+Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Policy

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Policy

Description

Mechanisms exist to establish a formal, documented Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) policy that:
(1) Conveys executive management's intent;
(2) Provides organizational direction and expected behaviors;
(3) Is reviewed at least annually; and
(4) Is updated, as necessary, to adapt to evolving risks, threats and other changes that affect the organization.

Possible Solutions & Considerations

Micro-Small Business (<10 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 1-2

∙ ComplianceForge - Security, Compliance & Resilience Program (SCRP) (https://complianceforge.com)
∙ Executive-approved written policy with documented annual review

Small Business (10-49 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 3-4

∙ ComplianceForge - Security, Compliance & Resilience Program (SCRP) (https://complianceforge.com)
∙ Executive-approved written policy with documented annual review
∙ Policy acknowledgement tracking (e.g., HR onboarding records)

Medium Business (50-249 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 5-6

∙ ComplianceForge - Security, Compliance & Resilience Program (SCRP) (https://complianceforge.com)
∙ GRC solution (e.g., SCFConnect, Cyturus, SureCloud, SimpleRisk, Ignyte, ZenGRC, Galvanize, MetricStream, Archer, etc.) for policy lifecycle management
∙ Documented annual policy review with version control

Large Business (250-999 staff) / BLS Firm Size Classes 7-8

∙ ComplianceForge - Security, Compliance & Resilience Program (SCRP) (https://complianceforge.com)
∙ GRC solution (e.g., SCFConnect, Cyturus, SureCloud, SimpleRisk, Ignyte, ZenGRC, Galvanize, MetricStream, Archer, etc.) for policy lifecycle management
∙ Policy governance committee with formal annual review and approval workflow
∙ Automated policy attestation and acknowledgement tracking

Enterprise (> 1,000 staff) / BLS Firm Size Class 9

∙ Steering committee
∙ ComplianceForge - Security, Compliance & Resilience Program (SCRP) (https://complianceforge.com)
∙ Enterprise GRC platform (e.g., Cyturus, Archer, MetricStream, ServiceNow IRM) for policy lifecycle management
∙ Automated policy attestation, exception tracking and change history
∙ Annual executive approval and board-level reporting

SCR-CMM

Level 0 Not Performed

Practices are non-existent, based on the inability to demonstrate an implemented and operational capability. A reasonable person would conclude the control is not being performed.

Level 1 Performed Informally

SCR-CMM Level 1 criteria definitions are not available for this control:
▪ A reasonable person would conclude this control requires a structured process.
▪ At this level of maturity, the "ad hoc" nature of performing a capability informally would indicate the intent of the control is not met due to a lack of consistency and formality.

Level 2 Planned Tracked

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCD) capabilities are requirements-driven, but are not standardized across the entity (e.g., local/regional level consistency). Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist:
▪ Policies and standards associated with BCD domain capabilities are formally documented and centrally-managed by the entity.
▪ Standardized Operating Procedures (SOP) associated with BCD domain capabilities are documented and maintained by process owners.
▪ IT and/or cybersecurity personnel work with business stakeholders and process owners to appropriately scope and reasonably implement cybersecurity and data protection controls associated with BCD domain capabilities to address applicable statutory, regulatory and/or contractual requirements for Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD).
▪ Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery (BC/DR)-related controls are primarily administrative and preventative in nature (e.g., policies, standards and procedures & guidelines).
▪ BC/DR may be a defined function (e.g., team or department) or assigned as an additional duty to existing IT and/or cybersecurity personnel.

Level 3 Well Defined

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCD) capabilities are standardized across the entity for applicability to People, Processes, Technologies, Data and/or Facilities (PPTDF) to ensure consistency for Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD). Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist:
▪ Policies and standards associated with BCD domain capabilities are formally documented and centrally-managed by the entity's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team, or similar function.
▪ Standardized Operating Procedures (SOP) associated with BCD domain capabilities are well-documented and kept current by process owners.
▪ A Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) team, or similar function, is appropriately staffed and supported to implement and maintain BCD domain capabilities.
▪ Technology is leveraged to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of BC/DR operations (e.g., BC/DR planning software, Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), Orchestration and Automation Tools).
▪ The entity's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team, or similar function, works with business stakeholders and process owners to appropriately scope and reasonably implement cybersecurity and data protection controls associated with BCD domain capabilities to address Minimum Compliance Requirements (MCR) (e.g., applicable statutory, regulatory and/or contractual requirements) and Discretionary Security Requirements (DSR) (e.g., entity-required controls).

