SOLUTION 03 / LEADERSHIP READINESS

Pressure tests
more than technology.

Turn incident procedures and governance responsibilities into structured simulations that measure what leaders decide, when they decide and whether they coordinate effectively.

Explore decision simulations
FROM PLAYBOOK TO ACTION

Policies are written.
Decisions are practiced.

Executives, legal, communications, compliance and security leadership often face the same crisis from different angles. Practice their shared responsibilities through branching, role-based decisions.

  • Role and decision point baseline
  • Incident and crisis simulations
  • Decision timing and escalation review
  • Targeted process improvement and retesting
ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISE FLOWROLE-BASED
Initial breach notificationCISO
Business disruption decisionCOO
Reporting threshold reviewLegal / GRC
External communicationCommunications
Recovery prioritizationLeadership
INSIDE A SIMULATION

Real board choices.
Measured confidence.

Each scenario places leaders in a realistic moment of the incident, from a board packet to a budget discussion, and asks for a decision between plausible options rather than an obvious right answer.

  • Scenario-based board and executive decisions
  • Plausible options, not obvious answers
  • Confidence captured with every decision
  • Timed, live rounds
CySource decision simulation, scenario 2 of 13, Budget and two roadmaps: the board must choose between six options for a NIS2 and Dutch Cbw compliance roadmap, rate its confidence from 1 to 5 and submit the decision, with a live timer
THE IMPROVEMENT LOOP

Build confidence in decision quality.

01

Baseline

Determine role readiness and critical decision points.

02

Simulation

Run scenario-based decisions with optional facilitated sessions.

03

Gap analysis

Identify weaknesses in decisions, coordination and procedures.

04

Retest

Deliver targeted actions and validate the improvement.

PARTICIPANTS

One incident. Multiple accountable roles.

Board & executive leadershipCISO & security managersGRC & complianceLegal & privacyBusiness continuityCommunications & PROperations & ITCrisis management
LET’S BUILD READINESS

Are your leaders decision-ready?

Make the responsibilities in your incident plans practical, testable and relevant to real crisis choices.

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