ISO 22301 certification in Austria

ISO 22301 certification in Austria at a glance

Continuity has moved from good practice to a named duty for many Austrian organisations. The Netz- und Informationssystemsicherheitsgesetz 2026 lists keeping operations running, backup management, recovery after an emergency and crisis management among its risk-management measures, the Resilienz kritischer Einrichtungen-Gesetz asks designated critical entities to analyse risk and take resilience measures, and DORA covers ICT risk and incident handling for financial entities under the Finanzmarktaufsicht. None names ISO 22301, but a certified continuity system gives each regime recorded evidence of impact analysis, recovery strategies and exercises. Certification comes from a body accredited by Akkreditierung Austria or an equivalent accreditation body, never from Sterling. Sterling's Frankfurt office builds the analysis, plans and exercises with your team, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement.

Who needs ISO 22301 in Austria, and what happens without it

In Austria the question rarely comes from a law. It comes from the buyer, the regulator or the partner that wants proof before it signs. These are the organisations that get asked.

• Essential and important entities under the NISG 2026The required measures include keeping operations running, backup management, disaster recovery and crisis management.
• Designated critical entitiesThe RKEG has the Minister of the Interior designate critical entities that carry out risk analysis and resilience measures.
• Banks, insurers and payment firmsDORA covers ICT risk management and incident handling, and the FMA is the competent authority.
• Suppliers to those organisationsCustomers examine providers' continuity arrangements as part of supply-chain due diligence.

ISO 22301 requirements in Austria

Strip away the vocabulary and ISO 22301 requires a company to prove six things about how it keeps operating when something goes wrong.

In Austria these six sit alongside the local laws and regulations listed under drivers below; one system can evidence both. The detail is on the global hub: ISO 22301 explained →

• ISO 22301 requirements, clause by clause in plain language
• The documents ISO 22301 expects

How to get ISO 22301 certified in Austria

One team from the Frankfurt office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients in Austria are served from Sterling's Frankfurt office, on-site where the work needs it and remotely otherwise.

1. Discovery call and scopeEntities, locations, regulators and target date, agreed before any proposal.
2. Gap assessment against ISO 22301 and the Austrian requirements that apply to youControls you already run for your regulators and customers are reused, not rebuilt.
3. Your system built with your team in EffivityRisks, controls, evidence, incidents and reviews in one live system the auditor can see.
4. Internal audit, management review and corrective actionsYour internal auditors trained by Sterling; the evidence proven before the certification body arrives.
5. Certification body stage 1 and stage 2, then surveillanceAn accredited body audits and decides. Sterling supports the audits and the three-year cycle.

The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

• The ISO 22301 certification process, step by step
• ISO 22301 internal audit

How long does ISO 22301 certification take in Austria?

There is no standard duration: it depends on your scope and on how much of the system already runs. In Austria these are the factors that set the timeline.

• Scope of services and sites in the continuity system
• Completeness of business impact analysis and recovery strategies
• Exercise and testing history
• Certification body scheduling

Sterling agrees a dated plan with you on the discovery call, once the scope is known.

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does ISO 22301 certification cost in Austria?

The cost has two parts: the consulting work to build and prove the system, and the certification body’s audit fees, which are quoted separately. In Austria these factors move both.

• Number of critical services and sites
• Recovery capability investment, which is separate from certification
• Certification body audit fees, quoted separately
• Integration with ISO/IEC 27001

Sterling gives one customised, all-inclusive proposal after the discovery call, never before the scope is agreed.

• What makes up the cost of ISO 22301

ISO 22301 consultants and certification bodies in Austria

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an accredited certification body then audits or assesses it and decides. Keeping the two separate is what makes the result credible to buyers and regulators.

• Check that the body’s accreditation or approval covers ISO 22301 and your sector, and that its certificates can be verified online.
• Ask the consultant how the local requirements in Austria are mapped into the same system, so nothing runs twice.
• Ask for client references in your sector; Sterling’s client letters are available on request.
• Agree who owns the evidence and the tool after the engagement; with Sterling the system stays yours, in Effivity.

ISO 22301 in Austria: questions clients ask

More on ISO 22301 for Austrian organisations

• ISO 22301: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement ISO 22301
• ISO 22301 certification in Austria and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Austrian businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in Austria often combine ISO 22301 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 22 standards Sterling delivers in Austria →