Level 4 Quantitatively Controlled

Utilize SCR-CMM Level 3 criteria definitions:
▪ There are no defined Level 4 criteria, since it is reasonable to assume a quantitatively-controlled process is not necessary to operationalize this control.
▪ While it may be possible to develop “metrics-driven” capabilities for this control, the criteria would be organization-specific to define.

Level 5 Continuously Improving

Utilize SCR-CMM Level 3 or Level 4 (if available) criteria definitions:
▪ There are no defined Level 5 criteria, since it is reasonable to assume a continuously-improving process is not necessary to operationalize this control.
▪ Level 5 capabilities should be considered “world-class” where the control builds on Level 4 capabilities, but are continuously improving through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Machine Learning (ML) technologies.
▪ While it may be possible to develop responsive capabilities for this control through the use of AI and/or ML technologies, the criteria would be organization-specific to define.

1. Forbhreathnú

Teideal Caighdeán

1.1 Tagairtí

1.2 Ceanglais aitheanta

1.3 Rialacháin ghaolmhara

2. Ceanglais aitheanta

Ceanglais
Foinse Ceanglas

3. Rialacháin ghaolmhara

Rialacháin
Foinse Rialáil
EULAW Airteagal 11 1

1.   Mar chuid de chreat bainistíochta riosca TFC dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 6(1) agus bunaithe ar na ceanglais sainaitheantais a leagtar amach in Airteagal 8, cuirfidh eintitis airgeadais beartas cuimsitheach leanúnachais gnó TFC i bhfeidhm, a d’fhéadfaí a ghlacadh mar bheartas tiomnaithe sonrach mar chuid lárnach de bheartas foriomlán leanúnachais gnó é.

EULAW Airteagal 11 2

2.   Cuirfidh eintitis airgeadais an beartas leanúnachais gnó TFC chun feidhme trí shocruithe, pleananna, nósanna imeachta agus sásraí tiomnaithe, iomchuí agus doiciméadaithe, a bhfuil mar aidhm leo:

(a)

leanúnachas fheidhmeanna criticiúla nó tábhachtacha an eintitis airgeadais a áirithiú;

(b)

freagairt ar gach teagmhas a bhaineann le TFC, agus iad a réiteach, go tapa, go hiomchuí agus go héifeachtach, ar bhealach ina gcuirtear teorainn leis an dochar agus lena dtugtar tús áite d’atosú na ngníomhaíochtaí agus na mbeart athshlánaithe;

(c)

pleananna tiomnaithe a ghníomhachtú, gan mhoill, lena gcumasaítear bearta, próisis agus teicneolaíochtaí srianta atá in oiriúint do gach cineál teagmhais a bhaineann le TFC agus dochar eile a chosc, chomh maith le nósanna imeachta saincheaptha freagartha agus athshlánaithe a bhunaítear i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 12;

(d)

tionchair, dochar agus caillteanais tosaigh a mheas;

(e)

gníomhaíochtaí cumarsáide agus bainistíochta géarchéime a leagan amach lena n-áirithítear go seoltar faisnéis cothrom le dáta chuig gach ball foirne inmheánach ábhartha agus gach geallsealbhóir seachtrach ábhartha i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 14, agus tuairisciú do na húdaráis inniúla i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 19.

EULAW Airteagal 11 3

3.   Mar chuid de chreat bainistíochta riosca TFC dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 6(1), cuirfidh eintitis airgeadais pleananna TFC freagartha agus athshlánaithe gaolmhara chun feidhme a chuirfear, i gcás eintitis airgeadais nach micrifhiontair iad, faoi réir athbhreithnithe iniúchta inmheánaigh neamhspleách.

EULAW Airteagal 11 4

4.   Déanfaidh eintitis airgeadais pleananna leanúnachais gnó TFC iomchuí a chur i bhfeidhm, a choinneáil ar bun, agus a thástáil go tréimhsiúil, go háirithe maidir le feidhmeanna criticiúla nó tábhachtacha arna seachfhoinsiú nó arna gcur amach ar conradh trí shocruithe le soláthraithe seirbhísí TFC tríú páirtí.

