failure
Sector: All
Price Range: £100 - £500
Recover lost data
Description: Recover files that have been deleted and lost from the windows recycle bin, a virus infection, an unexpected system shutdown, or a software failure.
Type: Software and Computer Accessories
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: Accidental Data Deletion
Sector: All
Price Range: Under £20
SafeBusiness
Description: One of the few companies we have found offering insurance for IT/digital risks. (Cover for data loss due to viruses, hacking, power surges etc and cover for your liability in case of virus transmissions, customer privacy breaches etc)
Type: Insurance
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: £100 - £500
SecureLine Laptop Safe Keylock
Description: The laptop model is designed to store a laptop computer as well as cash and other valuables. Constructed from a 2.5mm solid steel body and a 5mm solid steel door. Removable shelf included
Type: Security Devices
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Theft and Vandalism
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Security Cabinets
Description: For storage of a wide variety of valuable items.
Type: Security Devices
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: Theft and Vandalism
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
Sim Card Data Organiser
Description: The Sim Card Data Organisor is ideal if you are always losing your mobile phone and you need to keep a back up of your data. Or perhaps you trade in your phone every couple of months to keep up with the latest advances?
Either way, you should consider backing up all your numbers for security.
Type: Data Storage / Backup
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Under £20
Systems Continuity Plan Pro
Description: Software which helps you audit the protection of your Information Technology (IT) assets: facilities, power, network, systems, storage, operating systems, applications and documents.
Type: Software and Computer Accessories
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: IT System Failure
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
The Continuity Shop
Description: A wide range of training courses.
Type: Training
Resource: Program Management
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Over £500
The Facility Manager’s Emergency Preparedness Handbook
Description: American Management Association book. Includes instructions and checklists.
Type: Publications
Resource: Premises
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Universal mobile charger
Description: The Anycharge mobile phone charger features a range of adaptors to fit phones from all major manufacturers and can provide battery life-saving power from a variety of sources, including a computer USB port, a car cigarette lighter, or from a pair of AA batteries.
Type: Telecoms Accessories
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Electrical Power Failure
Sector: All
Price Range: Under £20
USB drives
Description: Save copies of important data onto these small devices. These ones can have your contact details engraved on them - useful if they get lost. However you must ensure you get some password protection/encryption software either already installed or put on later.
Type: Data Storage / Backup
Resource: Information Assets
Threat: Data Corruption
Sector: All
Price Range: £20 - £100
Verifile
Description: Service which checks the background of staff and job applicants. Checks range from Financial and identity, secondary and higher education qualifications, professional membership, employer and personal references and criminal records. Website has full list of prices.
Type: Security Devices
Resource: People
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Under £20
Wind up mobile charger
Description:
Type: Power Backup
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Electrical Power Failure
Sector: All
Price Range: Under £20
Wind up torch radio
Description: Dynamo or battery powered AM/FM radio. 1.5 minutes winding provides approx 20 minutes radio listening. It is also water resistant.
Type: Tools
Resource: Equipment
Threat: Miscellaneous
Sector: All
Price Range: Under £20
By threat/hazard
- Leaks
- Fire
- Theft and Vandalism
- Computer virus
- Flooding
- Severe weather
- Telecoms failure
- Contamination
- Staff absence
- Staff accident/injury
- Electrical power failure
- Fuel shortage
- Drainage/waste problems
- Equipment failure
- Air Conditioning Failure
- Cyber Crime / Computer Hacking
- Power surge
- Data corruption
- Accidental data deletion
- IT system failure
- Industrial action
- Legal or regulatory problems
- Reputation or brand problems
- Liability claims
- Miscellaneous
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