Heightened cyber threat exercise
Understand how your organisation will respond in a period of heightened cyber threat, and actions to counter the apparent cyber risk with your defence measures.
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Participants and timing
Allow 90 - 120 minutes to perform this exercise. It may help group activity to have a shared screen.
Essential attendees
- Senior leader – Someone who can make important business and IT decisions for your organisation, and has knowledge of business continuity plans.
- Cyber security engineer – Someone who has technical knowledge of the cyber defence activities across your IT estate, including awareness of vulnerability disclosure practice.
- HR advisor – Someone who has oversight of your company policies, such as those relating to people management and information technology.
Desirable attendees
- Communications advisor – Someone who manages internal and external communications for your organisation, including during an incident.
- Scribe – Someone to take notes during the exercise delivery.
