Webinars, Incident Response
Date | Time: 16/07/2025 | 12:00 pm

You Paid the Ransom: Inside the War Room (Live IR Teardown)

Fast decisions. High pressure. No playbook.

Imagine this:

Your company’s been hit by ransomware.
Emotions are running high.
Your clients will not tolerate delays on service.

Attackers “promise” to give back your data…if you pay the ransom.

Should you pay the ransom or not?

Watch this unfiltered, incident response simulation that puts you in the war room of a business that’s deciding whether to pay the ransom. You’ll feel the pressure. And you’ll see where most IR plans fall apart.

This is not a talk. It’s a test. Will you pay the ransom?

You’ll walk away with real insights into how to lead through chaos, not just a checklist of actions from an outdated playbook.

You Paid the Ransom: Inside the War Room (On-demand IR Teardown)

In this webinar, you’ll discover:

We’re not here to theorise. This is a battle-tested, high-impact learning experience with immediate takeaways:

  • Experience the first 48 hours after an attack
    Get a seat at the decision table during the most critical hours of a ransomware breach. Will you pay the ransom?
  • Learn to think, not just follow a playbook
    Understand the psychology and failure points that cause most IR plans to crumble.
  • Spot where most teams break. Before yours does
    Identify weak points in your own organisation’s response plan through real-world branching scenarios.
  • Leave with tools you’ll actually use
    Sharpen your leadership, planning and crisis communication capabilities.

This webinar is built from real attack patterns and breach outcomes in the UK.

Who should watch?

  • Security leaders (CISOs, CIOs, IR leads)
  • Risk and governance professionals
  • Business continuity and IT operations heads
  • Anyone who owns or influences cyber resilience planning

Why this matters right now

Ransomware is no longer a matter of if.
The cost of being unprepared? Your data, your uptime, your reputation.

Loss aversion drives decisions. This simulation will show you exactly what you’re at risk of losing if your IR strategy isn’t built for real-world conditions.

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