Resilience Never Activated, Deters No One

By: Burak Oktenli

Deterrence by denial rests on a practical promise. An attack on a state’s infrastructure will not produce the effect an adversary expects. Resilience contributes to that promise only when continuity measures can reduce losses under the disruptions an adversary can impose.

A continuity plan is the plan an agency or operator uses to preserve or restore functions that must continue during a disruption. For federal agencies, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) document Federal Continuity Directive 2 formalizes the…