KuCoin earns ISO 22301 certification for operational resilience

KuCoin has secured ISO 22301:2019 certification for its business continuity management system, adding an international continuity standard to the exchange’s existing security and operational controls. Summary KuCoin has secured ISO 22301:2019 certification for its business continuity management system. The standard covers preparations for operational disruptions and recovery of critical services. KuCoin now lists ISO 22301 alongside ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II in its Trust Framework. The certification comes as regulators place more focus on operational resilience for crypto and financial firms. According to KuCoin’s Aug. 11 announcement, the certification covers its framework for preparing for operational disruptions, maintaining critical services and restoring affected systems when incidents occur. KuCoin ISO 22301 certification covers service continuity ISO 22301 sets requirements for a Business Continuity Management System, or BCMS, under which companies identify possible operational disruptions, establish response procedures and prepare recovery plans for critical services. For KuCoin, the certification adds business continuity management to a compliance framework that already ...