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Mean Time to Recover

What is Mean Time to Recover?

A metric measuring the average time required to restore normal operations after a security incident or system failure.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern mean time to recover

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on mean time to recover

Requirements naming mean time to recover across this standard, quoted from the control text.

SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology1 control

Report incident metrics including dwell time, mean time to detect, mean time to contain, mean time to recover, financial impact, and lessons trend analysis to executive risk committees.

PICERL-L-03 · Lessons Learned: Metrics and Reporting to Executives →

Questions people ask about mean time to recover

What is Mean Time to Recover?
A metric measuring the average time required to restore normal operations after a security incident or system failure.
Why is Mean Time to Recover important for compliance?
Mean Time to Recover is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding mean time to recover 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 Mean Time to Recover?
Mean Time to Recover appears in the requirement text of SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology. Across these standards we have identified 1 control that names it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Mean Time to Recover?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how mean time to recover 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.

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