Cyber Incident Response for Leaders: The First Morning
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Make the first big decisions quickly, and give clear authority; and bring in the right experts and report to the right people.
- Assign to
- Directors, senior managers and incident leads
- Duration
- 25 minutes
- Evidence
- 11-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Make the first big decisions quickly, and give clear authority.
- Bring in the right experts and report to the right people.
- Keep staff, customers and partners informed.
- Prepare your board and plan before an incident, and practise it.
The course
- 01The first hour
- 02Communicating
- 03Before it happens
The decision they practise
In “06:15, the first call”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “The first morning”; “From vague to useful”; and “Plan, practise, improve”.
How you know they finished
The 11-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
- Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS)
- Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 11-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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