Cyber Crisis Exercises

Preparing Your Organisation to Make Decisions Under Pressure

Anticipating a crisis means protecting your ability to act.

When a Crisis Strikes, Everything Accelerates

A technical alert can quickly become a strategic issue.

The first few hours are filled with pressure: uncertainty about the scale of the incident, the need for reliable information and decisions that must be made quickly.
incertitude sur l’ampleur de l’incident, besoin d’informations fiables, décisions à prendre rapidement.
The crisis soon extends beyond the IT department.
It involves senior management, internal departments and business teams, and can quickly affect external stakeholders, including authorities and partners.
At such times, technical security is not the only thing being tested.
Coordination, clarity of roles and the strength of governance are also put to the test.

Why Organise a Cyber Crisis Exercise?

An exercise exposes your organisation to a realistic scenario in a controlled environment.
It helps to:
– Clarify responsibilities and decision-making processes
– Test the senior management team’s ability to make decisions quickly
– Strengthen coordination between IT, business teams and senior management
– Identify and address vulnerabilities to strengthen your protection
The objective is not to put your teams in difficulty.
It is to build confidence and continuously improve.

The Anatomy of a Cyber Crisis

Incident Detection

A technical alert triggers the initial analyses.

Assessment and Coordination

Teams seek to understand the scale of the incident and share reliable information.

Wider Mobilisation

Senior management and key departments are involved in coordinating the response.

Impact Management

Business continuity, crisis communication and regulatory obligations.

A cyber crisis creates pressure and uncertainty.
Prior preparation helps reduce both.

Taking action during the first few hours of a crisis is essential, but anticipating what comes next is what makes the difference. Resilience cannot be improvised: it must be built.

How to Build Operational Resilience

A cyber crisis cannot be managed only on the day it occurs.
Preparation must take place over time.
Resilience is built on three key pillars:
Clarity
Each stakeholder understands their role, scope and level of responsibility.
Coordination
Escalation and decision-making processes are smooth, understood and shared.
Adaptability
The organisation knows how to adjust its strategy as the situation evolves.
Our crisis exercises are not fixed simulations. They form part of a progressive approach designed to strengthen these three areas.
The challenge is not only to respond. It is to remain effective over time.

Strengthening your organisation so it can absorb the shock is the first step. Ensuring that this preparation meets legal and regulatory requirements is the logical next step.

From Obligation to Control

NIS2 Directive : Turning Obligation into Control

What Is Its Purpose?
The NIS2 Directive requires critical organisations to structure their cybersecurity and crisis management. The objective is to reduce the risk of major incidents and ensure the continuity of essential services. Directive NIS 2 impose aux organisations critiques de structurer leur cybersécurité et leur gestion de crise. L’objectif : réduire le risque d’incidents majeurs et garantir la continuité des services essentiels.
How We Support You
Identify the obligations specific to your sector.
Map critical processes and information flows.
Review governance and decision-making processes.
Implement indicators to monitor the effectiveness of the framework.

From Compliance to Control
We turn NIS2 compliance into a strategic tool: rather than simply ticking boxes, you genuinely strengthen your organisation and enhance your credibility with partners and clients.

Resilience Act: Securing Your Organisation Every Day

What Is Its Purpose?
The Resilience Act places cybersecurity at the heart of business decision-making. It requires organisations to demonstrate their operational ability to respond to incidents while incorporating lessons learned from previous crises.
How We Support You
Analyse the legal requirements applicable to your organisation.
Formalise procedures and business continuity plans.
Organise practical exercises to test their implementation.
Develop dashboards to monitor resilience and responsiveness.

From Legal Framework to Performance

We help you move from obligation to control by turning compliance into a driver of resilience and trust for your clients and teams. passer de l’obligation à la maîtrise, en faisant de la conformité un levier de résilience et de confiance pour vos clients et vos équipes.

The European NIS2 Directive is currently being transposed into French law through the Resilience Act. Starting the compliance process now can turn this future obligation into a strategic advantage.

How Does a Cyber Crisis Exercise Work?

A realistic experience in which participants face a cyber crisis and must make rapid, high-impact decisions!

Target Audience: Senior Leaders, Managers, IT Teams and Independent Professionals
Estimated Duration: 3 Hours 30 Minutes
Format: In Person or Remote

Objectives

Immerse yourself in an interactive crisis scenario to prepare both operationally and psychologically.
Asses your ability to maintain business continuity within your organisation and minimise the impact of the crisis.
Develop or improve your crisis management toolkit.
Embed best practices over the long term.

Design

A scenario based on Thalia NeoMedia’s experience that can be tailored to the organisation’s context during the preparation phase.
Option 1 : Integration of the organisation’s existing crisis management framework to familiarise participants with it and enhance the toolkit.
Option 2 : Development of the initial components of a crisis management toolkit following the exercise if none existed beforehand.

Crisis Scenario

New Events Every Five Minutes
A Call from a Client
questions from Teams
Reports from the Field
And Many More Events to Enhance Your Experience.

Facilitation

To Maintain the Incident Log and Track Actions
To Observe How the Crisis Exercise Unfolds

This immersive exercise allows participants to experience the reality of a cyber crisis in a safe environment. By simulating decision-making under pressure and collectively analysing the actions taken, organisations strengthen their ability to respond effectively and protect business continuity against digital incidents.

What We Recommend You Master

Understand How a Cyber Crisis Unfolds and Its Impacts
Build Operational Resilience Tailored to Your Organisation
Turn Legal Obligations into a Strategic Advantage