+Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) Plans
---+Recovery Time / Point Objectives (RTO / RPO)

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) Plans

Description

Mechanisms exist for process owners to establish and maintain formal Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) plans to ensure information is detailed enough, accurate and representative of current operations in order to sustain and/or restore operations under adverse conditions.

Possible Solutions & Considerations

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

∙ Basic business continuity plan
∙ Regular data backup

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

∙ Business continuity plan
∙ Tested backup and restore procedures

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

∙ Formal BCP/DRP program
∙ Regular backup testing
∙ Alternate processing capability

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

∙ Enterprise BCP/DRP program
∙ DR site
∙ Annual exercises
∙ RTO/RPO targets

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

∙ Enterprise BC/DR platform (e.g., Zerto, Veeam Enterprise)
∙ Dedicated DR site
∙ Automated failover
∙ Annual DR exercises

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

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCD) domain capabilities are ad hoc and inconsistent. Capability criteria associated with this control may include:
▪ Policies, standards & procedures associated with BCD domain capabilities provide limited coverage due to the depth and breadth of the existing documentation.
▪ Contingency management-related activities are decentralized (e.g., a localized/regionalized function) and uses non-standardized methods to implement secure, resilient and compliant practices.
▪ Limited technologies exist to support near real-time network infrastructure failover (e.g., redundant ISPs and redundant power).
▪ IT and/or cybersecurity personnel develop limited Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP) to recover business-critical Technology Assets, Applications and/or Services (TAAS) and services.

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.
▪ Business stakeholders and process owners identify business-critical TAASD and External Service Providers (ESPs).
▪ IT and/or cybersecurity personnel work with business stakeholders and process owners to develop BC/DR plans to recover business-critical TAASD.

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).
▪ An implemented and operational capability exists to for process owners to establish and maintain formal Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) plans to ensure information is detailed enough, accurate and representative of current operations in order to sustain and/or restore operations under adverse conditions.

Level 4 Quantitatively Controlled

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCD) capabilities, in addition to being standardized across the entity and centrally managed to ensure consistency across Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD), efforts are metrics driven to provide sufficient insight for decision makers to predict optimal performance, ensure continued operations and/or identify areas for improvement. Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist:
▪ Applicable SCR-CMM Level 3 (Well Defined) capabilities are implemented and operational.
▪ Metrics reporting includes quantitative analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
▪ Metrics reporting includes quantitative analysis of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).
▪ Scope of metrics, KPIs and KRIs covers organization-wide cybersecurity and data protection controls, including functions performed by third-parties.
▪ Organizational leadership maintains a formal process to objectively review and respond to metrics, KPIs and KRIs (e.g., monthly or quarterly review).
▪ Based on metrics analysis, process improvement recommendations are submitted for review and are handled in accordance with change control processes.
▪ Business and technical stakeholders are involved in reviewing and approving proposed changes to evolve capabilities.

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

Recovery Time / Point Objectives (RTO / RPO)

Description

Mechanisms exist to facilitate recovery operations in accordance with Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs).

Possible Solutions & Considerations

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

∙ Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
∙ Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
∙ Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
∙ Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs)
∙ Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs)

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

∙ Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
∙ Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
∙ Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
∙ Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs)
∙ Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs)

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

∙ Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
∙ Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
∙ Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
∙ Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs)
∙ Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs)

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

∙ Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
∙ Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
∙ Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
∙ Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs)
∙ Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs)

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

∙ Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
∙ Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
∙ Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
∙ Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs)
∙ Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs)

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

SCR-CMM Level 2 criteria definitions are not available for this control:
▪ A reasonable person would conclude a well-defined and standardized process is required.
▪ At this level of maturity, the “requirements-driven” nature of performing the control is focused on a localized and/or regionalized implementation, not uniform and consistent across the organization.
▪ Requirements are narrowly scoped for applicability and are primarily derived from compliance obligations (e.g., laws, regulations and contracts).

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).
▪ An implemented and operational capability exists to facilitate recovery operations in accordance with Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs).

