ISO 22301 certification in Egypt

ISO 22301 certification in Egypt at a glance

Egyptian banks, telecom operators and outsourcing firms all promise availability, and customers increasingly ask them to prove it. ISO 22301 is the international standard for business continuity management: impact analysis, recovery strategies, plans and rehearsals. The Central Bank of Egypt's cybersecurity sector includes a computer emergency response team for the financial sector, which shows how seriously incident response and recovery are taken in banking, although its page does not name the standard. Global ACI's entry for the Egyptian Accreditation Council does not list ISO 22301, so ask any certification body which accreditation backs its certificate. Healthcare providers, pharmaceutical makers, food producers and logistics firms face their own interruption risks. Sterling's Dubai office helps organisations run business impact analyses, write plans, facilitate exercises and prepare for audit, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement.

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

In Egypt 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.

• Banks, fintechs and payment firmsBanks run incident response and recovery through the Central Bank's cybersecurity sector, and continuity of critical services is a board concern.
• Telecom, data-centre and cloud providersCustomers depend on their uptime and ask to see tested recovery plans.
• Healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturersInterruptions affect patients and the cold chain, so continuity planning is expected.
• Outsourcing firms serving overseas clientsClients ask for evidence that service can continue through power, network or site loss.
• Food producers and logistics operatorsSupply-chain interruptions and recalls need rehearsed responses.

ISO 22301 requirements in Egypt

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

In Egypt 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 Egypt

One team from the Dubai office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients across Egypt are served from Sterling's Dubai 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 Egyptian 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 Egypt?

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

• Scope of critical services and sites
• Business impact analysis and recovery objectives
• Exercise and test evidence to generate
• Certification body scheduling around the Eid periods

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 Egypt?

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 Egypt these factors move both.

• Number of sites, services and dependencies in scope
• Recovery capability, backup and alternate-site arrangements
• Certification body audit fees, quoted separately from consulting
• Exercise facilitation and training

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 Egypt

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 Egypt 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 Egypt: questions clients ask

More on ISO 22301 for Egyptian organisations

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

Other standards Egyptian businesses ask Sterling for

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

All 21 standards Sterling delivers in Egypt →