EULAW Airteagal 11 5

5.   Mar chuid den bheartas foriomlán leanúnachais gnó, déanfaidh eintitis airgeadais anailís ar thionchar gnó a neamhchosaintí ar mhórbhristeacha gnó. Faoin anailís ar thionchar gnó, measúnóidh eintitis airgeadais an tionchar a d’fhéadfadh a bheith ag mórbhristeacha gnó trí bhíthin critéir chainníochtúla agus cháilíochtúla, agus úsáid á baint as sonraí inmheánacha agus seachtracha agus anailís ar chásanna, de réir mar is iomchuí. Measfar san anailís ar thionchar gnó criticiúlacht na bhfeidhmeanna sainaitheanta agus mapáilte gnó, na bpróiseas tacaíochta, na spleáchas tríú páirtí agus na sócmhainní faisnéise, agus a n-idirspleáchais. Áiritheoidh eintitis airgeadais go ndéanfar sócmhainní TFC agus seirbhísí TFC a cheapadh agus a úsáid i gcomhréir iomlán leis an anailís ar thionchar gnó, go háirithe maidir le hiomarcaíocht na gcomhpháirteanna criticiúla uile a áirithiú ar bhealach leordhóthanach.

EULAW Airteagal 11 6

6.   Mar chuid dá mbainistíocht chuimsitheach riosca TFC, déanfaidh eintitis airgeadais na nithe seo a leanas:

(a)

pleananna leanúnachais gnó TFC agus pleananna freagartha agus athshlánaithe TFC a thástáil i ndáil le córais TFC lena dtacaítear leis na feidhmeanna uile ar bhonn bliantúil ar a laghad, agus i gcás aon mhórathruithe ar chórais TFC lena dtacaítear le feidhmeanna criticiúla nó tábhachtacha;

(b)

tástáil ar na pleananna cumarsáide géarchéime a bhunaítear i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 14.

Chun críocha na chéad fhomhíre, pointe (a), áireoidh eintitis airgeadais, nach micrifhiontair iad, sna pleananna tástála faoi chásanna cibirionsaithe agus lascaistrithe idir príomhbhonneagar TFC agus an acmhainneacht iomarcach, cúltacaí agus saoráidí iomarcacha is gá chun na hoibleagáidí a leagtar amach in Airteagal 12 a chomhlíonadh.

Athbhreithneoidh eintitis airgeadais a mbeartas leanúnachais gnó TFC agus a bpleananna freagartha agus athshlánaithe TFC go tráthrialta agus torthaí na dtástálacha, arna ndéanamh i gcomhréir leis an gcéad fhomhír agus le moltaí a eascraíonn as seiceálacha iniúchta nó athbhreithnithe maoirseachta, á gcur san áireamh.

EULAW Airteagal 11 7

7.   Beidh, feidhm bhainistíochta géarchéime ag eintitis airgeadais, nach micrifhiontair iad, ina leagfar amach, i gcás ina ngníomhachtófar a bpleananna leanúnachais gnó TFC nó a bpleananna freagartha agus athshlánaithe TFC, inter alia, nósanna imeachta soiléire chun cumarsáid inmheánach agus sheachtrach i gcás géarchéime a bhainistiú i gcomhréir le hAirteagal 14.

EULAW Airteagal 11 8

8.   Coimeádfaidh eintitis airgeadais taifid sho-inrochtana ar ghníomhaíochtaí roimh imeachtaí bristeacha agus lena linn nuair a ghníomhachtófar a bpleananna leanúnachais gnó TFC nó a bpleananna freagartha agus athshlánaithe TFC.

EULAW Airteagal 11 9

9.   Cuirfidh taisclanna lárnacha urrús cóipeanna de thorthaí na dtástálacha ar leanúnachas gnó TFC, nó de thorthaí cleachtaí eile den sórt sin, ar fáil do na húdaráis inniúla.

EULAW Airteagal 11 10

10.   Tuairisceoidh eintitis airgeadais, nach micrifhiontair iad, d’údaráis inniúla, arna iarraidh sin dóibh, meastachán ar chostais agus caillteanais chomhiomlánaithe bhliantúla de dheasca mórtheagmhais a bhaineann le TFC.

