Cybersecurity integrates with business continuity by ensuring incident response, recovery, and ICT readiness support critical business processes.
Cybersecurity incidents can directly disrupt business operations, making integration with business continuity essential. A cybersecurity program should support preparedness, response, and recovery for cyber-related disruptions.
This integration includes aligning incident management procedures with continuity plans, ensuring ICT readiness, and testing scenarios that involve cyberattacks and system failures.
By linking cybersecurity and continuity, organizations reduce downtime, improve resilience, and maintain stakeholder confidence during crises.
Organizations often plan continuity for physical disruptions but overlook cyber scenarios. Integrating both creates realistic, testable resilience.
“Resilience depends on security and continuity working together.”
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NIS 2 programs must be ready to detect, respond, coordinate, and recover. Incident and crisis management should connect to continuity planning and be tested regularly.
A practical approach defines roles, detection and escalation paths, response procedures, and post-incident learning backed by testing and metrics.
Prioritize by critical services and risk: start with assets that support essential functions and build incident readiness alongside baseline controls.
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