> RELEASE: CRA Architecture v1.1 (Draft)
Updated guidance on "One-Way Egress" and "Forensic Airlocks." Now available for practitioner review.
Assume Compromise.
Prepare to Survive.
The Cyber Recovery Authority (CRA) is the independent standards body defining how institutions rebuild trust after systemic compromise. Our standards are sterile, disciplined, and reality-aligned. We architect for the survival of the institution.
// DEFINITION
> CYBER_RECOVERY (n):
The process of rebuilding a trusted operating environment from
first principles after a compromise that invalidates the
integrity of production and DR systems.
The Crisis of Trust
Traditional Disaster Recovery (DR) assumes the data is safe. Cyber Recovery must assume the data is hostile.
[!] The Anti-Pattern
Most banks treat cyber recovery as "DR on Steroids." They rely on immutable backups but fail to segregate the control plane, creating a single blast radius for attackers.
[!] The Gap
Regulators demand "secure tertiary backup" and "air gaps," but no global technical standard exists to define what those terms actually mean in engineering terms.
[=] The Solution
CRA defines the Three Planes of Separation required to survive a total compromise. We provide the blueprint, the maturity model, and the certification to prove readiness.
The CRA Standard
A coherent ecosystem for survival.
01. Architecture
The sterile-first reference model. Detailed specs on Air Gaps, Clean Data Ingestion (CDI), and Ephemeral Compute.
02. Maturity Model
Measure your distance from survival. A 5-level assessment framework from "Offline Backup" to "Orchestrated Recovery."
03. Certification
Validation for the people behind the recovery. Credentials for Practitioners (CRA-P) and Architects (CRA-A).
Status Updates
> ANNOUNCEMENT: Certification Beta
Pilot program for CRA-P (Practitioner) is now open to select financial institutions.