EULAW Airteagal 11 11

11.   I gcomhréir le hAirteagal 16 de Rialacháin (AE) Uimh. 1093/2010, (AE) Uimh. 1094/2010 agus (AE) Uimh. 1095/2010, ceapfaidh ÚMEnna, tríd an gComhchoiste, faoin 17 Iúil 2024 treoirlínte comhchoiteanna maidir le meastachán ar na costais agus na caillteanais chomhiomlánaithe bhliantúla dá dtagraítear i mír 10.

EULAW Airteagal 12 1

1.   Chun a áirithiú go n-athbhunófar córais agus sonraí TFC agus aga neamhfhónaimh íosta, briseadh agus caillteanas teoranta i gceist leo, mar chuid dá gcreat bainistíochta riosca TFC, déanfaidh eintitis airgeadais an méid seo a leanas a fhorbairt agus a dhoiciméadú:

(a)

beartais agus nósanna imeachta cúltaca lena sonrófar raon feidhme na sonraí is ábhar don chúltaca agus íosmhinicíocht an chúltaca, bunaithe ar chriticiúlacht na faisnéise nó leibhéal rúndachta na sonraí;

(b)

nósanna imeachta agus modhanna athbhunaithe agus athshlánaithe.

EULAW Airteagal 32 Slándáil na próiseála
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EULAW Airteagal 21 Bearta bainistíochta riosca cibearshlándála
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EULAW Airteagal 24 Comhpháirteanna an bheartais um leanúnachas gnó TFC
EULAW Airteagal 5 Rialachas agus eagraíocht
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EULAW Airteagal 11 Freagairt agus athshlánú
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EULAW Airteagal 16 Creat bainistíochta riosca TFC simplithe
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EULAW Airteagal 5 2

2.   Déanfaidh comhlacht bainistíochta an eintitis airgeadais cur chun feidhme na socruithe uile a bhaineann le creat bainistíochta riosca TFC dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 6(1) a shainiú, a fhormheas, agus a fhormhaoirsiú, agus is é a bheidh freagrach as na socruithe sin a chur chun feidhme.

Chun críocha na chéad fhomhíre, maidir leis an gcomhlacht bainistíochta:

(a)

is air a bheidh an fhreagracht deiridh as rioscaí TFC an eintitis airgeadais a bhainistiú;

(b)

cuirfidh sé beartais i bhfeidhm lena ndírítear ar a áirithiú go gcoimeádfar ardchaighdeáin infhaighteachta, barántúlachta, sláine agus rúndachta sonraí;

(c)

leagfaidh sé síos róil agus freagrachtaí soiléire le haghaidh gach feidhme a bhaineann le TFC agus bunóidh sé socruithe iomchuí rialachais chun cumarsáid, comhar agus comhordú atá éifeachtach agus tráthúil i measc na bhfeidhmeanna sin a áirithiú;

(d)

is air a bheidh an fhreagracht fhoriomlán as an straitéis athléimneachta digití oibríochtúla dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 6(8) a leagan amach agus a fhormheas, lena n-áirítear an leibhéal lamháltais riosca iomchuí maidir le riosca TFC an eintitis airgeadais, dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 6(8), pointe (b), a chinneadh;

(e)

is é a dhéanfaidh cur chun feidhme bheartas leanúnachais gnó TFC agus pleananna freagartha agus athshlánaithe TFC an eintitis airgeadais, dá dtagraítear, faoi seach, in Airteagal 11(1) agus (3), a fhormheas agus a mhaoirsiú, agus a athbhreithniú go tréimhsiúil, ar beartais agus pleananna iad ar féidir a ghlacadh mar bheartas tiomnaithe sonrach ar cuid lárnach de bheartas foriomlán leanúnachais gnó agus de phlean freagartha agus athshlánaithe an eintitis airgeadais é;

(f)

is é a dhéanfaidh pleananna iniúchta inmheánaigh TFC an eintitis airgeadais, iniúchtaí TFC, agus modhnuithe ábharacha orthu sin, a fhormheas agus a athbhreithniú go tréimhsiúil;

