Understand your organization, people, and mission
We begin by dedicating time to understanding the core of your organization—its people, mission, and operational goals. Through in-person kickoffs, workshops, and direct engagement with your team, we gather critical information to align our process with your strategic objectives and security needs. This foundation allows us to customize every step of the assessment to match your unique environment.
Identify adverse cyber events and rank severity based on factors tailored to your business
Once we have a deep understanding of your organization, we identify potential adverse cyber events. These events are ranked by severity based on customized criteria, including your business’s most critical functions and assets. By focusing on the consequences rather than probabilities, we prioritize high-impact events that could disrupt your operations. This phase allows us to target the risks that matter most to your organization’s resiliency..
Investigate and understand your systems
We perform a comprehensive system-of-systems analysis by grouping and mapping your major systems, processes, and interdependencies. This approach helps us understand how your IT and OT environments interact and enables us to identify common paths of entry that could be exploited to execute high-consequence cyber events. By identifying interconnected vulnerabilities, we provide a detailed view of your infrastructure, ensuring that both hidden and obvious attack vectors are thoroughly evaluated. This approach allows us to gain a deep understanding of your operational ecosystem, enabling us to recommend targeted strategies to strengthen your defenses.
Develop detailed plans to execute adverse cyber events
Next, we develop detailed, consequence-based scenarios simulating adverse cyber events. These plans help your team visualize potential attack vectors, vulnerabilities, and outcomes, providing actionable insights into the most likely impacts. Our accelerated process includes practical, real-world scenarios to prepare your organization for the most severe events, all within a compressed timeline.
Identify strategies to mitigate the consequences
We conclude the process by identifying the necessary short-term and long-term protections and mitigations to minimize or eliminate the impact of the identified events. Our recommendations are practical and actionable, ensuring that your team can implement them effectively. We focus on aligning these strategies with your organization's budget, resources, and regulatory requirements, providing a clear roadmap for building long-term resiliency.