Part of Cybersecurity & Risk
Resilience & incident readiness
Be ready to detect, contain and recover from a serious cyber incident, with decisions rehearsed before they are needed.
No organisation can prevent every attack. What separates a bad week from a lasting crisis is how quickly people recognise the problem, who takes charge, and whether critical services can be restored in a known order.
When to call us. Signs it’s time for this work.
- Your incident response plan has never been tested.
- Backups exist, but nobody has restored a critical system recently.
- Ransomware would stop operations and you are unsure for how long.
- Executives do not know who speaks to regulators during an incident.
What’s included. Scoped to your context, delivered end to end.
- 01
Incident response planning
Clear playbooks for the scenarios most likely to hit you, with roles, escalation paths and decision criteria.
- 02
Crisis simulation exercises
Realistic tabletop exercises for technical teams and executives, built around your systems, people and constraints.
- 03
Recovery and continuity design
Recovery priorities, backup strategy and restoration testing aligned to the services the business needs first.
- 04
Detection and response review
An assessment of monitoring, logging and response capability, in-house or outsourced, with practical improvements.
How we work. Four phases, with value at every step.
- 1
1–2 weeks
Prioritise
We agree which services matter most, how long each can be down, and which scenarios to prepare for.
- 2
3–4 weeks
Plan
We write or rework response and recovery plans with the people who will actually use them.
- 3
1–2 weeks
Rehearse
We run tabletop exercises and restoration tests, capturing what worked, what stalled and why.
- 4
Quarterly
Improve
We update plans after each exercise or real event, keeping readiness current as systems and teams change.
What you walk away with
- Incident response plan and playbooks
- Crisis communication templates
- Recovery priorities and objectives
- Exercise reports with lessons learned
- Backup and restoration test results
What changes
- Faster, calmer decisions when an incident strikes.
- Critical services restored in a planned order.
- Leadership confident in the organisation’s ability to recover.
Where we do this work. Sectors where this service matters most.
- Energy & UtilitiesEnergy producers, networks and utilities navigating the energy transition.
- Financial ServicesBanks, insurers and asset managers modernising for a digital, regulated and increasingly competitive market.
- Public SectorGovernment bodies and agencies delivering simpler, more trusted public services.
Common questions.
Do you respond to live incidents?
Our focus is readiness. For live forensic response we work with trusted specialist partners and can help coordinate their work with your teams and leadership.
Who should take part in a crisis exercise?
Executives, IT and security leads, communications, legal and the owners of critical operations. We tailor separate sessions for technical and leadership audiences.
How often should we test our plans?
At least once a year for leadership, and more often for technical teams. Major changes, such as a new core system, are also a good trigger.
More in Cybersecurity & Risk. Offerings that often run together.
- Security strategy & governanceA security programme your board can understand, fund and hold to account, built around the risks that matter to your business.
- Regulatory readinessPractical preparation for data-protection, banking and sector security rules, so audits confirm what you already do well.
- Identity & zero trustControl who can reach what, from where, with access that tightens security without slowing people down.
Discuss Resilience & incident readiness
Tell us where you are. We’ll tell you honestly whether and how we can help.