ISO 22301 certification in South Korea

ISO 22301 certification in South Korea at a glance

Business continuity certification in South Korea is voluntary, yet several duties point organisations toward it. The Electronic Financial Transactions Act has financial companies and electronic financial business entities appoint a chief information security officer responsible for preventing electronic financial transaction accidents, and the Network Act's national certification is directed at the stability and reliability of information and communications networks. Neither names ISO 22301. The Korea Accreditation Board lists a business continuity management scheme based on ISO 22301 among its accreditation schemes, although the standard does not appear in its international recognition table, so ask a certification body which accreditation backs its certificate. Financial institutions, telecom and cloud providers, manufacturers with just-in-time customers, and logistics and port operators are typical applicants. Sterling's Tokyo office prepares the business impact analysis, strategies, plans and exercise evidence, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement. Sterling does not certify.

Who needs ISO 22301 in South Korea, and what happens without it

In South Korea 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, insurers and electronic financial business entitiesThe Electronic Financial Transactions Act has the chief information security officer responsible for preventing electronic financial transaction accidents and taking measures against them.
• Telecommunication, data-centre and cloud operatorsThe Network Act's national certification is directed at the stability and reliability of information and communications networks.
• Manufacturers with just-in-time customersFree Economic Zones such as Gyeonggi and Busan Jinhae host automobile and machinery parts makers whose customers depend on continuity of supply.
• Port, logistics and shipbuilding operatorsBusan Jinhae and Gwangyang Bay name port logistics among their core activities, where a disruption stops flows for many customers.

ISO 22301 requirements in South Korea

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

In South Korea 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 South Korea

One team from the Tokyo office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients across South Korea are served from Sterling's Tokyo 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 South Korean 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 South Korea?

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

• Number of critical services and sites in scope
• Business impact analysis and recovery strategy maturity
• Exercise and test records available
• Certification body scheduling around the Seollal and Chuseok holiday 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 South Korea?

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 South Korea these factors move both.

• Number of sites, services and dependencies in scope
• Recovery capability the gap analysis calls for
• Certification body audit fees quoted separately from consulting
• Integration with ISO/IEC 27001 work

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 South Korea

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 South Korea 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 South Korea: questions clients ask

More on ISO 22301 for South Korean organisations

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

Other standards South Korean businesses ask Sterling for

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

All 22 standards Sterling delivers in South Korea →