Continuity, dependencies and essential sectors
Critical infrastructure and resilience
An interruption in energy, water, transport, telecommunications or data centres can affect communities and economic chains far beyond the operator.
Questions for decision-makers
- Which dependencies are critical?Identify upstream services and suppliers without which operations stop.
- How long can a service be interrupted?Tolerances and recovery objectives should be explicit.
- Who inspects physical assets?Physical inspections require sector-specific criteria and specialists.
- What does a management certificate cover?A management system certificate does not guarantee overall safety of an installation.
Limits that matter
IAC does not publish maps of vulnerabilities or sensitive operational details. Content in this area explains criteria and questions, not the condition of any specific facility.
Related service
In development
Continuity of critical suppliers
Review of continuity arrangements for suppliers on which essential operations depend.
Reference sources
Standards are cited as references that are explained. Citing a standard does not mean that IAC has evaluated any organisation against it.