Cyber Incident Response Plans
Incident Resilience
Be resilient whatever the incident with our tailored plans and simulations.
Incidents are inevitable, how you respond makes all the difference. Flame Tree helps organisations prepare with incident response plans, playbooks, and rehearsals that reflect how teams actually work.
Resilience requires more than documentation.
It is clear roles, tested decisions, and practiced escalation paths.
We work with boards, executives, and response teams to lift readiness across technical and non-technical functions.
We run simulations that test decision-making under pressure.
That includes tabletop exercises, communications drills, and executive scenarios including external breach notifications.
Where needed, we also run negotiation and extortion response simulations using our AI platform trained on real threat actor negotiations.
Stay ahead of risk with our tailored monthly plan
Some organisations require a defined uplift. Others require structured, ongoing oversight.
Our monthly plan maintains incident preparedness through scheduled reviews and targeted improvement activities. It supports governance cadence, training schedules and annual exercise requirements.
Build cyber resilience that works under pressure
We begin by confirming that incident response foundations are established. This includes access controls, tooling, escalation pathways and alignment with operational and regulatory obligations. We review existing plans and artefacts and identify gaps that influence risk exposure.
Next, we develop or refine the incident response plan and supporting playbooks. These documents are written for the teams who will use them, including executives and communications leads. Guidance is practical and aligned to your environment and threat landscape.
We then validate the plan through tailored simulations aligned to your sector, systems and risk profile. Each session produces documented findings and a prioritised improvement backlog.
We also work directly with boards and leadership teams to define priorities and meet reporting obligations. After any incident, our team conducts objective post-incident reviews, providing clear insights and recommendations to strengthen your future cyber incident management approach.
What We Do
Proactive planning that holds under pressure
Flame Tree helps organisations prepare for incidents with tailored plans and simulations.
We focus on what teams can follow during disruption and what governance needs.
Work is aligned to your structure, obligations, and risk profile.
Our approach includes:
- Incident response plan review and development
- Clear roles, escalation paths, and decision points
- Communications planning for executives and response teams
- Insurance, contract, and reporting readiness checks
- Tabletop exercises and scenario simulations
Our tailored cybersecurity incident response plans also support legal action and evidence collection for organisations seeking to prosecute cybercriminals after an incident.
Clarify obligations before an incident
We review insurance policies, key contracts and reporting obligations. This helps confirm notification timeframes, third-party dependencies and who must be involved during a response.
Build incident response plans
We create or refine your incident response plan and supporting playbooks. These are written for the people who will use them, including technical responders, executives and communications leads.
Create playbooks for specific scenarios
Incident playbooks provide specific response actions to follow for incident scenario. Common playbooks are ransomware, business email compromise, third party breach and denial of service attacks.
Test and strengthen response capability
We run simulations based on realistic scenarios and your risk profile. Sessions test coordination, escalation and decision-making, then translate findings into practical improvements.
Learn from events and improve over time
After an incident or exercise, we support post-incident reviews and lessons captured. We update plans, playbooks and training priorities so each event strengthens future resilience.
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Get prepared and stay resilient
Do not wait for an attack to test your systems. Build lasting resilience with a tested cybersecurity incident response plan in place.
Contact Flame Tree today and be resilient whatever the incident
FAQs
Why is incident resilience?
Incident resilience is the ability to manage disruption and recover cleanly. It covers decisions, communications, and service restoration.
What does an incident resilience program include?
Our program covers response planning, risk and gap assessments, insurance reviews, executive training, incident simulations and post-incident evaluations to keep your cybersecurity incident response current and effective.
What does an engagement usually include?
It usually includes an incident response plan, or updates to your existing plan. It also includes at least one tailored simulation with a report that supports additional improvements (and alignment with ISO 27001:2022).
How do simulations work?
Tabletop simulations replicate real-world incidents so teams can practice, identify weaknesses and improve coordination. We run tabletop simulations and decision drills based on realistic scenarios that we’ve identified from an assessment of your threats and vulnerabilities.
What should we do after a cybersecurity incident?
After an incident, review what happened, assess your response and document lessons learned. This process refines your cybersecurity incident response plan and builds stronger resilience for future challenges.