Your plans don't fail on paper. They fail under pressure.
Run real-world simulations across cyber, operational and supplier failure events.
What if the entire exercise, from scenario to regulator-ready report, took less than 60 minutes? You could run it this week.
Mapped to CPS 230 · DORA · PRA SS1/21 · SEC · NYDFS · and more
Why now
Boards want resilience metrics, not just plans
Audit committees ask if the impact tolerance was tested, not whether it's documented. Tabletops produce the evidence they actually want to see.
Continuous testing is the new standard
Regulators globally have moved the bar from annual rituals to continuous cadence. The SEC cyber rule, CPS 230, PRA SS1/21 and DORA all point the same way.
Third parties are where plans fail first
CPS 230 §43-46 and DORA Articles 28-30 require tested exit strategies for critical ICT providers. Most fail the first time they're rehearsed.
The frameworks behind every board report, regulator visit and resilience review
Item 106 covers cybersecurity governance and risk-management disclosure. Item 1.05 requires disclosure of a material cybersecurity incident within four business days of materiality determination.
Written incident response plan plus annual senior-officer certification. The IR plan must be tested and revised periodically.
APRA-regulated entities must test their business continuity plans at least annually with severe-but-plausible scenarios across critical operations and material service providers. CPS 230 took full effect on 1 July 2025. The Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) extends individual accountability obligations across banking, insurance and superannuation.
Don't see yours above?
Handrails covers more than the three above. If your framework is listed here, or you don't see it at all, let us know.
- PRA SS1/21 + FCA PS21/3 (UK)Identify important business services, set impact tolerances, run scenario testing. Three-year transition closed 31 March 2025. Annually plus on material change. If skipped: s.166 skilled-persons review, unlimited fines, individual sanctions under SMCR.
- DORA (EU)Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 Articles 24-25. Regular testing of the ICT risk management framework and digital operational resilience, including scenario-based exercises. At least annually; TLPT every 3 years for designated entities. If skipped: supervisory findings, remediation deadlines, administrative penalties under Art. 50.
From scenario to regulator-ready report, in under 60 minutes.
Built around your context
Answer a few questions about your setup, including your industry, critical functions, third parties and regulator footprint. The scenario is tuned to the obligations actually in scope, not a generic template. Hours of consultant prep, designed in minutes.
Priya · CRO
Marco · CISORun it live, virtually
Your team joins a video call. First, second and third line in the same call; the incident commander makes the calls; risk and audit observe; a board rep attests. The recording is the evidence stream. Scheduling is the only setup.
The report is ready before you close the call
Results generated in minutes, logged against your internal policies and what regulators demand. See areas for improvement and re-run quarterly to show the improvement curve regulators and boards now want to see.
Tailored, not templated
Core banking platform outage
Critical service provider loses a region during end-of-month. CPS 230 critical-operations tolerance breach, FAR accountable-executive engagement, customer comms, failover decisions, board update on a 2-hour clock. DORA Art. 17 onwards major-incident reporting applies for EU operations.
Material cyber incident
Privileged credential exfiltrated overnight. Materiality determination, four-business-day disclosure clock under SEC Item 1.05, drafting the 8-K, NYDFS 72-hour parallel notification, APRA CPS 234 information-security-incident notification.
Third-party / MSP failure
A material service provider suspends service. CPS 230 §43-46 critical-service-provider obligations, exit strategy invocation, APRA notification, customer SLA management. DORA Art. 28-30 contract clauses for EU operations.
Be the partner that makes compliance feel easier for your clients.
Run your first financial services exercise this week.
Sign up, pick a scenario, invite the team. The report is ready before the session ends.