What happens in the first 15 minutes of a cyberattack determines everything.
Who makes decisions?
What gets prioritized?
How is information shared?
Most organizations don’t know the answers—until it’s too late.
Who makes decisions?
What gets prioritized?
How is information shared?
Most organizations don’t know the answers—until it’s too late.
WHAT THIS IS
A Cyber Risk Leadership Simulation is a guided scenario-based exercise where your leadership team navigates a realistic cyber incident in real time.
This is not a lecture.
This is not technical training.
It is an executive-focused readiness experience designed to test communication, judgment, coordination, and leadership response under pressure.
This is not a lecture.
This is not technical training.
It is an executive-focused readiness experience designed to test communication, judgment, coordination, and leadership response under pressure.
WHY YOUR ORGANIZATION NEEDS THIS
Many organizations have plans on paper.
Far fewer have tested how leaders actually perform when facing uncertainty, conflicting information, legal concerns, operational disruption, and reputational risk.
This simulation helps reveal those gaps safely—before a real incident exposes them.
Far fewer have tested how leaders actually perform when facing uncertainty, conflicting information, legal concerns, operational disruption, and reputational risk.
This simulation helps reveal those gaps safely—before a real incident exposes them.
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE
Ideal participants include:
- CEOs / Presidents
- Executive leadership teams
- Operations leaders
- IT / Security leaders
- HR / Communications leaders
- Anyone responsible for decisions during a crisis
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN
By the end of the simulation, your team will have:
- Identified response gaps
- Clarified decision-making roles
- Improved executive alignment
- Strengthened communication flow
- Increased confidence in crisis leadership
- Defined next-step improvements
HOW THE SIMULATION WORKS
1. Scenario LaunchYour team is introduced to a realistic cyber incident tailored to your environment.
2. Escalation EventsNew developments unfold in stages, requiring decisions under pressure.
3. Leadership DiscussionI guide the room through key choices, tradeoffs, and priorities.
4. Debrief & InsightsWe review strengths, risks, and actionable improvements. Your company also will receive a transcript and a formal report.
2. Escalation EventsNew developments unfold in stages, requiring decisions under pressure.
3. Leadership DiscussionI guide the room through key choices, tradeoffs, and priorities.
4. Debrief & InsightsWe review strengths, risks, and actionable improvements. Your company also will receive a transcript and a formal report.
SESSION DETAILS
- Duration: 60–90 minutes
- Format: Virtual or in-person
- Group Size: Flexible
- Audience: Leadership teams and decision-makers
- Customization: Available by industry or organization type
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Led by Dr. Lynne Smelser through ThreeSocks Media, these simulations combine expertise in communication, scenario design, leadership dynamics, and cyber risk awareness. Dr. Smelser is an award-winning writer and communications expert who has been a headliner at national conventions such as the National Association for Women in Communication. She worked closely with cybersecurity companies such as Galactic Advisors, Nearest Solutions, and Bluebeard Security for the past few years as she developed these simulations. In addition, she founded and led SilverBox Institute, a leadership communication training company from 2013-2020.
THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW....BEFORE YOUR COMPANY IS FIGHTING FOR IT'S LIFE AFTER A CYBERATTACK
You don’t need a real incident to discover where the gaps are.
Let’s run a Cyber Risk Leadership Simulation for your team.
Let’s run a Cyber Risk Leadership Simulation for your team.
