Acronym

Definition

BaU

Business as usual

BC

Business continuity

BCI

Business Continuity Institute

BCM

Business continuity management

BCMS

Business continuity management system

BCP

Business continuity plan

BIA

Business impact analysis

BSI

British Standards Institution

CBRN

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear

DR

Disaster recovery

FSA

Financial Services Authority

H&S

Health and safety

HR

Human resources

ICT

Information communications technology

ISMS

Information security management systems

IT

Information technology

ITDR

Information technology disaster recovery

KPI

Key performance indicator

LAN

Local area network

LR

Listing rule

MoU

Memorandum of understanding

MTPD

Maximum tolerable period of disruption

PAS56

Publicly Available Specification 56

PDCA

Plan-Do-Check-Act

PR

Public relations

RPO

Recovery point objective

RTO

Recovery time objective

UKAS

United Kingdom Accreditation Service