Organisations prepare to manage a cyber crisis.
CISOs are reassessing their organisation’s readiness to manage a potential “chaos” of a full-scale cyber crisis.
According to research from Hack The Box of 200 CISOs, following major incidents last year, including those at the NHS, CrowdStrike and Transport for London, CISOs are reassessing their organisation’s readiness to manage a potential “chaos” of a full-scale cyber crisis.
Research found that 74 percent of CISOs said their organisations are increasing annual budgets for crisis simulation exercises in 2025, while 77 percent said they would allocate greater budgets for cyber crisis simulations if the exercises were more realistic and actionable.
Haris Pylarinos, CEO and Founder at Hack The Box, said: “Organisations are right to prioritise crisis simulation and must ensure that these are implemented in the right way. There is a need for these exercises to be increasingly realistic and engaging, to equip both technical and non-technical teams of all levels with the confidence needed to decisively defend against evolving threats.”
Written by
Dan Raywood
Senior Editor
SC Media UK
Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.
Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.
