Business continuity management (BCM): making companies crisis-proof
Business Continuity Management (BCM) is the organizational framework for maintaining critical business processes during and after crises.
Summary: A management discipline designed to ensure the continuity of critical business processes in the event of disruptions. This entry describes the basic concepts of RTO, RPO, BCP, and DRP. For practical implementation in the context of cyberattacks - including the 3-2-1-1-0 backup rule, ransomware scenarios, and tabletop exercises - see the more detailed entry on Business Continuity Management (Cyberattacks).
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Dipl.-Math. (WWU Münster) and doctoral candidate at the Promotionskolleg NRW (Hochschule Rhein-Waal), researching phishing awareness, behavioral security and nudging in IT security. Responsible for building and maintaining ISMS, leads internal audits to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and advises as an external information security officer (ISB) in KRITIS sectors. Lecturer for Communication Security at Hochschule Rhein-Waal and NIS2 training lead at isits AG.
3 Publikationen
- Different Seas, Different Phishes - Large-Scale Analysis of Phishing Simulations Across Different Industries (2025)
- Self-promotion with a Chance of Warnings: Exploring Cybersecurity Communication Among Government Institutions on LinkedIn (2024)
- Exploring the Effects of Cybersecurity Awareness and Decision-Making Under Risk (2024)
