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CBCS – Certified Business Continuity Specialist (Legacy Program)

The CBCS certification has now evolved into LYL BCM, the dedicated Business Continuity division under LYL Corp International, the parent organization behind CorpSecurity International.

Master The Art Of Business Continuity Management with CorpSecurity CBCS® Certification

Prepare yourself for the unpredictable with the CBCS Certification from CorpSecurity InternationalEmbark on a journey to safeguard your organization’s critical operations and mitigate potential disruptions.

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Your Pathway to Certification

  • Earn Industry Recognition: Validate your expertise in business continuity and crisis management, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor.
  • Enhance Your Skills: Amplify your knowledge and practical abilities, empowering you to effectively manage disruptions and ensure business continuity.
  • Advance Your Career: Demonstrate your commitment to excellence and boost your career prospects with this coveted certification.
  • Gain Competitive Edge: Distinguish yourself from other professionals and gain an advantage in securing management roles.
  • Protect Your Organization: Equip yourself with the tools and strategies to minimize downtime, protect vital assets, and ensure seamless operations during critical events.

Join the ranks of elite business continuity specialists and elevate your career with the CBCS Certification. Invest in your future today and safeguard your organization against the unforeseen.

  • Possess a minimum of 3 years of work experience in security, resiliency, business continuity, or disaster recovery roles.
  • Have worked full-time in security or  business continuity or disaster recovery-related roles
  • Not have been convicted of any criminal crime that would bring the security profession, CorpSecurity International, or the qualification program into disrepute.
  • Sign the Certification Code of Conduct and commit to following it.

Best-in-class training program

Prepare and submit Project work via reports and presentations to demonstrate the candidate’s mastery of Certification Job Practice Domains.

Upon passing the exam, complete the certification application form and pay 9999 INR or 120 USD Annual Maintenance Fee (AMF). Once finalized, you’ll become a certified member of CorpSecurity International—the premier organization for security professionals—granting you access to many professional development resources to support and enhance your career.

Certified Business Continuity Specialist (CBCS)

CBCS Certification Job Practice Domains

Become a part of the business continuity elite! Thousands of professionals have obtained CorpSecurity certification programs to validate their expertise in corporate security and business continuity. The domains, modules, and topics of each certification program are the results of extensive research, feedback, and validation from subject matter experts and prominent industry leaders from around the globe.

Domain 1

BCM Program Planning and Initiation

  1. Importance of BCM Programs
    • Recognize the critical role of BCM programs in ensuring organizational resilience and continuity during disruptions.
  2. Securing Support and Resources
    • Obtain executive support and allocate necessary resources to effectively implement and sustain BCM initiatives.
  3. Establishing a BCM Framework
    • Develop a structured framework that outlines the processes, policies, and procedures for business continuity management.
  4. Fundamental Concepts of BCM
    • Understand key BCM concepts such as risk assessment, impact analysis, and recovery strategies to ensure business continuity.
  5. Understanding BC Culture
    • Cultivate an understanding of the organization’s culture to align BCM efforts with values, practices, and behaviors.
  6. Improving the Organization’s BC Culture
    • Foster a strong BC culture by promoting awareness, involvement, and commitment to continuity practices across the organization.

Domain 2

Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Risk Assessment 

  1. Introduction to the BIA
    • Understand the purpose of a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) in identifying and prioritizing critical business functions and their dependencies.
  2. BIA Process
    • Follow a structured process to assess the impact of disruptions on business operations and determine recovery priorities.
  3. Types of BIA
    • Recognize different types of BIAs, such as qualitative, quantitative, and hybrid, to assess business impacts from various perspectives.
  4. Introduction to Risk Assessment
    • Understand risk assessment as a critical process to identify, evaluate, and mitigate potential threats to business continuity.
  5. Risk Assessment Process
    • Implement a systematic risk assessment process to evaluate risks, determine their potential impact, and develop strategies for mitigation.

Domain 3

Business Continuity Strategies

  1. Strategies to Resume Business Operations
    • Develop clear principles to resume operations quickly after a disruption, with a focus on critical functions.
    • Establish processes that prioritize essential resources to minimize downtime and efficiently restore normal operations.
  2. Mitigating Unacceptable Risk and Single Points of Failure
    • Identify unacceptable risks and single points of failure within critical systems and processes.
    • Mitigate these risks using techniques like redundancy and diversification, and review outcomes for continuous improvement.

Domain 4

BC Plan Development

  1. Developing and Managing Plans
    • Create and regularly update business continuity plans to ensure operational resilience during disruptions.
  2. Designing the Response Structure
    • Develop a structured response framework with clear roles and communication protocols for effective crisis management.
  3. Operational Plans
    • Design operational plans to ensure critical business functions can continue or quickly resume during emergencies.
  4. People Welfare Aspects
    • Implement plans to protect employee safety and well-being, providing necessary support during crises.

Domain 5

BC Plan Implementation

  1. Awareness and Training Programs
    • Conduct regular training and awareness programs to ensure employees understand their roles during a business continuity event.
  2. Crisis Communication
    • Establish clear and efficient communication channels to disseminate critical information to stakeholders during a crisis.
  3. Incident Response and Crisis Management
    • Implement structured incident response procedures to quickly address and manage crises, minimizing impact on operations.
  4. Process of Returning to BAU
    • Develop and execute strategies to smoothly transition back to business-as-usual (BAU) operations after a disruption is resolved.

Domain 6

BC Plan Validation and Improvement

  1. Developing an Exercise Program
    • Design a comprehensive exercise program to test and validate business continuity plans regularly.
  2. Types of Exercise
    • Implement different types of exercises, such as tabletop, simulation, or full-scale, to assess preparedness for various scenarios.
  3. Developing an Exercise
    • Create tailored exercises that focus on specific business continuity objectives, testing key response strategies.
  4. Maintenance to Maintain Proficiency and Readiness
    • Regularly update and maintain the business continuity plan to ensure readiness and proficiency during a disruption.
  5. Review
    • Continuously review business continuity plans and exercises to identify areas for improvement and ensure effectiveness.
  6. Audit
    • Conduct audits to assess the compliance, quality, and performance of the business continuity management system.
  7. Self-Assessment
    • Perform self-assessments to evaluate the organization’s preparedness and identify opportunities for improvement.
  8. Quality Assurance (QA)
    • Establish quality assurance measures to ensure that business continuity plans meet industry standards and organizational needs.
  9. Performance Appraisal
    • Conduct performance appraisals to evaluate the effectiveness of business continuity processes and team performance.
  10. Supplier Performance
  • Monitor and assess the performance of suppliers to ensure they meet business continuity expectations and requirements.
  1. Post-Incident Review
  • Perform post-incident reviews to analyze the response to disruptions and identify lessons learned for future improvements.
  1. Management Review
  • Conduct regular management reviews to ensure business continuity plans are aligned with organizational goals and adequately resourced.

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