What the act requires
Business continuity, backup management, recovery and crisis management are part of the duty of care [1]. The NIS2 directive names the same topic [2].
How the Cyberbeveiligingsbesluit elaborates this
The Cbb names four documents: a business continuity policy, a business continuity plan, a recovery plan and a crisis management plan. You make backups of software and data according to fixed processes and periodically verify whether they are reliable [3].
What the sector regulation adds
The ministerial regulation for your sector elaborates this further; for transport and chemicals that is the Cyberbeveiligingsregeling IenW [5], and for, among others, postal and courier services and food, equivalent regulations apply [6]. The backup procedures state which software and data you back up, with recovery times, recovery points, safeguards for completeness, integrity and recovery, and retention periods [7]. The business continuity plan contains at least purpose and scope, tasks and responsibilities, the main contacts and communication channels, conditions for activation, the resources needed and the conditions for recovery [8].
What you record in practice
- which systems are critical for trips, planning and transshipment
- a backup arrangement per system: what, where, recovery time and recovery point, retention period and the last recovery test
- a crisis plan with tasks, means of communication and emergency provisions
- when you last tested or exercised the plans
Does this also apply to cloud and IT service providers?
If your company falls under Cbb Article 4 (among others cloud, data centres and managed (security) services), Cbb Articles 6 to 18 do not apply [4] and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 elaborates this measure. The obligation under Cbw Article 21 remains.