BCP & Disaster Recovery

Stay Operational When Disruption Strikes

Cyberattacks, power outages, natural disasters, and supplier failures don't announce themselves. Build the plans, processes, and capabilities to keep your business running — or recover quickly when things go wrong.

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End-to-End Business Continuity Capabilities

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Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

Identify and prioritize your critical business functions, determine maximum tolerable downtime (MTD) for each, and establish Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).

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BCP Design & Development

Design and document comprehensive Business Continuity Plans — covering crisis activation, roles and responsibilities, communication trees, alternate operating procedures, and recovery sequences.

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Disaster Recovery Planning

IT-focused DR planning covering data backup strategies, system failover procedures, RTO/RPO validation, DR site requirements, and recovery runbooks for critical IT systems.

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ISO 22301 Alignment

Align your BCMS (Business Continuity Management System) to ISO 22301 — the international standard for business continuity. Supports certification if required by customers or regulators.

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Tabletop Exercises

Facilitated tabletop exercise scenarios — ransomware attacks, supplier failure, data center outage, pandemic response — to test your plans and identify gaps before a real incident.

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Crisis Communication

Develop crisis communication plans for internal staff, customers, regulators, and the media — with pre-approved messaging templates for common incident scenarios.

ISO 22301

The International Standard for Business Continuity

ISO 22301 is the globally recognized standard for Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS). It provides a framework for planning, establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, and improving a BCMS.

ISO 22301 aligns naturally with ISO 27001 — many organizations implement both together. ISO 27001 Annex A Controls 5.29, 5.30, and 8.13 all reference business continuity requirements, making an ISO 22301-aligned BCP a direct input to your ISO 27001 control set.

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Satisfies ISO 27001 business continuity requirements
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Required by CBUAE for financial institutions in UAE
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Referenced by NCA ECC in Saudi Arabia
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Demonstrates operational resilience to enterprise clients

Key BCP Terms Defined

RTO — Recovery Time Objective

The maximum time allowed to restore a function or system after disruption

RPO — Recovery Point Objective

Maximum tolerable data loss measured in time (e.g., "up to 4 hours of data")

MTD — Maximum Tolerable Downtime

The maximum time a function can be unavailable before causing unacceptable business impact

BIA — Business Impact Analysis

Process of identifying critical functions, their dependencies, and the impact of their disruption

FAQs

Business Continuity — Common Questions

What is the difference between BCP and disaster recovery?+

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is the broader discipline — covering all aspects of maintaining or recovering critical business functions after any type of disruption, including loss of staff, facilities, or suppliers. Disaster Recovery (DR) is a subset of BCP focused specifically on IT systems and data — restoring technology infrastructure after a disaster or major failure. A complete resilience program needs both.

How do tabletop exercises work?+

A tabletop exercise is a facilitated discussion where key stakeholders walk through a realistic disruption scenario — typically a ransomware attack, major system outage, or site evacuation. No actual systems are involved; it's a structured conversation about what you would do. Our facilitator introduces the scenario in stages, asking probing questions to test your plans. The output is a list of gaps, clarifications needed, and improvements to make to your BCP or DR plans.

Is ISO 22301 certification required?+

ISO 22301 certification is not universally required, but it is mandated or strongly encouraged for financial institutions in some jurisdictions (UAE, Singapore), critical infrastructure operators, and organizations that supply services to government. Many organizations pursue ISO 22301-aligned BCPs without formal certification — the structure and rigor of the standard is valuable regardless. Cyberox can help you achieve either aligned or certified status depending on your requirements.

How does BCP relate to ISO 27001?+

ISO 27001:2022 requires business continuity considerations in multiple Annex A controls: A.5.29 (Information security during disruption), A.5.30 (ICT readiness for business continuity), and A.8.13 (Information backup). Having an ISO 22301-aligned BCP in place satisfies these requirements directly and provides strong evidence during Stage 2 certification audits. Cyberox can deliver both programs together for maximum efficiency.

Related Services

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ISO 27001 Consulting

BCP is a required input to ISO 27001. Combine both programs for efficient, integrated delivery.

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Telecom & Digital Infrastructure

Continuity and disaster recovery planning is a core requirement for telecom operators and infrastructure providers maintaining 24/7 availability.

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Cybersecurity Governance

BCP and DR planning should report through the same governance structure that oversees your broader security program — board visibility included.

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