From ransomware attacks to data breaches and insider threats, cyber incidents have become one of the most urgent enterprise risks facing organizations today. While many invest heavily in prevention, it’s clear that being prepared to respond effectively when a breach happens is just as critical.
Our ERM Tool: Developing a Cyber Breach Response Playbook from the NC State ERM Initiative equips organizations with a practical framework to plan and strengthen their cyber incident response in advance of a disruptive event.
What This Tool Helps You Do
- Anticipate the business impact of a potential cyber breach
- Identify key players and assign response leadership roles
- Outline communication strategies for internal and external stakeholders
- Determine tactical steps to resolve and recover from cyber events
- Create a flexible, organization-wide cyber breach response playbook
Who Should Use This Tool?
This practical ERM resource is ideal for:
- Enterprise risk and information security leaders
- Crisis management and business continuity professionals
- Communications and legal counsel teams
- Executive leadership teams across sectors
- IT and cybersecurity response teams
Tool Features
- Four-Part Framework: Anticipate, assign, communicate, and resolve
- Editable Templates: Use prompts to assess your current response capabilities and next steps
- Stakeholder-Oriented: Includes response planning across leadership, legal, IT, and communications
- Living Document: Encourages ongoing updates based on evolving cyber threats and incidents
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This tool was developed by Dr. Mark Beasley, Alan T. Dickson Distinguished Professor of Accounting and Enterprise Risk Management Initiative Director at the NC State Poole College of Management.
