By now, we’ve built the case for the first 90 days of a real cyber resilience strategy. You’ve prioritized systems, spoken with frontline teams, and mapped your risk with clarity. But what happens next often determines whether it sticks—or stalls.
In this next step of the playbook, we’re not introducing new frameworks. We’re reinforcing what you already started and making cyber resilience operational—so it becomes second nature.
This guide breaks down how to turn those early insights into momentum.
1. Assign True Ownership (Not Just Names on a Chart)
- Go beyond documentation. Assign owners who understand the risk, the fallback steps, and how to lead the response.
- Meet with each system owner individually to review their area. Ask, “If this fails, what do you do next?”
- Give them authority—and accountability—to test and improve resilience over time.
2. Simplify the Response Playbook
– Create 1-page guides for each high-priority system. Include:
- The top 3 risks
- Trigger actions (e.g., who to call, what to shut down, fallback tools)
- Who makes the decisions and when
– Avoid jargon. Build it like a recipe card: quick, clear, and practical.
– These 1-pagers should live outside the documentation folder—visible and usable.
3. Operationalize a Fallback Process
- Take one core function and run a 30-minute session: “What’s our fallback?”
- Example: If our cloud-based ERP is down, how do we invoice or access order history?
- Build a temporary workaround (even if manual) that can carry operations for 1–2 days.
- Practice it once.
4. Create a Monthly Resilience Pulse
- Schedule a 15-minute monthly review for system owners.
- Each owner gives a simple status: Red / Yellow / Green.
- Ask what’s changed—new vendors, integrations, or business processes.
- This keeps resilience active, not forgotten.
What Happens Next?
The organizations that sustain resilience aren’t doing more—they’re reinforcing the basics, consistently. This is where cyber resilience moves from initiative to operating rhythm.
Want a real-world structure to help you start?
Download our full 90-Day Playbook or schedule a complimentary resilience assessment to see where you stand.
