Business Continuity Planning
To ensure business continuity for any organisation, a certain amount of cyber security planning must take place. This is not just about recovering from a cyber attack but ensuring that operations can continue during an attack by isolating the incident. Cyber security planning for business continuity requires regular testing, updating, and improvement.
Why do I need business continuity planning in place?
Business continuity planning will mitigate any necessary down time of business operations during a cyber attack but it also helps an organisation’s reputation immensely. By having plans in place you will build trust from your customers or end users.
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Identify Critical Operations
Identify any business critical operations that will be the first to restore in the event of a cyber attack.
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Assess Risks
The next step is to identify potential cyber threats, evaluate how likely they are to occur, and their potential impact.
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Develop Continuity Strategies
Define strategies that implement security measures, develop response plans, and establish recovery procedures.