OPERATIONAL PILOT
Teams are proving their plans under pressure.
Cyber Ambush is in a pilot across multiple industries. Participants run live exercises, and their feedback improves the platform. Participation is confidential.
01 / Why teams choose it
Why organizations choose Cyber Ambush
Insurance renewal evidence
Insurers increasingly require proof of Incident Response (IR) testing. Your After-Action Review (AAR) provides that evidence.
Regulatory expectations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171 all expect tested IR. Practice turns plans into performance.
Customer security questionnaires
Answer IR testing questions with a report, not just a promise.
No facilitator required
The platform manages the clock, captures decisions, and drafts the AAR. Your team just acts.
Exercise more, spend less
Run quarterly exercises for less than one consultant-led session.
Findings that get fixed
Corrective actions return as new injects to prove fixes work.
02 / In practice
How teams use Cyber Ambush
The renewal question
- Who it's for
- Mid-size businesses with cyber insurance
- The situation
- Renewal application asks for proof of IR plan testing
- What they practice
- Ransomware; practicing system isolation and carrier notification
The tax-season wire
- Who it's for
- Financial and tax advisory firms
- The situation
- Spoofed email requests an urgent client wire
- What they practice
- Business Email Compromise (BEC) and wire fraud; payment controls and notification timing
The clinic goes dark
- Who it's for
- Health-tech and medical practices
- The situation
- Management system encrypted Monday morning
- What they practice
- Downtime procedures and HIPAA breach assessment
The trusted vendor
- Who it's for
- Manufacturers and defense suppliers
- The situation
- Vendor's remote-access tool used for network entry
- What they practice
- Third-party compromise, Operational Technology (OT) isolation, and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) incident reporting
The questionnaire
- Who it's for
- Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies
- The situation
- Customer security review asks for IR testing evidence
- What they practice
- Identity compromise and customer notification
The district lockout
- Who it's for
- Schools, nonprofits, and local government
- The situation
- Staff lockout and ransom note before board meeting
- What they practice
- Ransomware response and state breach duties
03 / The pilot
What a pilot includes
- One facilitated exercise with a Sterling Operator
- AI-drafted After-Action Review (AAR) reviewed with your Executive Sponsor
- Corrective-action plan with owners and dates
- Follow-up exercise to re-test open items
- Direct line to founders for feedback
Join the next pilot cohort.
Questions? cyberambush@sterlingllc.com