The organization shall identify and document key personnel from suppliers and third-party partners to include them as stakeholders in response and recovery planning activities.
Guidance
Entities not subject to the NIS legislation could limit themselves to business-critical suppliers and thirdparty partners only.
The organization shall identify and document key personnel from suppliers and third-party partners to include them as stakeholders in testing and execution of the response and recovery plans.
Sometimes an unexpected event, such as a fire, flood, or equipment failure, can cause downtime. In order to be able to continue operations as quickly and smoothly as possible, continuity planning is carried out, i.e. planning the operations in advance for these exceptional situations.
Each continuity plan shall contain at least the following information:
The organization should regularly, at least annually, test and review its information security continuity plans to ensure that they are valid and effective in adverse situations.
Testing of continuity plans shall involve, as appropriate, stakeholders critical to each plan. The organisation should identify and document the necessary contacts with suppliers and partners.
In addition, the adequacy of continuity plans and associated management mechanisms should be reassessed in the event of significant changes in operations.