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Controls that hold without stopping the service.
For a critical-service operator, security is measured by whether the service keeps running. We validate controls under real conditions, plan continuity around the services that matter, test recovery until the times are known, and prepare the executives who will stand in front of the regulator and the press.
At stake
What can go wrong.
- A control that blocks an attack and halts operations at the same time.
- Recovery objectives set without evidence that the environment can meet them.
- Operational technology and legacy systems that cannot be patched and have never been segmented.
- An incident that must be reported to a regulator and explained to the public within hours.
- Backup systems that have never restored a critical service end to end.
What we do
The capabilities applied.
- Control validation controls proven under operational conditions
- Business continuity planning continuity around the services that must not stop
- Recovery testing recovery times measured, not assumed
- Network segmentation legacy and operational systems contained
- Tabletop exercises leadership rehearsed for the real event
- Executive incident briefing templates what the board and the press are told
Evidence
What you can show.
- Control validation results showing what was tested, how, and what happened.
- Continuity and recovery plans tied to service priorities, with measured recovery results.
- Exercise records with observed gaps and remediation tracked to closure.
- An incident communication and reporting pack ready for the regulator and the public.
- Resilience program: control validation, continuity and recovery planning, recovery testing and incident readiness, scoped to the services that must not stop.
- Executive incident readiness: tabletop exercises and briefing templates for the leadership team and board.
- Authority plan where public trust and regulatory visibility justify a published, signed program of explanatory content.
Questions
Asked before engaging.
Do you work with operational technology?|Yes, within the limits the environment imposes. Segmentation, monitoring and recovery planning for OT are designed around what cannot be changed.
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Can recovery be tested without risking the service?|Tests are designed in stages, from isolated restores to controlled exercises, so the evidence grows without putting the service at risk.
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How often should executives exercise?|At least annually, and after any material change to the environment or the leadership team.
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By David Selakovic · Published 2026-10-16 · Revised 2026-10-16 · Reviewed every 180 days