The CISO's Guide to Cyber Resilience Testing
How DORA, NIS2, and modern regulations are rewriting the rules for tabletop exercises. A comprehensive guide for security leaders navigating the new compliance landscape.
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What You'll Learn
40 pages of actionable insights, regulatory analysis, and practical frameworks.
DORA Deep Dive
Articles 24-27 testing requirements explained in plain language, with a compliance checklist mapping exercises to specific mandates.
NIS2 Analysis
How 8 of 10 minimum measures map to tabletop exercises, plus the 24hr/72hr/1-month incident reporting timeline your team must master.
Penalty Landscape
DORA fines up to 2% of turnover (EUR 5M), NIS2 up to EUR 10M, plus personal liability for C-suite. Know what's at stake.
Exercise Framework
Step-by-step guide to planning, executing, and analyzing tabletop exercises with compliance mapping and KPI tracking.
ROI & Metrics
MTTD, MTTE, MTTC benchmarks plus the $2.66M average savings from tested IR plans. Data to justify your security budget.
12-Month Roadmap
Month-by-month implementation plan from your first exercise to a mature, compliance-ready programme with board-level reporting.
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Table of Contents
The Regulatory Tsunami
Why cybersecurity testing is no longer optional
DORA Deep Dive
Digital operational resilience: what financial entities must do now
NIS2 Deep Dive
The directive that covers everyone
Beyond DORA and NIS2
The global compliance landscape (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA)
Anatomy of an Effective Tabletop Exercise
From planning to post-mortem: a step-by-step framework
Measuring What Matters
KPIs and metrics for cybersecurity exercises
Building Your Exercise Program
A 12-month roadmap to resilience
The Future of Resilience Testing
How AI is transforming tabletop exercises
3 Appendices: DORA reference table, NIS2 checklist, exercise planning template
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