Incident Response Simulation
Consultancy Services
Incident response simulation aims to reduce the impact and disruption caused by a cyber attack should it happen. By simulating a cyber incident, the PureCyber team evaluates the effectiveness of an organisation’s ability to prevent, detect, contain, and remediate an incident.
Your Challenges
Lack of Preparedness
Many businesses are not adequately prepared for cyber incidents due to insufficient or outdated incident response plans, significantly increasing the impact an attack is likely to have.
Inefficient understanding
Improper understanding of incident response processes can create unnecessary hurdles should an attack happen. Do you know who should be notify? Or when to communicate with clients and stakeholders?
Staff knowledge and responses
Incidents can be exacerbated by lack of staff knowledge regarding how to react, who to notify and how to mitigate the impact.
What is PureCyber’s Incident Response Simulation and Assessment?
PureCyber’s Incident Response Simulations, as an assured NCSC Cyber Incident Exercise (CIE) provider, measure how well an organisation can respond to cyber attacks, reviewing both technical and non-technical aspects of your security playbook
We offer two approaches to cyber incident response simulations.
Table-Top Simulations: Discussion-based focusing on roles, responsibilities, activities, and key decision points in line with the organisation’s incident response plan.
Live-Play Simulations: Real-time sessions where participants execute their roles in response to a particular scenario.
Our team will evaluate the effectiveness of the response across areas of prevention, detection, mitigation, response and impact, and provide recommendations to improve the response, minimise the impact, and further strengthen your overall cyber security posture.
Identifies gaps in current plans and offers tailored recommendations, ensuring the organisation is ready to handle incidents effectively.
Enhances security controls and processes, improving the organisation’s ability to detect and respond to threats swiftly and efficiently.
Uncovers hidden vulnerabilities and provides mitigation strategies, reducing the risk of data breaches and strengthening overall security.
Why is our Incident Response Assessments Important?
Incident Response in Practice
The Objective
Enhance the venue’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats through an Incident Response Simulation by PureCyber.
The Challenge
A major sports venue has created a formalised incident response process following the introduction of Martyn’s Law but has never tested it in practice and is not certain the process fulfils new requirements of the law.
Assessment Process:
Review: Evaluated existing incident response procedures and security controls.
Testing: Conducted technical tests and assessed staff readiness.
Recommendations: Provided steps to develop a formal incident response plan, update security controls, and train staff.
The Outcome
Improved Preparedness: Established a clear incident response plan.
Enhanced Detection: Upgraded security controls for faster threat response.
Reduced Risk: Mitigated vulnerabilities, securing operations and data.
The venue is now better equipped to manage cyber threats, ensuring smooth and secure operations for events.
Comprehensive Review
Evaluates existing incident response plans, policies, and procedures to identify strengths and gaps.
PureCyber Incident Response Simulation
Simulation Exercises
Conducts mock incident scenarios, such as tabletop exercises and red team/blue team drills, to test the effectiveness of response procedures.
Non-Technical Evaluation
Assesses organisational readiness, staff roles, communication protocols, and incident management workflows.
Threat and Risk Analysis
Identifies and prioritises potential threats and risks specific to the organisation’s environment and operations.
Actionable Recommendations
Provides a detailed report with specific, actionable recommendations to improve incident response capabilities and security posture.
Contact PureCyber
We work with you to enhance your preparedness, strengthen your response capabilities, and ensure swift, effective management of any cyber incidents.
Incident Response Simulation FAQs
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A cyber incident threatens the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an organisation’s information systems or sensitive data. This can include intentional cyber-attacks, such as ransomware and phishing, or unintentional policy violations by authorised users.
Common security incidents include:
· Ransomware
· Phishing and social engineering
· Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks
· Supply chain attacks
· Insider threats
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Incident Response Assessments should be conducted regularly, or whenever there are significant changes to your IT environment, processes, or after a major incident.
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An Incident Response Plan can address a wide range of incidents including ransomware attacks, data breaches, phishing attempts, and system outages.
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Gather existing documentation, review current security policies, and ensure key personnel are available to provide insights into your current processes and response capabilities.
Incident Response Simulation as part of managed cyber security subscriptions
Foundation Subscription
Incident Response Simulations are included in our foundation subscription package..
Consultancy services provided to you by our expert team.
Core Subscription
Includes Incident response simulation as part of our comprehensive cybersecurity services.
Consultancy service tailored to your needs is conducted by our experienced team.
Total Subscription
Offers complete cybersecurity coverage with incident response simulation included.
Our expert consultancy team conducts thorough assessments aligned with your security goals.
Independent Service
Incident Response Simulation can be requested as a standalone service or a one-off project.
During onboarding, our team reviews and customises the consultancy approach to meet your specific requirements.
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