Level 4 Quantitatively Controlled

Level 5 Continuously Improving

1.1 Tagairtí

1.2 Ceanglais aitheanta

1.3 Rialacháin ghaolmhara

2. Ceanglais aitheanta

Ceanglais
Foinse	Ceanglas

3. Rialacháin ghaolmhara

Rialacháin

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 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 24 1

1. Chun ullmhacht le haghaidh láimhseáil teagmhas a bhaineann le TFC a mheasúnú, chun laigí, easnaimh agus bearnaí san athléimneacht dhigiteach oibríochtúil a shainaithint, agus chun bearta ceartaitheacha a chur chun feidhme go pras, déanfaidh eintitis airgeadais, nach micrifhiontair iad, agus na critéir a leagtar amach in Airteagal 4(2) á gcur san áireamh acu, clár fónta cuimsitheach tástála athléimneachta digití oibríochtúla a bhunú, a choinneáil ar bun agus a athbhreithniú mar chuid bhunúsach de chreat bainistíochta riosca TFC dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 6.

EULAW

Airteagal 24 2

2. Beidh raon measúnuithe, tástálacha, modheolaíochtaí, cleachtas agus uirlisí sa chlár tástála athléimneachta digití oibríochtúla a bheidh le feidhmiú i gcomhréir le hAirteagail 25 agus 26.

EULAW

Airteagal 24 3

3. Agus an clár tástála athléimneachta digití oibríochtúla dá dtagraítear i mír 1 den Airteagal seo á dhéanamh acu, leanfaidh eintitis airgeadais, nach micrifhiontair iad, cur chuige rioscabhunaithe agus na critéir a leagtar amach in Airteagal 4(2) á gcur san áireamh trí aird chuí a thabhairt ar thimpeallacht athraitheach riosca TFC, ar aon rioscaí sonracha ar a bhfuil an t-eintiteas airgeadais lena mbaineann neamhchosanta nó ar a bhféadfadh an t-eintiteas airgeadais lena mbaineann a bheith neamhchosanta, ar chriticiúlacht na sócmhainní faisnéise agus na seirbhísí a sholáthraítear, chomh maith le haon toisc eile a mheasann an t-eintiteas airgeadais a bheith iomchuí.

EULAW

Airteagal 24 4

4. Áiritheoidh eintitis airgeadais, nach micrifhiontair iad, go dtabharfaidh páirtithe neamhspleácha faoi thástálacha, cibé acu an tástálacha inmheánacha nó seachtracha iad. I gcás ina ndéanfaidh tástálaí inmheánach tástálacha, cuirfidh na heintitis airgeadais dóthain acmhainní ar fáil agus áiritheoidh siad go seachnófar coinbhleachtaí leasa le linn chéim deartha agus chur i gcrích na tástála.

EULAW

Airteagal 24 5

5. Bunóidh eintitis airgeadais, nach micrifhiontair iad, nósanna imeachta agus beartais chun gach saincheist a nochtfar i rith fheidhmiú na dtástálacha a chur in ord tosaíochta, a aicmiú agus a réiteach agus bunóidh siad modheolaíochtaí bailíochtaithe inmheánacha chun a dhearbhú go rachfar i ngleic go hiomlán leis na laigí, na heasnaimh nó na bearnaí uile a shainaithnítear.

EULAW

Airteagal 24 6

6. Áiritheoidh na heintitis airgeadais, nach micrifhiontair iad, go ndéanfar tástálacha iomchuí ar chórais TFC agus ar fheidhmchláir TFC uile lena dtacaítear le feidhmeanna criticiúla nó tábhachtacha uair sa bhliain ar a laghad.

EULAW

Airteagal 24 Comhpháirteanna an bheartais um leanúnachas gnó TFC

EULAW

Airteagal 24 Comhpháirteanna an bheartais um leanúnachas gnó TFC

EULAW

Airteagal 24 Comhpháirteanna an bheartais um leanúnachas gnó TFC

EULAW