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Are you ready for
a cyber incident?
Incident Response Readiness assesses your current preparedness and builds everything needed to respond effectively. From plans and playbooks to technical readiness and validated exercises.
What is Incident Response Readiness?
Incident Response Readiness assesses your current IR capability against international best practices and builds what is missing. It covers plans, playbooks, communication protocols and technical readiness. The output is not just an assessment but a concrete improvement plan with prioritised actions and validated via tabletop exercise.
Build the capability before you need it
The team evaluates your current IR capability against international best practices. Do you have an incident response plan? Are there playbooks for the most probable scenarios? Do your people know what to do? Is your technical environment set up for forensic investigation?
The output is not just an assessment but a concrete improvement plan. Which plans are missing? Which procedures need updating? Which technical measures need to be taken? And in what order, based on risk and impact.
IR Readiness is the foundation for effective incident response. Without preparation, an incident is chaos. With preparation, it is a manageable process.
An untested plan is false security
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Most IR plans are outdated or incomplete
Plans written two years ago often do not reflect the current threat landscape, current systems or current team structure. An outdated plan can make an incident worse rather than better.
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No playbooks for the most likely scenarios
Generic IR plans rarely include specific playbooks for ransomware, BEC or data breach. Without scenario-specific guidance, teams improvise under pressure and make costly mistakes.
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Technical environment not prepared for forensics
Without adequate logging, centralised log management and forensic tooling, investigating an incident becomes significantly harder and slower. Readiness addresses the technical gaps before an incident occurs.
What we assess and build
From assessment to validated readiness
Assessment
Evaluation of existing plans, procedures and technical readiness against NIST SP 800-61, ISO 27035 and NIS2 requirements.
Gap analysis
Identification of missing or inadequate components, prioritised by risk and impact. Concrete, actionable findings.
Plan development
Drafting or improving IR plan, playbooks and communication protocols. Tailored to your organisation, team and threat landscape.
Technical review
Assessment of logging, forensic readiness and backup strategy. Recommendations for technical improvements.
Implementation support
Guidance on implementing improvements. The team works with your IT and security teams to close the gaps.
Validation
Tabletop exercise to test the plans with your crisis team. Improvement points identified and incorporated.
Deliverables
- IR Readiness assessment report
- Gap analysis with prioritised actions
- Incident Response Plan (new or improved)
- Playbooks for priority scenarios
- Communication protocol
- RACI matrix
- Recommendations for technical readiness improvements
Built for organisations that want to be truly prepared
Organisations without a formal incident response plan
You know you need a plan but have nothing on paper yet. This engagement builds the complete foundation.
Companies wanting to professionalise their existing IR capability
You have something in place but know it is incomplete or outdated. This engagement modernises and validates what you have.
Organisations needing to demonstrate NIS2 or ISO 27001 IR requirements
Both require documented and tested IR capability. This engagement delivers the required documentation and evidence.
Organisations that recently experienced an incident
After an incident, organisations know exactly what was missing. This engagement systematically closes those gaps.
Vendor-agnostic by design
DEFION works with the tooling you already have, or brings ours. No vendor lock-in.
FAQ
We already have an IR plan. Is a readiness assessment still needed?
How long does an IR Readiness engagement take?
Are playbooks included?
How do we test whether the plan works?
Do all employees need to be involved?
Know your IR readiness level
within weeks.
Start your readiness assessment or have your existing IR plan reviewed by DEFION specialists.