Business Continuity Management

Appendix 3■to encourage the growth and provision of services to support the membershipin their endeavours to meet and maintain the defined professional standards.The BCI has over 1,100 members in 35 countries. It has five membership grades– student, affiliate, associate, member and fellow.Canada – Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness(OCIPEP)www.epc-pcc.gc.cawww.ocipep.gc.caIn 2001, the Canadian prime minister announced the creation of OCIPEP whichencompassed the existing functions of Emergency Preparedness Canada. Theoffice was charged with developing and implementing a comprehensive approachto protecting Canada’s critical infrastructure. It was given the task of providingnational leadership to help ensure the protection of the infrastructure, in both itsphysical and cyber dimensions, regardless of the source of the threats orvulnerabilities. It is the Canadian government’s primary agency for ensuringnational civil emergency preparedness.The objectives of the office are:■■■■■to build partnerships with the private sector, the provinces, territories andmunicipalities, and key international partners – the United States in particular;to promote dialogue among Canada’s critical infrastructure owners andoperators, and foster information-sharing on threats and vulnerabilities;to provide a focal point for the federal government’s own cyber incident analysisand co-ordination efforts, and support federal departments and agencies inmeeting their responsibilities for protecting their IT systems and networks;to promote other areas of co-operation such as raising awareness, enhancingeducation and training, and promoting information technology securityresearch and development;to achieve an appropriate level of national civil emergency preparedness.Computer Security Institutewww.gocsi.comEstablished in 1974, CSI has thousands of members worldwide, and provides awide variety of information and education programmes to assist practitioners inprotecting the information assets of corporations and governmental organizations.136