05/09/2026
How do you build a cyber resilience program in 12 weeks?
You don’t start by buying a SIEM. Nor with a strict documentary audit. Nor by assuming that “we have backup” means that the activity can be resumed.
A practical program starts by answering three questions:
1. What is critical?
Processes, systems, people, suppliers and dependencies.
2. How long do we need to recover?
Define the factors RTO, RPO, workaround and restore order.
3. Can we demonstrate that it works?
Through real restore, business validation and incident response exercises.
The methodology we describe has six phases:
0. Stabilization and Accountability
1. Inventory and Business Impact Analysis
2. Attack Surface Reduction
3. Tested Restore and Continuity
4. Incident Response and Training
5. Recurring Operation
The framework uses principles and requirements from NIST CSF 2.0, CIS Controls v8.1, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 27031, GDPR, and NIS2.
Ultimately, the organization should not only have policies, but evidence that it has a measurable capacity to recover.
👉 Full article: https://www.opti-software.com/post/cyber-resilience-program-12-weeks/
👉Romanian version: https://www.opti.ro/post/program-rezilienta-cibernetica-12-saptamani/