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title: "BCM & CIR Concept: Cybersecurity Characteristics Vs Relevant Concepts"
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##### Business Continuity Management and Cybersecurity Incident Response Series
# BCM & CIR Concept: Cybersecurity Characteristics Vs Relevant Concepts
The characteristics used to compare the relevant concepts include the definition, the areas of the business that is affected, the critical action to be performed by the concepts, the respective teams involved, and their composition, roles, responsibilities, and skill sets.
Reference: Chapter 2 Cyber Security, BCM and Relevant Concepts 2.7 Characteristics of Relevant Concepts
[Moh Heng Goh](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/cyber-security/author/moh-heng-goh) Nov 7, 2022
### BCM & CIR Concepts
#### Characteristics of Cybersecurity to Relevant Concepts
[](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/097dee40-38ef-4eb4-934a-0dbad6e1ae07)The characteristics used to compare cybersecurity with the relevant concepts. These include the definition, the affected business areas, the critical action to be performed by the concepts, the respective teams involved, their composition, roles, responsibilities, and skill sets.
The two tables below provide a comparison of cybersecurity with the relevant concepts.
| | **Cybersecurity** | **Versus** | - **Business Continuity Management** - **IT Disaster Recovery** | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | - **Crisis Management** - **Crisis Communication** | | | |
| Cybersecurity Vs Business Continuity Management and IT Disaster Recovery |
| --- |
| Cybersecurity Vs Crisis Management and Crisis Communication |
| --- |
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Reference to Chapter 2.7: Characteristics of Relevant Concepts:
- Figure 2-2: Relationship Between BCM, Cyber Security, and IT Disaster Recovery
- Figure 2-3: Relationship Between Cyber Security, Crisis Management and Communication
#### Related Topics for BCM and CIR Concepts
| **Overview** | **BCM Team** | **Key Concepts** | **Characteristics** | **Back To: CIR Concepts** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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#### [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/2a55f179-a251-4490-bd1c-856467aea198)
Goh, M. H. (2017). A Manager's Guide to Business Continuity Management for Cyber Security Incidents, 2nd Edition. GMH Pte Ltd.
Reference: Chapter 2 Cyber Security, BCM and Relevant Concepts 2.7 Characteristics of Relevant Concepts
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