Definition(s)

Resilience

The ability to adapt to changing conditions and prepare for, withstand and rapidly recover from disruption.

Source: API RP 781 Security Plan Methodology for the Oil and Natural Gas Industries.1st Ed. September 2016. Global Standards

Resilience

The ability to adapt to changing conditions and prepare for, withstand, and rapidly recover from disruption.

From: DHS Risk Lexicon.

Source: NICCS™ Portal Cybersecurity Lexicon, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (https://niccs.us-cert.gov/glossary) as of 11 November 2015, Global Standards

Resilience

Ability to adapt to changing conditions and prepare for, withstand, and rapidly recover from disruption.

Sample Usage: The county was able to recover quickly from the disaster because of the resilience of governmental support systems.

Extended Definition: ability of systems, infrastructures, government, business, communities, and individuals to resist, tolerate, absorb, recover from, prepare for, or adapt to an adverse occurrence that causes harm, destruction, or loss.

Annotation:

  1. According to the QHSR, ―Resilient individuals, families, and communities—and the systems that sustain them—are informed, trained, and materially and psychologically prepared to withstand disruption, absorb or tolerate disturbance, know their role in a crisis, adapt to changing conditions, and grow stronger over time.‖
  2. Resilience can reduce the consequences associated with an incident, event, or occurrence; resilience can also impact the likelihood of a significant incident, event, or occurrence happening at all.

Source: DHS Risk Lexicon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2010 Edition. September 2010 Regulatory Guidance

Resilience

Adaptive capacity of an organization in a complex and changing environment.

Source: ISO Guide 73:2009(E/F), Risk Management – Vocabulary, First Edition, 2009. Global Standards

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