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Disruption

What is Disruption?

An event that interrupts normal business operations, potentially causing financial loss, reputational damage, or regulatory consequences.

Business Continuity

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as disruption. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on disruption

Requirements naming disruption across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

The entity must notify APRA as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours after suffering a disruption to a critical operation outside tolerance, covering the nature of the disruption, the action taken, the likely impact on business operations and the timefra...

CPS230-P42 · APRA Notification of Disruption Outside Tolerance within 24 Hours
ISO 223184 controls

Communication strategy during disruption. Control from ISO 22318 framework, domain: ISO 22318: Business Continuity Strategy.

ISO22318-15 · Communication strategy during disruption
ISO 223173 controls

Determine the MTPD beyond which the viability of the organization is unacceptably threatened for each activity.

ISO22317-5.3 · Maximum Tolerable Period of Disruption (MTPD)
ISO 27002:20223 controls

Requires the organisation to plan how information security will be maintained at an appropriate level while a disruption is under way.

iso-27002-2022::5.29 · Information security during disruption
FedRAMP High2 controls

Alternate Storage Site | Accessibility. Identify potential accessibility problems to the alternate storage site in the event of an area-wide disruption or disaster and outline explicit mitigation actions

CP-6(3) · Alternate Storage Site | Accessibility. Identify potential accessibility problems to the alternate storage site in the event of an area-wide disruption or disaster and outline explicit mitigation actions

Alternate Storage Site | Accessibility. Identify potential accessibility problems to the alternate storage site in the event of an area-wide disruption or disaster and outline explicit mitigation actions

CP-6(3) · Alternate Storage Site | Accessibility. Identify potential accessibility problems to the alternate storage site in the event of an area-wide disruption or disaster and outline explicit mitigation actions

Questions people ask about disruption

What is Disruption?
An event that interrupts normal business operations, potentially causing financial loss, reputational damage, or regulatory consequences.
Why is Disruption important for compliance?
Disruption is a key concept in Business Continuity. Understanding disruption helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Disruption?
Disruption appears in the requirement text of APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management, ISO 22318, ISO 22317, ISO 27002:2022, FedRAMP High. Across these standards we have identified 23 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Disruption?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how disruption applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Disruption applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.