(g)

is é a dhéanfaidh an buiséad iomchuí a leithdháileadh agus a athbhreithniú go tréimhsiúil, chun riachtanais athléimneachta digití oibríochtúla an eintitis airgeadais a chomhlíonadh i ndáil le gach cineál acmhainne, lena n-áirítear cláir ábhartha feasachta slándála TFC agus an oiliúint ábhartha san athléimneacht dhigiteach oibríochtúil dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 13(6), agus scileanna TFC don fhoireann ar fad;

(h)

is é a dhéanfaidh beartas an eintitis airgeadais maidir le socruithe i ndáil le húsáid seirbhísí TFC arna soláthar ag soláthraithe seirbhísí TFC tríú páirtí a fhormheas agus a athbhreithniú go tréimhsiúil;

(i)

cuirfidh sé bealaí tuairiscithe ar bun, ar an leibhéal corparáideach, chun gur féidir eolas cuí a thabhairt dó i ndáil leis na nithe seo a leanas:

(i)

socruithe arna dtabhairt i gcrích le soláthraithe seirbhísí tríú páirtí TFC maidir leis an úsáid a bhaintear as seirbhísí TFC,

(ii)

aon athruithe ábhartha pleanáilte ábharacha maidir le soláthraithe seirbhísí TFC tríú páirtí,

(iii)

an tionchar a d’fhéadfadh a bheith ag athruithe den sórt sin ar na feidhmeanna criticiúla nó tábhachtacha atá faoi réir na socruithe sin, lena n-áirítear achoimre ar an anailís riosca chun tionchar na n-athruithe sin a mheasúnú, agus ar a laghad mórtheagmhais a bhaineann le TFC agus a dtionchar, chomh maith le bearta freagartha, athshlánaithe agus ceartaitheacha.

EULAW Airteagal 16 1

1.   Ní bheidh feidhm ag Airteagail 5 go 15 den Rialachán seo maidir le gnólachtaí infheistíochta beaga agus neamh-idirnasctha, institiúidí íocaíochta atá díolmhaithe de bhun Threoir (AE) 2015/2366; institiúidí atá díolmhaithe de bhun Threoir 2013/36/AE a chinn na Ballstáit gan an rogha dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 2(4) den Rialachán seo a fheidhmiú ina leith; institiúidí ríomh-airgid atá díolmhaithe de bhun Threoir 2009/110/CE; agus institiúidí beaga um sholáthar pinsean ceirde.

Gan dochar don chéad fhomhír, déanfaidh na heintitis a liostaítear sa chéad fhomhír an méid seo a leanas:

(a)

creat bainistíochta riosca TFC fónta agus doiciméadaithe a chur ar bun agus a choinneáil, ar creat é lena dtabharfar mionsonraí maidir leis na sásraí agus na bearta a bhfuil sé d’aidhm acu riosca TFC a bhainistiú go tapa, go héifeachtúil agus go cuimsitheach, lena n-áirítear chun na comhpháirteanna agus bonneagair fhisiciúla ábhartha a chosaint;

(b)

faireachán leanúnach a dhéanamh ar shlándáil agus feidhmiú córais TFC uile;

(c)

tionchar riosca TFC a íoslaghdú trí úsáid a bhaint as córais, prótacail agus uirlisí TFC atá fónta, athléimneach agus nuashonraithe agus atá iomchuí chun tacú le feidhmíocht a ngníomhaíochtaí agus soláthar seirbhísí agus chun infhaighteacht, barántúlacht, sláine agus rúndacht na sonraí sna córais gréasáin agus faisnéise a chosaint ar bhealach leordhóthanach;

(d)

a fhágáil go bhféadfar foinsí riosca TFC agus aimhrialtachtaí sna córais gréasáin agus faisnéise a shainaithint agus a bhrath go mear agus teagmhais a bhaineann le TFC a láimhseáil go pras;

(e)

príomhspleáchais ar sholáthraithe seirbhísí tríú páirtí TFC a shainaithint;

(f)

leanúnachas feidhmeanna criticiúla nó tábhachtacha a áirithiú, trí phleananna leanúnachais gnó agus bearta freagartha agus athshlánaithe, lena n-áirítear, ar a laghad, bearta cúltaca agus athbhunaithe;

(g)

na pleananna agus na beartais dá dtagraítear i bpointe (f) a thástáil, mar aon le héifeachtacht na rialuithe arna gcur chun feidhme i gcomhréir le pointí (a) agus (c);

(h)

na conclúidí oibríochtúla ábhartha a eascraíonn as na tástálacha dá dtagraítear i bpointe (g) agus as an anailís iartheagmhais a rinneadh ar an bpróiseas measúnaithe riosca TFC a chur chun feidhme, de réir mar is iomchuí, cláir feasachta slándála TFC agus oiliúint athléimneachta digití oibríochtúla don fhoireann agus don bhainistíocht.

