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Business Continuity

Data Management

Planning how to keep important services running during disruptions.

Definition

Business continuity is planning how to keep critical services working when something goes wrong.

In plain English Planning how to keep important services running during disruptions.

Why this matters

Why it matters: Without planning, emergencies can lead to risky shortcuts that expose personal data.

Example

Example: A clinic has a plan to keep operating if its main systems go down.