Business continuity
Business continuity is the ability of an organization to continue functioning over time. This means to continue to function through an operational interruption, disruption, disaster, or any other difficult situation. It is the ability to continue to function with as little disruption as possible.
Threats to business continuity
Events that can endanger business processes include:
- security breaches
- cyber attacks
- termination (leave) of a key employee from the company
- natural disasters
- power outages
- supplier or vendor failure
- service failure or outage
- war or civil unrest
Business Continuity Plan
So business continuity is about how to prevent service interruptions and how to respond to the interruption. It means a readiness to maintain essential, critical functions after an emergency or disruption. The readiness is usual described in a business continuity plan.