Dedicated environment
Physical Cyber Arena
Emulation at the client’s premises, designed around the agreed systems and processes.
What you can test Integrated response, procedures and new implementations within the represented scope.
Why CyberUP
CyberUP Institute
READINESS.
BUILT AROUND
YOUR REALITY.
CyberUP is built for organisations that need more than a standard provider: a capability that connects cybersecurity, crisis management, decisions and business continuity in their own operating context.
Your context defines the preparation. People · systems · responsibilities · evidence
The difference lies
in the model.
A list of capabilities cannot tell you how prepared an organisation is. What matters is how those capabilities work together when systems, people and decisions come under pressure.
- Context before catalogue
We start with the mission.
The environment, infrastructure, dependencies, roles and operational consequences define the programme. The exercise scope is built around what the organisation needs to be able to manage.
- An integrated response
Technical response meets governance.
The technical response is connected to escalation, decisions, communications and continuity priorities. Technical teams and decision-makers exercise within the same scenario.
- Evidence, not just knowledge
Readiness becomes observable.
Actions, information handovers and decisions are observed during the exercise. The debrief turns these observations into an understanding of gaps and improvement priorities.
CyberUP complements existing defences and expertise. It tests the organisation’s response without replacing prevention and protection tools.
The programme reflects
your reality.
Mission-critical organisations are not interchangeable. CyberUP builds each programme around the client’s reality, with dedicated operational and technical coordination throughout.
Design
Objectives, scope and delivery.
Critical processes, environments, roles and impacts guide the choice of Arena, exercises, capability development and support.
Coordination
Coordination throughout the programme.
Operational and technical coordination connects programme objectives with the work of the teams. Responsibilities and support arrangements are defined with the organisation.
The CyberUP method
- Assess
Understand the context, objectives and starting level of preparedness.
- Simulate
Exercise the response in controlled scenarios.
- Measure
Observe actions, decisions and coordination against defined criteria.
- Improve
Turn gaps into priorities and actions to test in subsequent exercises.
The whole organisation
Different functions.
Connected responsibilities.
One exercise.
Two dimensions of response.
A crisis does not follow the organisation chart. CyberUP connects technical capabilities, operations and leadership before they need to work together during a real incident.
Cyber ArenaA shared scenario.
The technical response and business responsibilities are exercised in the same context.
Technical capabilities
Understand the event.
Act on the systems.
- Evidence analysis and investigation
- Containment and recovery conditions
- IT and OT / ICS dependencies, where relevant
Cyber / SOC · Incident Response · IT / OT
Business responsibilities
Set priorities.
Coordinate the business response.
- Crisis management and business continuity
- Legal / Risk assessments and decision-making authority
- Communications, stakeholders and reputation
Leadership · Operations · Legal · Communications
Responsibilities work together. They do not take turns.
Functions become involved according to the scenario and the organisation’s thresholds and procedures. They share information and may work in parallel, without universal activation times.
The attack is simulated.
The response is tested.
The Cyber Arena is the environment in which processes, systems, teams and leadership are exercised under realistic, controlled conditions. Exercises take place in an environment isolated or segregated from the client’s production network, with controlled connectivity for remote access, support and updates according to the configuration.
Scope guides the choice.
Three configurations, with different environments and applications.
Selected scope
Cyber Smart Arena
Part of the environment or a priority process, with emulation focused on defined requirements.
What you can test Specific capabilities, dependencies and scenarios within the selected scope.
Access to CyberUP environments
Training Arena
Generic CyberUP environments for in-person or remote exercises. Not a replica of the client’s systems.
What you can test Technical skills, responsibilities and coordination by role.
The operational objective
Preserve control,
coordination and continuity.
From cyber response to
business continuity.
Readiness connects technical capability, the quality of decisions and continuity priorities when an incident becomes a crisis.
Technical response
Understand the event, contain the impact and support recovery within the scope exercised.
Coordinated decisions
Share information, activate the relevant responsibilities and make operational priorities explicit.
Operational continuity
Connect the response to essential processes, dependencies and recovery conditions.
Exercises produce evidence, not guarantees. Observations relate to the agreed scenario and scope. They inform improvement; they do not guarantee continuity or a particular outcome during a real crisis.
Experience and ecosystem
Experience and expertise.
Each contribution matters.
Complementary experience.
Clear responsibilities.
CyberUP connects its crisis management origins with technical and organisational preparation, supported by specialist expertise. The Group’s experience and the technology ecosystem’s experience remain distinct from CyberUP’s own work.
- ReputationUP Group
Part of ReputationUP GroupThe crisis perspective.The Group’s international experience in managing business and reputational crises informs the understanding of consequences, governance and trust.
Our origins in the Group- CyberUP Institute
- Preparing the organisation.
CyberUP connects assessment, simulation and capability development in programmes for technical teams, operational functions and leadership.
Get to know CyberUP - Technology ecosystem
- Specialist contributions.
Technology, emulation and specialist expertise contribute to the configuration of environments and activities within the programme.
Partners & Ecosystem
Evaluation criteria
Six questions
before you choose.
Comparing providers?
Ask the right questions.
Assess how the programme addresses your context, not just how many features it offers. These questions help clarify scope, responsibilities and observation criteria.
Explore each criterion or read them all together.
Can the provider connect cybersecurity and crisis management?
Ask how technical evidence informs decisions, operational coordination and communications. The programme should identify the participating functions and explain how their coordination will be exercised.
Cyber Crisis ReadinessCan technical teams and leadership exercise together?
Check that technical teams and decision-makers work within a shared scenario, with defined responsibilities and interfaces. Participation should be agreed against the exercise objectives.
Executive readinessDoes the programme cover IT and OT / ICS where needed?
Define the systems, processes and dependencies to be represented. In industrial environments, the technical response must account for process conditions and operational responsibilities.
The IT / OT / ICS scopeAre scenarios built around the client’s reality?
Clarify what is tailored: objectives, roles, scenarios and, in dedicated solutions, the scope of emulation. Training Arena access uses generic environments rather than a replica of the client’s systems.
The three Arena solutionsIs the response observed, measured and improved?
Agree what to observe and how to interpret the evidence. The debrief should connect gaps, decisions and improvement priorities, distinguishing what was exercised from what remains outside the scope.
From scenario to debriefIs there dedicated operational coordination throughout?
Clarify who coordinates operational and technical aspects, how they work with the organisation’s points of contact and what support the programme includes.
The boutique approachYour context
Readiness starts with your reality.
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