Crisis-ready board decisions before ransomware forces them
Our immersive and engaging workshop helps boards understand how a ransomware attack would impact their business, and what decisions should be taken in the boardroom in the midst of a crisis. It brings the threat landscape to life, shows how technical and operational resilience measures combine, and lays the groundwork for effective incident response.
- Format: in person (classroom or virtual training)
- Duration: 3.5 hours
- Audience: board members, SLT, CEO/CFO, IT/ops leads involved in incident decision-making
- Ideal for: understanding ransomware impact, making confident crisis decisions, and improving organisational resilience
- What's included: workshop, decision points map, resilience priorities, incident response actions
available via Chartered Accountants Ireland
Lockdown delivers two CPD trainings through Chartered Accountants Ireland for finance leaders and decision-makers who want practical ransomware resilience and board-level incident decision-making.
Ransomware Readiness Classroom Training
Common problems
“If it happened tomorrow, we’d be improvising in a crisis.”
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Recommended focus: roles + decisions
You’ll get: clarity on what decisions must be made and what ‘good’ looks like under pressure
“We’ve invested in tools, but operational resilience still feels fragile.”
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Recommended focus: technical + operational resilience
You’ll get: a joined-up understanding of how controls combine and what to prioritise first
“We don’t know who targets organisations like ours or why.”
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Recommended focus: threat actors + targeting
You’ll get: a plain-English view of the threat landscape and why you’re on the radar
“We don’t have a clear playbook or escalation path.”
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Recommended focus: playbook + escalation
You’ll get: the foundations for a workable incident response approach
“We’re worried about downtime. We don’t know how bad it would get.”
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Recommended focus: business impact + continuity
You’ll get: a realistic picture of operational disruption and the knock-on effects
“Would we pay a ransom? We’ve never agreed our position.”
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Recommended focus: governance + crisis choices
You’ll get: structured decision-making for the boardroom
What this training covers
- The ransomware threat landscape: who the threat actors are and why they might target you
- How ransomware attacks typically unfold (without technical overload)
- Business impact mapping: what disruption looks like across operations, people, customers and suppliers
- Effective resilience: how technical and operational measures combine to reduce likelihood and limit impact
- Boardroom decision points during an active crisis (what you must decide, and in what order)
- Laying the groundwork for incident response: roles, escalation, communications and first actions
- Practical next steps: the priority improvements that move you toward real ransomware readiness
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