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 While NFPA 1600 has been //influenced// by ISO for many years, it still remains superior to ISO 22301 in many ways (see below). While NFPA 1600 has been //influenced// by ISO for many years, it still remains superior to ISO 22301 in many ways (see below).
  
-Although a government standard, another very good standard is: \\ +While ISO has produced ISO 22301, "//Societal security — Business continuity management systems — Requirements//", once you dig through all of the required Annex L nonsense.. and the obvious incompetence of the authors, there are only a few gems buried in it. Similarly, ANSI/ASIS ORM.1-2017, "//Security And Resilience In Organizations And Their Supply Chains - Requirements With Guidance//" addresses this topic as well (although the ASIS_SPC.1-2009 version was better in some regards). However, it is too similar to ISO 22301 to be of any real value.
-NIST Special Publication 800-34 Rev. 1, "//Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems//" \\ +
-[[https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-34r1.pdf]] +
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-While ISO has produced ISO 22301, "//Societal security — Business continuity management systems — Requirements//", once you dig through all of the required Annex L nonsense.. and the laughable incompetence of the authors, there are only a few gems buried in it. Similarly, ANSI/ASIS ORM.1-2017, "//Security And Resilience In Organizations And Their Supply Chains - Requirements With Guidance//" addresses this topic as well (although the ASIS_SPC.1-2009 version was better in some regards). However, it is too similar to ISO 22301 to be of any real value.+
  
 Ultimately, any company would be FAR better off simply purchasing a copy of [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118326830/ref=rdr_ext_tmb|“Business Continuity For Dummies”]] (which is actually quite good) than either of these two standards. Ultimately, any company would be FAR better off simply purchasing a copy of [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118326830/ref=rdr_ext_tmb|“Business Continuity For Dummies”]] (which is actually quite good) than either of these two standards.
  
 You may note that NFPA 1600, "//Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management//" (2019 Edition), Annex E, integrates the requirements of NFPA 1600 with ISO Annex SL. This was done to promote integration with existing ISO Management System Standards... and is "//intended to be adopted by the entity at its discretion//". Ultimately, this simply aligns common topics such as document control, corrective action, etc.  You may note that NFPA 1600, "//Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management//" (2019 Edition), Annex E, integrates the requirements of NFPA 1600 with ISO Annex SL. This was done to promote integration with existing ISO Management System Standards... and is "//intended to be adopted by the entity at its discretion//". Ultimately, this simply aligns common topics such as document control, corrective action, etc. 
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 +Although developed for Federal Government use, another very good standard is: \\
 +NIST Special Publication 800-34 Rev. 1, "//Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems//" \\
 +[[https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-34r1.pdf]]
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