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Interxion Achieves Highly Credited BS 25999 Certification
October 2010 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
Interxion announced that it has achieved the highly regarded certification of BS 25999, the British Standards Institution (BSI) standard for Business Continuity Management. This has been integrated with Interxion’s existing Information Security Management System certification, ISO 27001.
BS 25999 is the world’s first Business Continuity Management (BCM) standard developed to minimise the risks of disruptions, which can impact a business. The standard is designed to keep businesses operational during challenging times by protecting staff, preserving reputations and providing the ability to keep trading.
Interxion’s development of a BCM system involved integrating with the already established Information Security Management System, ISO 27001, an internationally recognised certification designed to assess levels of risk across an entire company’s data centre network.
The assessment took place over a six-month period and began with a business impact analysis and risk assessment to identify failures and dependencies. A business continuity management response was then carried out based on Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO). Interxion also approached BSI to complete training and awareness sessions aimed at covering all aspects of the BCMS.
