ISO 22301 is an internationally recognized standard that helps organizations identify potential threats and critical business functions that could be impacted by an incident. It also facilitates the creation of plans and responses to ensure that normal business operations can continue.
ISO 22301 is the international standard for business continuity management, designed to protect your organization from potential disruptions. These disruptions could include cyberattacks, cybercrime, war, extreme weather conditions, fire, floods, natural disasters, theft, IT breaches, illness among employees, or terrorist attacks.
This is why the ISO 22301 business continuity management system was established, primarily to reduce the risk of encountering undesirable and unforeseen situations, and secondly, to minimize the negative impact on the company caused by such circumstances. In other words, implementing and certifying ISO 22301 enables organizations to navigate sudden crises with minimal or no business losses.
Preparation and compliance with the ISO 22301 standard involves the development of business continuity plans, addressing the possibility of unforeseen events and the organization’s ability to respond according to the company’s needs. The requirements of the ISO 22301 standard include creating a recovery plan focused on restoring normal business operations after an incident, usually of a technical nature, focusing on the recovery of specific functionalities, locations, services, and applications. The ultimate goal is total recovery, and the further idea of the ISO 22301 standard is to enable the company to continue its operations even in the event of an incident. The ISO 22301 certification demonstrates to stakeholders that the organization’s services, operations, and applications are available under any circumstance.
