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WiCyS SANS Executive Cybersecurity Exercise

The SANS Executive Cyber Exercise (ECE) helps organizations handle cyber incidents. Skilled facilitators use real-world experience to improve crisis response plans in a secure environment.

WiCyS SANS Executive Cybersecurity Exercise (Virtual)

This 90-minute virtual SANS Executive Cyber Exercise will put you inside a simulated cyber event to help your organization understand what it takes to respond to a cyber incident from a strategic perspective. The simulated exercise will emphasize the importance of a well-practiced cyber crisis plan and the leadership skills required to deal with today’s threats. SANS facilitators will use real-world experience and industry best practices to expose areas for improvement in their crisis response plans within a safe environment.

By participating in this program, WiCyS members will gain the ability to:

  • Assess organizational readiness for a business response to a cyber crisis.
  • Apply industry best practices in cybersecurity, organizational structure and crisis communications.
  • Understand and plan for emerging trends in cybercrime.

Requirements:

  • Open to mid to senior-level managers (Deputy CISO/CISO/CIO/VPs) with a WiCyS industry professional, military, veterans, academic or nonprofit membership.

 

SANS Executive Cybersecurity Exercise Timeline (Virtual)

 

April 21: Applications open

May 6: Applications close 11:59 pm CT

May 13: Acceptance notifications emailed

May 15: Deadline to complete commitment forms

May 19: Zoom invitations emailed to participants

May 20: SANS Executive Cybersecurity Exercise takes place

May 20: Post-exercise surveys emailed to participants

 

WiCyS Conference ECE (Invite Only)

The Executive Cybersecurity Exercise for the WiCyS 2025 Conference is by invitation only.

The Application is available to WiCyS members that are:

    • Registered for the 2025 WiCyS Conference and will attend in-person
    • Mid to senior-level managers (Deputy CISO/CISO/CIO/VPs) with a WiCyS industry professional, military, veterans, academic or nonprofit membership.

If you meet the above requirements and have not received an exclusive invite to apply by Feb. 27th, please reach out to [email protected]

RSAC ECE (Invite Only)

The Executive Cybersecurity Exercise for the RSAC Conference is by invitation only.

The Application is available to WiCyS members that are:

    • Registered for the 2025 RSAC Conference and will attend in-person
    • Mid to senior-level managers (Deputy CISO/CISO/CIO/VPs) with a WiCyS industry professional, military, veterans, academic or nonprofit membership.

If you meet the above requirements and have not received an exclusive invite to apply by April 9th, please reach out to [email protected]