CYBER / CRISIS TEAM
The right information reaches the right decision-maker.
Cyber / SOC analyses the event. The Crisis Team coordinates escalation to the decision-making level defined by governance.
Cyber Crisis Readiness
Prepare today for the next cyber crisis.
CyberUP brings cybersecurity, decisions and processes together in a coordinated, measurable response designed to protect business continuity.
IF IT HAPPENS TOMORROW, ARE YOU READY?
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Cybersecurity + Readiness
Protect your systems.
Prepare your organisation.
Firewalls, EDR, SOC, SIEM, threat intelligence and penetration testing reduce risk and strengthen defences. CyberUP builds on these investments by testing how people, processes, technology and leadership respond when an incident becomes a crisis.
FROM CYBER INVESTMENT→PROVEN READINESS
CYBERSECURITY
Systems.
Controls.
Defence.
Reduce likelihood, exposure and technical impact.
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MISSION
MISSION
CYBER CRISIS READINESS
People.
Processes.
Decisions.
Maintain control, continuity and the ability to make decisions.
DETECTTRIAGEINVESTIGATEESCALATECONTAINRECOVER
The real test
An attack targets systems.
A crisis tests the organisation.
At a critical moment, technology and procedures are only part of the response. Clear roles, timely decisions and cross-functional coordination matter, as does the ability to retain control as the incident evolves.
CYBER
Recognise the impact.
Analyse the event, establish its severity and escalate it in line with defined responsibilities.
GOVERNANCE
Coordinate decisions.
Align leadership, Cyber, IT / OT and Operations around technical and operational priorities.
BUSINESS
Protect continuity and trust.
Coordinate stakeholders, communications and recovery according to the impact and the organisation’s circumstances.
These responsibilities complement one another. Timing and activation depend on the scenario and the organisation’s governance.
Whole-organisation readiness
A crisis crosses the organisation.
The response must work as one.
Cyber, leadership, IT, OT, Operations, Legal and Communications need a shared understanding, aligned priorities and coordinated action. Readiness develops when functions work together rather than respond in isolation.
LEADERSHIP
Leadership sets the direction.
Senior executives assess impact, assign priorities and responsibilities, and direct the organisation’s response.
IT / OT / OPERATIONS
Technology and operations work together.
IT, OT / ICS and Operations coordinate protection and recovery around critical processes and dependencies.
LEGAL / COMMUNICATIONS
Continuity and trust need coordinated leadership.
Legal and Communications support the management of obligations, stakeholders and messaging, according to the scenario and assigned responsibilities.
Select an area to highlight the functions involved. This map describes responsibilities, not an activation sequence.
Responsibility Map
C-LevelDecision & governance
Crisis TeamCommand & coordination
Cyber / SOCDetection & containment
ITSystems & recovery
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ORGANISATIONONE RESPONSE
ORGANISATIONONE RESPONSE
OT / ICSOperational systems
OperationsService continuity
Legal & CommsObligations & trust
OUTCOMEbusiness continuity
2 / 7 functions highlightedCyber / Crisis Team
The CyberUP method
Assess. Simulate.
Measure. Improve.
Readiness is not a declaration. It is an operational cycle: establish the starting point, place the organisation in a scenario, measure its response and turn evidence into improvement.
01 / ASSESS
Establish the starting point.
Make roles, processes, knowledge, dependencies and gaps visible in a clear baseline.
02 / SIMULATE
Put your operational reality under pressure.
Realistic, controlled scenarios built around the client’s operating environment.
03 / MEASURE
Turn response into evidence.
Observe timing, decisions, coordination, containment and recovery as dimensions of performance.
04 / IMPROVE
Close the gaps. Build readiness.
Debriefs, action plans, capability development and further exercises support continuous improvement.
EVIDENCE·OBSERVED GAPS·ACTION PLAN·RE-TEST OBJECTIVES
Tailor-made by design
Readiness shaped around your reality.
Infrastructure, operational dependencies, people, roles and risks differ across organisations. CyberUP designs the environment, scenario and programme around the client’s mission.
01
Environment
Emulation built around the IT/OT environment and the operational dependencies to be tested.
02
Scenario
Threats, escalation and pressure shaped around organisational objectives and critical dependencies.
03
Roles
Technical teams, leaders and crisis functions take part according to their actual responsibilities and decisions.
04
Improvement
Evidence, gaps and action plans turn an exercise into an ongoing readiness programme.
Cyber Arena
Simulate the attack.
Test the response.
CyberUP emulates the client’s environment separately from its production network, with controlled connectivity where required. Scenarios make decisions, coordination, containment, communication and recovery observable.
The attack is simulated. The response is real.Readiness becomes operational evidence.
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Dedicated capability
Emulation of the client’s systems, installed at their premises. A client-owned capability for exercising the organisation in an environment closely aligned with its operational reality.
02
Focused capability
Targeted emulation of selected systems, processes or network segments. A focused configuration for concentrating simulation and capability development on critical priorities.
03
Access model
The CyberUP environment for simulations, capability development and demonstrations, in person or remotely, with scenarios tailored to roles and maturity levels.
04
Exercise roles
Red, Blue and White Teams have distinct responsibilities: adversarial activity, defence and exercise control. Their interaction makes the organisation’s response observable and open to review.
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ONE OBJECTIVE. THREE ACCESS MODELS.One readiness objective. The right capability model.
DEDICATED
A client-owned capability installed at your premises.
FOCUSED
A capability focused on specific systems, processes or use cases.
ACCESS
Access to the CyberUP environment, in person or remotely.
SEGREGATED FROM THE CLIENT'S PRODUCTION NETWORK IT / OT ENVIRONMENTS TRAIN-THE-TRAINER UPDATABLE SCENARIOS
business continuity
A crisis puts everything in motion.
