From Rehearsal to Reality: Building Effective Testing, Exercising and Incident Response Across CNI
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CYBERUK 2026 · Day 1 · Resilience Track
In an era where cyber attacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI) are no longer a hypothetical threat but an inevitable reality, the CYBERUK panel discussion "From Rehearsal to Reality" offered a sobering yet actionable perspective on enhancing national cyber resilience. Chaired by Rosanna Chowdhury of the UK Resilience Academy, the panel – featuring leading experts from City Group, Cloudflare, and the Bank of England – underscored that effective preparedness is not built on elaborate paper plans, but through rigorous, continuous rehearsal under pressure. The core message resonated: organizations that excel in incident response are those that have repeatedly tested assumptions, exposed gaps, and built the confidence to act decisively when a crisis strikes.
AI review
A competent panel in the case-study/war-story lane covering cyber resilience exercising, incident response, and CNI preparedness. The speakers have real seats — Bank of England DCISO, FS-ISAC board member, Cloudflare threat intel head — and they share genuine operational texture: no-notice exercises, 'Pizza in a Puzzle,' bare metal restore conversations, TLP-governed ISAC sharing, third-party connectivity mapping. Nothing here will redefine the field, but it's honest practitioner content from people who actually run these programs, not consultants selling a methodology. Solidly fills a…