Contingency Planning

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Definitions

European Definitions

European Union

Contingency planning is a key element of the CIP process so as to minimize the potential effects of a disruption or destruction of a critical infrastructure. The development of a coherent approach to the elaboration of contingency plans addressing such issues as the participation of owners/operators of critical infrastructure, cooperation with national authorities and Information Sharing among neighbouring countries should form an important element of the implementation of the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP). [1]

ENISA

A contingency plan is a plan for emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster recovery in a system, as part of a security program, to ensure availability of critical system resources and facilitate continuity of operations in a crisis. [2]


Other International Definitions

UNISDR

A management process that analyses specific potential events or emerging situations that might threaten society or the environment and establishes arrangements in advance to enable timely, effective and appropriate responses to such events and situations. [3]

Contingency planning results in organized and coordinated courses of action with clearly identified institutional roles and resources, information processes, and operational arrangements for specific actors at times of need. Based on scenarios of possible emergency conditions or disaster events, it allows key actors to envision, anticipate and solve problems that can arise during crises. Contingency planning is an important part of overall preparedness. Contingency plans need to be regularly updated and exercised.

National Definitions

Czech Republic

Plán pro záložní postupy, odezvu na nepředvídanou událost a obnovu po havárii. [4]

Planning for backup procedures, response to an unforeseen event and recovery after a contingency. [5]


Germany

Contingency planning is taking provisions to maintain or restore business processes in the event of unforeseen incidents or malfunctions. [6]


Finland

(1) Varautuminen: toiminta, jolla varmistetaan tehtävien mahdollisimman häiriötön hoitaminen ja mahdollisesti tarvittavat tavanomaisesta poikkeavat toimenpiteet häiriötilanteissa ja poikkeusoloissa.

Contingency planning is an action which ensures the performance of tasks as undisturbed as possible and possibly needed exceptional operations in disruptions and emergencies. -unofficial translation- [7]


(2) Vlmiussuunnittelu: normaalioloissa tapahtuva varautumisen suunnittelu.

Contingency planning is planning of preparedness in normal conditions. -unofficial translation- [7]


India

Contingency Plans are/contingency planning is:
- The establishment of emergency response, back up operation, and postdisaster recovery processes maintained by an information processing facility or for an information system.

- Establish the strategy for recovering from unplanned disruption of information processing operations. The strategy includes the identification and priority of what must be done who performs the required action, and what tools must be used.

- A document, developed in conjunction with application owners and maintained at the primary and backup computer installation, which describes procedures and identifies the personnel necessary to respond to abnormal situations such as disasters. Contingency plans help managers ensure that computer application owners continue to process (with or without computers) mission-critical applications in the event that computer support is interrupted. [8]


United Kingdom

Civil contingency planning refers to Civil Protection provisions made for the preparation and planning of a response to and recovery from emergencies as defined in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and Contingency Planning Regulations (2005).[9]


United States

DHS
Contingency planning creates plans in anticipation of future incidents based on the most current information. A contingency is an incident which would involve national resources to prevent, protect from, respond to, or recover from terrorist attacks or natural disasters. [10]


NIST
Management policy and procedures used to guide an enterprise response to a perceived loss of mission capability. [11]



Other Definitions

ICDRM/GWU

An internal effort within an organization to assure that the competence, capacity and capability exist to continue and/or restore essential business and service functions and processes across a wide range of potential emergencies, including natural, technological, and intentional hazards. [12]


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