When a cyber attack escalates beyond your security team, the decisions that matter most are made in boardrooms, not server rooms. Your senior leadership team will face questions they have never rehearsed — when to notify the regulator, what to tell customers, whether to pay a ransom, and how to keep the business running while the situation is still unfolding.

Our consultant-led cyber crisis exercises put your leadership team through exactly that experience, in a safe environment, before a real incident forces them to learn on the job.

What happens during an exercise?

We design a realistic, evolving cyber scenario tailored to your organisation. Over the course of two to four hours, your team receives a stream of realistic inputs — breaking news articles naming your company, urgent emails from regulators, social media speculation, and internal messages from staff demanding answers.

There is no script to follow. Your team must make real decisions under real pressure: who to brief, what to say publicly, how to coordinate across departments, and when to escalate.

After the exercise, we run a structured debrief that identifies what went well, where communication broke down, and what your crisis plan needs to address.

Who is it for?

Our exercises are designed for senior decision-makers — the people who will actually lead your organisation's response during a real incident. That typically includes your CEO or Managing Director, General Counsel, Chief Information Security Officer, Head of Communications, Chief Operating Officer, and HR Director.

We also run exercises for operational teams, IT incident responders, and boards of directors.

What scenarios do you cover?

Every exercise is built from scratch for your organisation. We do not use off-the-shelf scenarios. Recent exercises have included ransomware attacks with data exfiltration, supply chain compromises affecting critical vendors, insider threats involving privileged access, data breaches affecting customer personal information, and coordinated attacks combining cyber intrusion with social engineering.

What makes Crisis Solutions different?

We have delivered cyber crisis exercises for some of the world's most demanding organisations — including HSBC, BMW, Rolls-Royce, Santander, Warner Bros., Heineken, and Standard Life. Our work spans the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, and Oman.

With 25 years of experience, we bring a depth of understanding that no template-based provider can match. Every scenario reflects your industry, your regulatory environment, and the specific threats your organisation faces.

What do our clients say?

"A professional team that delivers on their promises." — Global Banking Customer

"Their attention to detail and commitment to quality truly stood out. We've already recommended them to others." — Asset Management Customer

Ready to test your team?

Contact us to discuss your requirements. We will scope an exercise that fits your organisation, your team, and your objectives.