Cybersecurity Crisis Response
SANS' Executive Cybersecurity Exercise (ECE) tests your leadership team's ability to respond to a cyber threat. Presented in an immersive, interactive environment, stakeholders must enact each step in their crisis management plan in response to a simulated cyberattack. Program participants practice and prepare for a real-life cyber event.
Organizations who practice crisis response with our training will be able to:
- Understand techniques used by threat actors
- Identify and respond fast to a breach
- Employ mitigation strategies
- Improve Internal communication
- Meet industry compliance and reporting requirements
- Actively protect shareholder and customer value
Data Breach Cost
Data provided by Ponemon Institute and IBM from the Cost of Data Breach Report 2023
Enhancing Your Cyber Defense
Explore the strategic benefits and distinctive methodologies of cybersecurity simulation and tabletop exercises. Discover how each approach prepares teams for real-world cyber threats, from enhancing tactical responses to fostering team coordination and communication.
- Understand the practical, hands-on experience provided by simulation exercises.
- Learn the value of scenario-based planning in tabletop exercises.
- Compare the effectiveness of each method in identifying response gaps.
- Recognize how these exercises increase cybersecurity awareness and preparedness.
- Gain insights into selecting the right approach for your organizational needs.
Facilitators
What global security leaders are saying about attending a SANS Executive Cybersecurity Exercise
Who Should Attend
Executive Cybersecurity Exercises are suitable for a wide range of companies, from medium-sized businesses to large corporations, across all industries interested in improving their cybersecurity resiliency. The exercise is designed to help senior executives better understand the potential cyber threats their organization may face and how to respond to them promptly and effectively.
Exercise participants may include:
- Board of Directors
- Business Executives
- C-Suite Leaders
- Division or Departmental Managers
- Technical Subject Matter Experts
- Support Functions: Human Resources, Communications, Legal, Finance
Exercise Formats
Free Introductory Sessions