{"id":20233,"date":"2025-01-17T16:10:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wedoback.net\/business-continuity-plan-bcp\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:14:18","slug":"business-continuity-plan-bcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wedoback.com\/en\/blog\/2025\/01\/17\/business-continuity-plan-bcp\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Continuity Plan (BCP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20233\" class=\"elementor elementor-20233 elementor-19406\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b1ba3 e-con-full wdb-g e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47b1ba3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a989597 e-con-full wdb-g-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a989597\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01fde22 e-con-full wdb-g-hero-in wdb-g-hero-split e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01fde22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff4ec3 e-con-full wdb-g-hero-txt e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ff4ec3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1635168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1635168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='wdb-g-crumb'><a href='\/'>Home<\/a><span>\u203a<\/span><a href='\/blog\/'>Blog<\/a><\/p><p class='wdb-g-pill' style='--pill:#01adb9'>Backup<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff914c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff914c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Continuity Plan (BCP)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6e462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a6e462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='wdb-g-lead'>The business continuity plan (BCP) sets out and defines the measures to be taken to preserve and continue a company\u2019s activities in the face of potential threats. It demonstrates that the company\u2019s operations can be maintained in the event of an incident.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274a083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"274a083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='wdb-g-meta'><span>Published on <b>January 17, 2025<\/b><\/span><span><b>2 min<\/b> read<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac4210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac4210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wdb-g-hero-img'><img src='\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Infogerance-2-Original.png' width='380' height='280' alt='Support in implementing a business continuity plan' loading='eager' fetchpriority='high' decoding='async'><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ddcd5c e-con-full wdb-g-body e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ddcd5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7372a4 e-con-full wdb-g-grid e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7372a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c04060 e-con-full wdb-g-article e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c04060\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822640e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"822640e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wdb-g-key'><h2>Key takeaways<\/h2><ul><li>The BCP defines the measures that keep the company\u2019s operations running in the event of an incident.<\/li><li>It identifies risks: natural disasters, cyberattacks, fraud\u2026<\/li><li>It assesses, protects, verifies and is reviewed regularly.<\/li><li>The chosen BCP may require adjustments to the DRP.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47baba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47baba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Identifying risks<\/h2><p>To do this, the BCP must determine and highlight all the risks likely to affect the company\u2019s activities. Risks may include natural disasters, cyberattacks or fraud.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd9875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbd9875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The measures set out in the plan<\/h2><p>Once the risks have been identified, the plan:<\/p><figure class='wdb-f' role='img' aria-label='The four actions of a BCP once risks are identified: assess, protect, verify, review'><figcaption class='wdb-f-title'>Once the risks are identified, the BCP\u2026<\/figcaption><div class='wdb-f-cols'><div class='wdb-f-col'><svg viewBox='0 0 64 64' aria-hidden='true' focusable='false'><rect x='10' y='40' width='10' height='14' rx='2' fill='#e6f6f7' stroke='#01adb9' stroke-width='2'\/><rect x='27' y='28' width='10' height='26' rx='2' fill='#e6f6f7' stroke='#01adb9' stroke-width='2'\/><rect x='44' y='14' width='10' height='40' rx='2' fill='#fff' stroke='#e4572e' stroke-width='2'\/><path d='M8 58h48' stroke='#027466' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round'\/><\/svg><p>Assess the impact of risks on operations<\/p><\/div><div class='wdb-f-col'><svg viewBox='0 0 64 64' aria-hidden='true' focusable='false'><path d='M32 8l20 8v14c0 13-9 22-20 26-11-4-20-13-20-26V16z' fill='#fff' stroke='#027466' stroke-width='2'\/><path d='M24 32l6 6 11-12' fill='none' stroke='#01adb9' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'\/><\/svg><p>Apply the appropriate protections<\/p><\/div><div class='wdb-f-col'><svg viewBox='0 0 64 64' aria-hidden='true' focusable='false'><rect x='14' y='8' width='36' height='48' rx='3' fill='#fff' stroke='#027466' stroke-width='2'\/><path d='M21 22l3 3 5-6M21 34l3 3 5-6M21 46l3 3 5-6' fill='none' stroke='#01adb9' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'\/><path d='M34 22h10M34 34h10M34 46h10' stroke='#027466' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round'\/><\/svg><p>Verify that the measures work<\/p><\/div><div class='wdb-f-col'><svg viewBox='0 0 64 64' aria-hidden='true' focusable='false'><path d='M48 24a18 18 0 1 0 2 14' fill='none' stroke='#027466' stroke-width='2.5' stroke-linecap='round'\/><path d='M50 12v12H38' fill='none' stroke='#01adb9' stroke-width='2.5' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'\/><circle cx='32' cy='32' r='4' fill='#01adb9'\/><\/svg><p>Review the process to keep it up to date<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figure><ul><li>assesses the extent to which the risks will affect operations;<\/li><li>applies the appropriate protection solutions and processes to mitigate the risks;<\/li><li>defines verification procedures to ensure these measures work;<\/li><li>reviews the process to ensure it remains up to date.<\/li><\/ul><p>This is done in several stages. This methodical work is essential, but very often lengthy and tedious.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0914b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0914b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wdb-g-brand'><h2>We support you<\/h2><p>We support you in defining and implementing your BCP. We bring you our technical perspective and feasibility insights, and we set out the essential prerequisites for developing a robust, viable BCP.<\/p><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> sometimes the chosen BCP requires adjustments to the DRP. We can support you on both the theoretical and technical aspects (for more information, see our <a href='\/pra\/'>Disaster Recovery Plan \u2013 DRP<\/a> page).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754993c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"754993c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Further reading<\/h2><div class='wdb-g-related'><a href='\/pca\/'><small>Continuity<\/small>The business continuity plan (BCP)<\/a><a href='\/pra\/'><small>Continuity<\/small>The disaster recovery plan (DRP)<\/a><a href='\/sauvegarde\/'><small>Our solutions<\/small>WeDoBack backup<\/a><a href='\/offres-et-tarifs\/'><small>Pricing<\/small>Plans and pricing<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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