You’ve mapped your critical systems. You’ve asked the hard questions. You’ve started identifying your real gaps.
Now what?
The next 30 days aren’t about discovery. They’re about traction.
It’s where structure meets momentum, and where many organizations stall. But you don’t need a complete architecture to move forward. You need practical, confidence-building action steps.
Here’s how to make the second month of your 90-day cyber resilience journey count.
Week 5–6: Draft Simple, Actionable Playbooks
Don’t aim for perfection, aim for usability.
1. Create a One-Page Business Impact Plan
- List your 5–10 critical systems and who owns them.
- Define a realistic recovery target for each one (e.g., “Must be up within 4 hours”).
- Outline what your team does while waiting, even if it’s paper-based fallback.
2. Identify Your Communication Flow
- Who gets called first?
- How do you notify customers or partners?
- Keep this to a printable list, not a 40-page policy.
3. Assign Ownership
- Choose one person per plan element to own updates and actions.
- This isn’t about blame. It’s about clarity.
Week 7–8: Run a Scenario, Not a Simulation
You don’t need a full disaster recovery exercise. Just pick one scenario and walk it through.
Try this:
- Assume ransomware locks your ERP.
- Walk through what happens in the first hour.
- Ask: Who’s notified? What gets paused? What gets rerouted?
Document your answers, and the friction points.
You’ll find gaps, but more importantly, you’ll build confidence. And you’ll stop being surprised by basic coordination issues when they matter most.
Tip: Build Before You Formalize
You’re not drafting a policy. You’re building a habit.
- Post your call tree in three places.
- Put your fallback plan on one slide.
- Tell your staff: “We’re doing this monthly.”
This isn’t about checking boxes. It’s about building muscle memory so your team stays calm and responsive when it counts.
Final Thoughts
The first 30 days gave you clarity. The second 30 days give you direction.
If you skip this phase, you’re left with knowledge but no structure. But if you follow it, you’ll cross into a new level of resilience, where reacting gives way to readiness.
Start small. Stay consistent. Build resilience that sticks.
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Check out our Blog:
https://huntleigh.com/making-cyber-resilience-operational-turning-priorities-into-practice/
