{"id":12318,"date":"2025-07-30T14:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/?p=12318"},"modified":"2025-10-01T12:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:04:22","slug":"msps-effective-cybersecurity-strategic-simulation-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/msps-effective-cybersecurity-strategic-simulation-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Stefanie Frey: The role of MSPs in effective cybersecurity strategic simulation exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Stefanie Frey is a cybercrime expert who coordinated the Swiss National Cyber Strategy and actively shapes the global cybersecurity agenda. As Managing Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/deutor.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Deutor Cyber Security Solutions<\/a>, she collaborates with law enforcement and security agencies, as well as advising companies on IT emergency incident response and business continuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stefanie is speaking at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mspglobal.com\/agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSP GLOBAL 2025<\/a>, so who better to ask what makes a successful cybersecurity strategic incident simulation\u2014and what role MSPs should play? <em><a href=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/msp-itsp-var-systemhaus-it-consultant-whats-the-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Not sure if you&#8217;re an MSP?)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MSPs and their role in cyber simulation exercises\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WduPTIzUfLo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">Let\u2019s start with the basics\u2026 What are strategic cyber security simulation exercises?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Strategic simulation exercises are designed to stress test an organization\u2019s decision-making structures and processes in the event of a cyberattack. It&#8217;s basically an incident response simulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike purely operational or technical exercises, they involve both the internal and external environment. In the real world, you will be dealing with external perpetrators and a range of stakeholders, and the exercise should reflect that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">Which sort of organizations should be taking part in these exercises?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Everybody! Everybody&#8217;s under attack, from the smallest businesses to multinationals and governments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\"> Is there a growing need for this sort of preparation?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Absolutely. The world has become so complex. It&#8217;s global, it&#8217;s digitized, it&#8217;s interconnected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The complexity is so vast that it&#8217;s impossible to realize what&#8217;s going on out there. Without these exercises, you just never feel it close to you. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">There can be a perception that these exercises can be fun. Is that right?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Believe me, it&#8217;s not fun at all. They should be designed to show you the real world, which is not fun. In fact, the criminals responsible for cyber and ransomware attacks can be really cruel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">What&#8217;s the key to running a successful SSE?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The most important\u2014and most difficult\u2014aspect is that they should reflect real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are cyber crisis managers, so we take real cases and don&#8217;t really structure anything beyond taking the real case and throwing it in the room and putting companies in the sort of situation that they would confront in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After an hour, we often get an atmosphere of mutiny because the stress level is so high!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">Which roles or departments should be involved in a strategic cyber security simulation training?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Whoever would be there in the event of a real attack. The CEO is always there, then you need representatives of the whole organization\u2014everybody who can assist the CEO to take the right decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can break the sessions down into departments, but it\u2019s normally most effective to start by taking the widest perspective. You can then identify the elements that didn&#8217;t work well and have more focused follow-up exercises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">Should external stakeholders\u2014like MSPs\u2014be involved?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Yes. It\u2019s really relevant for MSPs to be involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ripple effects of an attack are so vast that even if you explain it, even if you read up on it, you will not comprehend the complexity of connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will only understand it once you&#8217;re in it, because you suddenly realize that there are elements in your supply chain that you have never considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In exercises, we simulate elements outside of the organization that are imperative to include, such as the police, but you need to get the whole ecosystem in there, otherwise the effect will just remain within the organization\u2014and that in today&#8217;s world will not work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">What should the outcomes of these exercises be?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The outcome should be the awareness that this complexity leads to a lot of stress, and that much of your cybersecurity achievements will be quickly outdated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All your business continuity management (BCM) plans, your crisis management plans, your emergency plans, they all look wonderful today, and tomorrow they are outdated because the perpetrators are constantly evolving, and businesses often aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">That sounds scary!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It is. This is a really important realization, that you can never stop. You have to continually build your system, review your plans and adapt them to the outside world. And that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s so important to take real-life cases because perpetrator structures and ways of operating have changed so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s moving so quickly that we need to continuously build resilient structures together in a community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">We\u2019re all about community at MSP GLOBAL\u2014tell us more.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I emphasize the concept of community a lot, because cybersecurity is impossible without it. It\u2019s by working together and sharing experiences and solutions that we will become stronger and more resilient to attacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">How often should organizations, including MSPs, be running security simulation exercises?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Twice a year is a good starting point. You can vary the size of groups involved, but you should frequently stress test particular elements in your organization to see where you could improve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">Are there mistakes you see often?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Everybody thinks they&#8217;re invincible. Everybody thinks they can&#8217;t be the target. Everybody thinks that the IT structure is so well organized that it cannot happen to them. Experience shows that they are wrong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7cdb1aafcbeb3b79b7e8fdbc729ee25 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png\" alt=\"MSPGlobal\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" style=\"width:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1.png 512w, https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-fav_mspg-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-164459c7 cfs-article-inner-heading\" id=\"what-hiring-trends-are-you-seeing\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">What\u2019s your key message to businesses concerned about\u2014or offering support for\u2014cybersecurity?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-780494b0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mspglobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Stefanie-Frey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12319\" style=\"width:50px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Cybersecurity is not only IT security. That is a common misconception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You won\u2019t be able to use IT measures to solve a much larger problem. It is the management that is held to ransom in an attack, not the IT department. The perpetrators get their leverage because the future of the business is at risk. That\u2019s a strategic management issue, and that\u2019s what you need to prepare for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Stefanie will be sharing 15 years of cybersecurity expertise at MSP GLOBAL. In her first session, she\u2019ll use case studies to show how cybercrime is evolving. Discover what it\u2019s like to be attacked by state-sponsored criminals and why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/policies\/top-cyber-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Europe may be falling behind other regions<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Her second session will be a hands-on exercise. You\u2019ll be given a real-world scenario and work in groups to find solutions. 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