A cyber incident rarely stays within the technical domain. It can quickly become a business, management, legal, regulatory and communications crisis, requiring swift decisions and coordination across many teams.
Consienta, part of Yael Group’s Cyber Division, helps organizations prepare through simulations, methods and action plans tailored to their structure, relevant threats and the people responsible for managing an incident.
Why Practice for a Cyber Crisis?
There is little room to improvise during a live incident. Practicing in advance tests how the organization works under pressure, whether responsibilities are clear and how decisions are made as an incident evolves with incomplete information.
Simulations reveal gaps in processes and coordination between leadership, IT and security teams, legal counsel, communications and other stakeholders. The findings support lessons learned, better procedures and stronger organizational readiness.
Cyber Crisis Exercises and Readiness Solutions
Executive and board cyber crisis exercise
A simulation of an evolving cyber incident challenges leaders to make decisions about continued operations, risk and business, legal and regulatory consequences. It tests responsibilities, operational continuity and decision-making under pressure and uncertainty.
Privacy incident exercise – Amendment 13
A dedicated simulation for legal counsel, communications teams and the Data Protection Officer (DPO). It focuses on managing privacy breaches under Amendment 13 to the Privacy Protection Law and tests reporting, response and coordination.
Crisis communications exercise
An exercise for leadership, communications teams and those responsible for contact with employees, customers, the media and regulators. Participants practice developing messages, managing information and communicating consistently throughout a crisis.
Negotiation with cyber attackers exercise
A simulation of ransom demands or threats to leak data. Participants practice assessing the situation, weighing options and making decisions while considering business, legal and operational consequences.
IT and security team crisis simulation
A structured exercise that recreates a cyber incident in real time. It tests teams’ ability to detect and contain the incident, prioritize actions and coordinate with others across the organization.
Purple Team Simulation
A controlled, hands-on exercise pits a Consienta attacker against the organization’s response teams. It tests how security controls and defenders handle real world attacker tactics, helping identify gaps and improve detection, response and recovery.
KIPS – Interactive Crisis Simulation
A gamified platform combining cyber scenarios, teamwork and competition. Through hands-on practice, participants make decisions, respond to evolving events and improve collaboration.
Additional Tools for Organizational Readiness
Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
A plan defining how the organization will maintain essential processes and services during a cyber incident or operational crisis. It sets priorities, responsibilities, operational alternatives and recovery procedures to reduce business disruption.
Cyber Crisis Management Playbook
A structured guide to response stages, responsibilities, reporting and the protocols needed to manage an incident. It gives key personnel clear instructions and supports a swift, coordinated response.
From Exercise to Action Plan
Each exercise ends with a review of gaps and processes, followed by practical recommendations. This turns a one-time simulation into a tool for strengthening readiness over time.