Links to Risk Related Websites

Links to sites related to Business Continuity, Business Impact Analysis, and Risk Assessment.

Professional Organizations

• Association of Local Authority Risk Managers (ALARM)
  UK public sector risk managment society, with members for central and local government, emergency services, and health and education sectors. Largest public sector risk management organization outside of USA.
• Business Continuity Institute
  Professional certification and training for business continuity practitioners. Members use the designatory letters FBCI (Fellow), MBCI (Member), an SBCI (Specialist).
• DRI International
  Offers certification and training in contingency planning, risk management. Certifications include MBCP (Master Business Continuity Professional), CBCP (Certified) and ABCP (Associate).
• Institute of Risk Management
  Professional Society for those involved in risk management. Currently mainly UK based.
• Society for Risk Analysis
  Professional Society for anyone interested in Risk Analysis. Publishes the scholarly journal Risk Analysis.
• Society for Risk Analysis (European Section)
  European section of the Society for Risk Analysis. Publishes the Journal of Risk Analysis in conjunction with the Japanese section of the society.

Interesting Sites

• Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
  Their Commentary and Perspectives unclassified briefing material are well worth reading.
• Disaster Recovery Journal
  Good trade magazine for disaster recovery planning.
• MI5 (UK Security Service) Official Website
  Britain's Security Service advises the government on the protection of critical national infrastructure and dealing with terrorist threats. Much of this advice (as it relates to business and organizations) can be found on this site.
• Treasury Board of Canada Risk Resources
  The Treasury Board of Canada is responsible for government risk management policy. This site contains their policies, consultant reports, and other useful resources.

Government Sites

• Emergency Preparedness Canada
  Canadian government agency with mission to protect critical infrastructure and ensure emergency preparedness. Pamphlets, posters, and press releases.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  US federal disaster preparedness agency, now part of the US Department of Homeland Security. Publishes comprehensive guides for businesses. Also has a spokescrab (Herman) and stuff for kids!
• UK Resilience
  This Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) is a new (2004) body charged with improving the resilience of the United Kingdom to disasters — whether man-made or acts of nature. Lots of guides and information for government, businesses, and the end user.

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