The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) provides an ‘Exercise in a Box’ online tool that can help businesses check how resilient they are to cyber attacks, as well as practise their response in a safe environment.
The tool will give you some exercises that can be carried out in your own time as many times as you want. The exercises include:
- A ransomware attack delivered by phishing email
- Mobile phone theft and response
- Being attacked from an unknown Wi-Fi network
- Insider threat leading to a data breach
- Third party software compromise
- Threatened leak of sensitive data
- Home and remote working and,
- Managing a vulnerability disclosure
Micro-exercises are also included, covering areas like use of passwords and identifying and reporting a suspected phishing email.
To use ‘Exercise in a Box’ you need to register for an account with NCSC, and you’ll be provided with a tailored report that helps you to identify what to do next and sets out where you can find helpful guidance.
See: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/exercise-in-a-box
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