Saincheisteanna nasctha

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is related to Annual
is related to relative Control Weighting = 10
is related to Process
is related to Govern
is related to SCRM Focus Tier 1 STRATEGIC
is related to SCRM Focus Tier 2 OPERATIONAL
is related to SCRM Focus Tier 3 TACTICAL
blocks Loss, Theft or Damage of Assets
blocks Unauthorized Modification / Loss of System Integrity
blocks Unauthorized Retention / Inability to Dispose of Data
blocks Business / Service Interruption
blocks Data Loss / Integrity Compromise
blocks Reduced Operational Productivity
blocks System / Data Compromise (Technical Vector)
blocks System / Data Compromise (Non-Technical Vector)
blocks Revenue Loss
blocks Contractual Default / Termination
blocks Loss of Competitive Advantage
blocks Reputational Harm / Loss of Stakeholder Trust
blocks Regulatory / Legal / Contractual Financial Liability
blocks Failure to Support Business / Mission Objectives
blocks Unaddressed Security / Compliance Exposure
blocks Unperformed / Unowned Control Responsibilities
blocks Uncontrolled Internal Security / Privacy Exposure
blocks Uncontrolled Third-Party Security / Privacy Exposure
blocks Loss of Investigative / Evidentiary Capability
blocks Delayed Containment / Increased Incident Impact
blocks Incident Persistence / Recurrence
blocks Incident Response / Recovery Cost
blocks Undetected / Delayed Detection of Adverse Activity
blocks Data Destruction
blocks Data Encrypted for Impact
blocks Inhibit System Recovery
blocks Defacement
blocks Internal Defacement
blocks External Defacement
blocks Disk Wipe
blocks Disk Content Wipe
blocks Disk Structure Wipe
blocks Loss of Authorization / Certification / License
blocks Lack of oversight of internal controls
blocks Inability to Demonstrate Due Diligence / Due Care
blocks Unreliable Assurance / Decision Information
blocks Recovery Failure / Unacceptable Recovery Delay
blocks Drought & Water Shortage
blocks Earthquakes
blocks Fire & Wildfires
blocks Floods
blocks Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
blocks Landslides & Debris Flow
blocks Pandemic (Disease) Outbreaks
blocks Severe Weather
blocks Space Weather
blocks Thunderstorms & Lightning
blocks Tornadoes
blocks Tsunamis
blocks Volcanoes
blocks Winter Storms & Extreme Cold
blocks Malicious Cyber Activity
blocks Dysfunctional Management Practices
blocks Human Error
blocks Technical / Mechanical Failure
blocks Statutory / Regulatory / Contractual Change
blocks Conflict of Interest (COI) / Undue Influence / Insider Misconduct
blocks Workforce Shortage / Loss of Critical Skills / Labor Disruption
blocks BCM-01.02B
is blocked by BCD-01 Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Policy – Assessment Procedure
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    Like it or not, cybersecurity is a protracted war on an asymmetric battlefield, where the threats are everywhere and as defenders we have to make the effort to work together to help improve cybersecurity and data privacy practices, since we all suffer when massive data breaches occur or when cyber attacks have physical impacts. Hackers share information on attack methods with other hackers, so why shouldn’t the good guys share information on how to best protect an organization? We decided to take action and make a difference, since we feel it is too important to wait for someone else to fix the problems that exist.

    The SCF is made up of volunteers, mainly specialists within the cybersecurity profession, who focus on GRC and the cybersecurity side of data privacy. These are auditors, engineers, architects, incident responders, consultants and other specialists who live and breathe these topics on a daily basis. The end product is "expert-derived content" that makes up the SCF." https://securecontrolsframework.com/ 

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