The CISO’s Guide for Operationalizing a Backup Program

The document guides CISOs to strategically transform the backup program from a passive insurance policy into an active Cyber Resilience Core Capability, focusing on guaranteeing business continuity in the face of sophisticated attacks. This is operationalized by establishing a Data Resilience Center of Excellence (CoE) with clear roles and measurable business objectives (RPO and RTO), and implementing immutable, air-gapped backups with continuous verification for rapid, "push-button" recovery.