Organisational Resilience Management

The threat landscape has changed significantly in recent years. Today, they face a complex and hybrid threat landscape that includes both digital and physical aspects.

ORM: Your compass for organisational resilience

The threat landscape has changed significantly in recent years. In the past, organisations mainly faced geïsole physical or digital threats. Today, they face a complex and hybrid threat landscape that includes both digital and physical aspects. Events such as major power outages, cyber attacks, pandemicëns and natural disasters highlight the need for a comprehensive approach to protection. With the adoption of several laws and regulations, such as the KRITIS Umbrella Law (KDG), the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the NIS2 Implementation Act (NIS2), European countries are responding to these threats by introducing a comprehensive approach to protection.

Our approach to organisational resilience management

Our organisational resilience management approach combines our expertise in the fields of business continuity management, crisis management , IT Service Continuity Management, Information Security Management, cyber response planning, and physical and personnel security from security management to a holistic solution that is aligned with the requirements of the KRITIS umbrella law, DORA and NIS2.

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This triad is particularly useful because it provides a comprehensive and integrated method for strengthening organisational resilience.

The Resilience Operation Model (ROM) provides the strategic vision and direction and remains in place throughout all phases as the fundamental framework.

The ORM process model, in turn, is used for the initial practical implementation in order to translate the strategies of the ROM into operational reality.

The ORM lifecycle begins after the initial implementation and encompasses a continuous process of review, adaptation and improvement, with the principles of ROM always serving as a guide.

This integrated approach ensures that all aspects of resilience are addressed, from strategic planning to implementation and continuous improvement, increasing the effectiveness and sustainability of resilience management.

What does an ORM implementation look like?

ORM Initiation: Evaluation of current strategies and safeguards to develop a comprehensive understanding of existing systems. This enables the identification and use of synergies that effectively strengthen your resilience without neglecting existing resources. The ORM policy and manual define the fundamental objectives and principles for resilience management. This phase also includes the definition of the ORM organisation.
Analysis & concept: Comprehensive assessment of the risks that physically and digitally threaten your systems and processes. Development of strategies and objectives that are aligned with the requirements of the KRITIS umbrella law, DORA and NIS2 and that strengthen the resilience of your systems and processes against hybrid threats. Transfer of the analyses into a customised implementation concept that describes all necessary measures and steps.
Implementation: Putting all the documented measures and steps into practice. During implementation, regular checks and monitoring activities are carried out to ensure that the measures are progressing as planned and that the goals are being achieved on schedule.
Validation: Systematic monitoring and measurement of the effectiveness of the implemented measures with regular audits and evaluation of the overall performance of resilience management as a strategic basis for decision-making. This step ensures that resilience management is continuously aligned with corporate objectives and the changing risk landscape.
Adaptation: Implementation of the continuous improvement process based on the findings from monitoring, audits and the management review. The evaluations of incidents also flow into this phase of continuous process and measure optimisation. In this way, the resilience strategy is continuously adapted and improved.
Training and awareness: Promoting a resilience-oriented corporate culture through targeted training and awareness programmes for your management and employees.

The enactment of the KDG, DORA and NIS2 underscores the urgency of rethinking and strengthening security and resilience strategies. As a partner at your side in building your organisational resilience management, we offer you:

Experience: Our team of industry experts uses decades of experience and best practices to help your organisation defend against hybrid threats.
Tools: We offer a comprehensive toolbox of customised tools to strengthen the resilience of your systems and processes.
Coaching: With tailored training, we strengthen your teams in key areas of resilience management for a proactive and resilient corporate culture.
Customised consulting: Our tailored consulting services align resilience strategies with your needs, risk profiles and business objectives.
Regulatory expertise: With a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory landscape, we navigate you safely through compliance requirements and future-proof your resilience management. Particularly important here are the KRITIS Umbrella Act, the Digital Operational Resilience Act and the NIS2 Implementation Act, which define specific requirements for digital resilience and network security.

FAQ

What do KDG, DORA and NIS2 mean for your company?

Enhanced compliance requirements: These laws impose new protection requirements that encompass both digital and physical aspects. How is your company preparing for this?
Holistic approach to protection: How do you ensure that your company takes a comprehensive approach to protection that addresses both digital threats and physical security risks? The all-hazards approach of the KDG requires that all possible threats and risks be considered and integrated into the security strategy.
Preventive and reactive resilience measures: What steps do you need to take to strengthen the resilience of your systems and processes in your organisation and to comply with legal requirements? These measures include a variety of preventive and reactive approaches aimed at making your company resilient. Within this framework, all necessary resilience plans are fully implemented in accordance with the requirements of the KRITIS umbrella law.

What is the difference between resilience management and traditional risk management?

Resilience management goes beyond pure risk identification and integrates preventive measures (resilience measures) to strengthen your company's resilience against all kinds of threats.

How is operational resilience management (OpRM) different from organisational resilience management (ORM)?

OpRM focuses specifically on maintaining and restoring time-critical business processes and operational functions in crisis situations. While ORM takes a broader approach and includes strategic, cultural and organisational aspects, OpRM focuses on practical measures and operational continuity plans. Various principles and strategies from ORM can be used for OpRM, such as the strategic vision from the Resilience Operation Model (ROM) and the continuous improvement and adaptation from the ORM lifecycle, to ensure that operational processes always remain resilient and adaptable.

How can my company benefit from organisational resilience management?

By implementing organisational resilience management, you can not only meet legal requirements but also ensure the continuity of your business operations under extreme conditions.

How do we start with Organisational Resilience Management?

Contact us for a personal consultation and find out how our Organisational Resilience Management approach can help your company become more resilient.

Which standards are met?

By incorporating international norms and standards, as well as a best practice approach, we ensure that your organisation is built on a solid foundation that meets both today's and tomorrow's requirements.

What are resilience plans?

Resilience plans are the umbrella term for various specific plans that aim to strengthen a company's resilience to various threats and disruptions. They include both preventive and reactive measures and solutions.

Start your resilience transformation journey today

In times when threats are more diverse and complex than ever before, it is crucial to have a reliable partner at your side. The world is facing unprecedented challenges. Our Organisational Resilience Management approach provides you with the expertise and tools you need to make your organisation resilient – today and in the future.
Contact us for a personal consultation and find out how you can strengthen your company's resilience in line with the KRITIS umbrella law, the Digital Operational Resilience Act and the NIS2 implementation law.