ABSTRACT
The initial version of this entry was written for the 1999
edition of the Handbook of Information Security Manage-
ment. Since then, Y2K has come and gone, E-commerce
has seized the spotlight, and Web-based technologies are
the emerging solution for almost everything. The constant
throughout these occurrences is that no matter what the
climate, fundamental business processes have changed
little. And, as always, the focus of any business impact
assessment (BIA) is to assess the time-critical priority of
these business processes. With these more recent realities
in mind, this entry has been updated and is now offered for
your consideration.
