Resilience isn’t about big quarterly drills or a binder review once a year.
It’s about what you do in the day-to-day—when things are calm, when nothing is on fire, and when it’s easiest to say “we’ll deal with it later.”
Week 5 of our Resilience 2025 series is about how to build traction you can repeat.
These are tactical actions you can use to keep momentum, visibility, and ownership alive—without adding bloat or burnout.
Let’s get to work.
Run a 20-Minute Monthly Resilience Check-In
✔ Who still owns each critical system?
✔ What’s changed (new tools, vendors, or team changes)?
✔ Are any drills or tests overdue?
Keep it tight. Keep it practical.
This isn’t about reporting—it’s about readiness.
Maintain a 3-Color Scorecard
Red. Yellow. Green.
No 40-slide reports. Just clarity.
- What’s at risk?
- Where are we exposed?
- What’s improved?
Update it every 90 days. Use it as the basis for board updates, ops syncs, and decision-making.
Drill Once per Quarter—Change the Angle Each Time
➡ Drill 1: Internal system compromise
➡ Drill 2: Vendor outage or breach
➡ Drill 3: Physical event (weather, power, connectivity)
➡ Drill 4: Business process disruption (invoicing, payroll, etc.)
Focus on response behavior, not just technology.
Switch who runs it. Rotate team involvement. Build confidence, not compliance.
Spot-Check One Security Control Per Month
Pick a small, manageable target:
– MFA setup
– Admin access log
– Backup status
– VPN or endpoint status
– Cloud folder permissions
– Guest Wi-Fi separation
Ask: “Does this still reflect how we actually work?”
If not, fix it. If yes, move on.
Create One “Resilience Moment” per Month
Give visibility to what’s working:
– Post a “win” or drill result in Slack or email
– Recognize a team member for owning a process
– Share a before/after view of a tightened control
This builds culture.
It says: “We’re not just preparing. We’re improving.”
Final Thought:
Cyber resilience isn’t something you dust off every audit cycle.
It’s something you shape every month—with intention.
The teams who get better at this don’t wait for a crisis to learn where they stand.
They stay in motion.
They work the plan.
They build clarity into how they operate—every day.
What’s your next move this month?
Need help running your next 90-day cycle or implementing monthly check-ins?
Let’s map it out together: https://huntleigh.com/cyber-risk-assessment
