A new Cyber Incident Exercising scheme has been launched by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
The new Industry Assurance scheme has been created to help organisations practise their response to a cyber attack.
IASME is one of two delivery partners for the scheme and will manage the assessment, onboarding, monitoring and offboarding of providers assured under the Cyber Incident Exercising scheme on behalf of the NCSC. The assurance process confirms that the provider meets the NCSC’s rigorous standards for high quality cyber incident exercising, with sufficient skills and experience of running cyber exercises such as table top and live play exercises.
The scheme is aimed at incidents that fall into category 3, 4 and 5 of the UK’s Cyber Attack categorisation system.
How do I find an Assured Service Provider that can help my organisation practise its cyber incident response plan?
All UK organisations are at risk of cyber attack and can improve their cyber resilience by creating and practising an incident response plan. The NCSC’s CIE Scheme is aimed at helping a wide range of UK businesses, charities, public sector and government organisations who are looking to rehearse, evaluate and improve their cyber incident response plans.
All NCSC Assured Service Providers can be found on the IASME website and also on the NCSCs website.
How much will it cost?
The Assured Service Provider will agree pricing directly with you. The pricing typically depends on factors including your type and size of organisation, the type of exercising that you need and the number of people involved.