Continuity guide

Continuity planning for destructive cyber disruption

A continuity program can prepare for loss of business applications or trusted data without depending on the exact cause of the outage.

CyberRecovery

Editorial review: August 11, 2026 · Adrian M. Westbridge

Business view

Prioritize services and temporary alternatives rather than building continuity around one attack scenario.

Trusted recovery

Technology teams need a controlled recovery approach that considers data integrity and security.

Communications

Employees and customers may need clear instructions about which channels and records can be trusted.

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This guide focuses only on defensive preparedness, continuity coordination and recovery governance.

Business continuity is organization-specific. Recovery priorities, legal duties, safety requirements, contracts, insurance terms and technical recovery methods should be validated by the responsible people in the organization.