Independence
Shared single points of failure between primary and fallback channels are made visible.
Solution / ResilienceSOL-06 / SECURITAS EX VIGILANTIA
A fallback only exists after it has worked before the crisis.
Resilient communication is not created by a second app alone. It requires independent assumptions, reachable contact roles, tested activation and a controlled return to normal operations.
PREPARE · ACTIVATE · RECOVER
Business continuity and fallback
For these roles
- Business continuity management
- Crisis organisation
- IT emergency management
Expected outcomes
- A tested alternative communication path
- Known activation and stop criteria
- Controlled return to the primary system
From event to reliable closure.
- 01
Review dependencies
Identity, DNS, email, device and network dependencies of the fallback are compared with the primary system.
- 02
Maintain the contact core
A small reachable group can confirm activation independently.
- 03
Exercise the fallback
Activation, communication and recovery are tested against realistic disruption.
- 04
Restore normal operations
Open decisions and evidence are transferred back under control.
Controls that remain visible in operation.
Activation authority
Defined roles may trigger the fallback and document the reason.
Reachability test
Contacts and devices are regularly tested for actual reachability.
Recovery procedure
Return occurs only after trust review, data reconciliation and approval.
Turn the concept into reviewable working state.
These artefacts are starting points for pilot and operations. They do not replace organisation-specific risk or legal review.
Fallback dependency map
Shared and independent technical and organisational dependencies.
Activation card
Triggers, authorised roles, first message, audiences and stop conditions.
Exercise report
Time to reachability, missing contacts, channel breaks and actions.
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