4.3.2 Scope of the business continuity management system
State which parts of the organization are inside the BCMS having regard to location, size, nature and complexity, identify the products and services covered, and document and explain every exclusion so that no exclusion
4
artefacts
1
held by a system
0
at each review
moderate
to go live
SIEM / log platform
where the evidence lives
teal = a system already holds it · olive = produced at each review
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Exclusion log with the explanation for each exclusion · SIEM / log platform
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
none for this control
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- List of in scope sites, entities and functions · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- List of in scope products and services · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Cross check that no exclusion contradicts the business impact analysis or a legal obligation · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Start with the 1 of 4 artefacts that already live in a system (SIEM / log platform); keep the periodic reviews but log each one as a dated record with a named reviewer.
Common gaps auditors find
- Exclusions recorded with no explanation, or explained only as out of scope
- A site or entity excluded that the business impact analysis shows supports a prioritized activity
- Products and services described at brand level so the actual delivery chain is untested
Do this for your whole sheet
Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
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