Cyber resilience

Definition:

Cyber resilience describes the ability of organizations to maintain business operations even in the event of harmful cyber incidents such as attacks, system failures, or user errors, and to recover quickly from such incidents. It encompasses technical, organizational, and personnel measures aimed at minimizing the impact of cyber incidents and ensuring the continuity of business processes. Cyber resilience goes beyond traditional cybersecurity measures: While cybersecurity is preventive, cyber resilience takes a holistic approach that also includes response and recovery strategies.

Advantages

• Minimization of financial losses and reputational damage through rapid response and recovery processes
• Compliance with legal requirements in the area of data protection and information security
• Greater resilience to operational disruptions and IT risks
• Strengthening trust among customers, partners, and authorities through verifiable security measures

Application in OpenTalk:

Cyber resilience requires digital sovereignty—in other words, control over the technologies, data flows, and IT infrastructures used. Only those who operate independently of proprietary systems and have full transparency over their digital tools can respond quickly and effectively in an emergency. OpenTalk supports organizations in achieving this sovereignty: As an open-source video conferencing solution, OpenTalk can be operated independently, is fully traceable, and can be flexibly integrated into existing security and emergency concepts. This makes OpenTalk a central building block for resilient communication structures in the public sector and in security-critical areas.