Readiness helps you stay in control.
When an incident becomes a business crisis, readiness is tested in real time: through decisions, coordination, recovery and the protection of essential processes.
ControlCoordinationContinuity
Readiness Performance
01Decision speedLeaders understand the situation, take responsibility and decide.
02CoordinationTechnical and business functions act on a shared understanding.
03ContainmentThe response limits propagation and operational impact.
04RecoveryCritical services and processes return to a controlled state.
05Communications & TrustStakeholders, obligations, messaging and reputation are managed through a coordinated response.
Outcome business continuity
Preparation translates into organisational performance.
Cyber DNA
A connected view of organisational readiness.
Cyber DNA is CyberUP’s framework for examining technology, people, processes and decisions together. It connects a knowledge baseline with operational validation in a cycle of continuous improvement.
Framework undergoing methodological validation. Metrics, weightings, thresholds and reporting methods will be published only once internal validation is complete.
Pillar 01TechnologySystems, controls, detection and recovery.
Pillar 02PeopleKnowledge, behaviour, roles and preparedness.
CYBER DNAREADINESS FRAMEWORK
Pillar 03ProcessesEscalation, governance, procedures and dependencies.
Pillar 04DecisionsPriorities, accountability and the ability to lead.
The CyberUP methodAssess → Simulate → Measure → Improve
Governance & Readiness
Compliance sets the requirements.
Readiness tests the response.
Policies, standards and controls define what should be in place. Simulations test how the organisation actually acts: escalation, decisions, coordination, containment, communication and recovery.
Capabilities
Different disciplines. One coordinated response.
Technical capabilities, exercises and management preparation come together to develop the organisation’s response at every level.
EX
Decision-making, escalation, command structures, stakeholder management and crisis communication.
SOC
Detection, triage, investigation, escalation, containment and recovery in exercise scenarios.
OT
Technical and operational readiness across converged, industrial and mission-critical systems.
HR
Awareness, social engineering, behaviour, escalation and reporting.
DF
Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Threat Hunting, SOC and Network Defence.
CD
Learn → Exercise → Simulate → Prove: from knowledge to evidence of operational capability.
Industries
For organisations that need to keep operating.
01 / Strategic sector
Institutional readiness, cyber defence and coordination between technical teams and decision-makers.
02 / Critical Infrastructure
Essential service continuity, IT/OT readiness and response in industrial environments.
03 / Financial resilience
Transaction continuity, trust, operational risk and coordinated crisis management.
04 / Industrial systems
OT/ICS readiness, process continuity and scenarios built around critical assets.
05 / Essential mobility
Services, operations and critical systems within a coordinated response structure.
06 / Mission-critical industry
Cyber-physical readiness where downtime and operational safety intersect.
Why CyberUP
Cybersecurity, crisis management and reputation.
Part of the same response.
CyberUP was established within ReputationUP Group, drawing on its experience in business and reputational crisis management. That experience informs a clear perspective: a cyber incident may begin in technology, but quickly become an operational, leadership and reputational challenge.
CyberUP Institute. Part of ReputationUP Group.
From crisis management experience to organisational preparedness.
Boutique operating model
Selected clients, programmes built around their operational context, and dedicated operational and technical guidance throughout. Technology, people and decisions serve the same mission.
Private sectorInstitutionalDefenceCritical infrastructure
Our operating principle
Technology-driven. Human-centred. Mission-focused.
Experience across the private sector, institutions and defence, applied to complex organisations where continuity is part of the mission.
Source for international presence and experience: CyberUP corporate brochure, page 5.
Insights
Insight for decision-makers.
Cyber Crisis Readiness
Cyber Crisis Readiness: how prepared is your organisation?
An operational framework for examining roles, processes, decisions and coordination before a crisis.
Cyber Arena
Cyber Arena and cyber range: understanding the CyberUP approach.
Connecting technical preparation with the wider organisational response.
Executive Readiness
Decisions and responsibilities in a cyber crisis.
Who decides, who coordinates and which dependencies become critical.
FAQ
Questions to ask before a crisis.
Clear answers for boards, CISOs, CIOs, COOs and critical infrastructure leaders evaluating readiness.
It is the organisation’s ability to recognise, manage and recover from a cyber crisis by coordinating technology, people, processes and decisions to help preserve business continuity.
A Cyber Arena can include the technical environment of a cyber range. The CyberUP model also involves IT/OT, leadership, Operations, Legal, Communications and crisis functions where the scenario requires them.
CyberUP configurations are designed as environments isolated or segregated from the client's production network. Where required, remote access, support and updates use controlled connectivity. Exercises take place within the dedicated environment, not directly on production systems.
It depends on the scenario. Alongside Cyber, SOC, IT and OT teams, participants may include senior executives, Operations, Legal, Communications and the Crisis Team to test the organisational response as a whole.
Readiness check
Four questions.
One focus: are you ready?
Preparation starts with the organisation’s reality: the responsibilities, dependencies and decisions to test before choosing a solution.
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When an incident emerges, who decides?
Is it clear who assesses severity, activates the crisis response and takes the first decision?
02
Who coordinates IT, OT and leadership?
Are technical teams and decision-makers working to the same operational priorities?
03
Do Legal and Communications know when to act?
Is there a clear structure for managing obligations, stakeholders, messaging and reputation?
04
Have you rehearsed the response together?
Have procedures and roles been tested in a realistic, controlled and measurable scenario?
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Turn preparation into operational capability.
Start with your infrastructure, people, roles, processes and objectives. Define what to test, build the scenario and use the evidence to shape a practical improvement programme.
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