Cyber Resiliency and Business Continuity Advisory

Reducing Business Disruption When Cyber and Operational Events Occur

Cyber incidents, operational failures, and third-party disruptions create real business risk. NCX Group helps organizations strengthen cyber resiliency and continuity planning so disruption does not become prolonged operational or financial damage.

Reducing Business Disruption When Cyber and Operational Events Occur

Cyber incidents, operational failures, and third-party disruptions create real business risk. NCX Group helps organizations strengthen cyber resiliency and continuity planning so disruption does not become prolonged operational or financial damage.

Cyber Resiliency Is a Business Discipline

Cyber resiliency is not just about restoring systems. It is about how quickly an organization can continue operating, protect revenue, meet obligations, and maintain trust when something goes wrong. Ransomware, system outages, infrastructure failures, and vendor disruptions rarely occur in isolation. They test leadership, decision-making, communication, and operational readiness under pressure. NCX Group approaches cyber resiliency as a business discipline, not a technical exercise.
Larry Ponemon cybersecurity experts research studies best practices findings - business cmmc compliance nist cybersecurity privacy consulting 2

NCX Group Security an opinion leader in the information security and data protection communities. I’ve had the great pleasure of getting to know the team at NCX Group over the past several years. NCX Group has built an excellent reputation helping companies deal with cybersecurity and related attacks.

I’m pleased to recommend NCX Group and MyCSO as it provides the structure that small and midsize businesses need today to develop an effective Cybersecurity Program.

Dr. Larry Ponemon
Chairman & Founder, Ponemon Institute

From Plans on Paper to Operational Reality

Many organizations have continuity and incident response plans, but few have validated how those plans perform in real-world conditions.  Effective resiliency depends less on documentation and more on:
  • Clear decision authority
  • Realistic escalation paths
  • Understanding operational dependencies
  • Coordination across leadership, IT, legal, and external partners
Our advisory work focuses on identifying gaps between written plans and operational reality before those gaps are exposed during an actual event.

Disruption Often Starts Outside the Organization

Modern business operations depend heavily on third parties, service providers, cloud platforms, and critical infrastructure that sit outside an organization’s direct control.

As a result, many disruptions are caused or amplified by:

  • Vendor outages
  • Service provider incidents
  • Supply chain failures
  • Technology dependencies

Cyber resiliency planning must account for these external dependencies to be effective. Ignoring them creates blind spots that only surface when recovery is already delayed.

This perspective aligns closely with third-party and ecosystem risk addressed through MyCSO Vision.

What Cyber Resiliency Advisory Includes

NCX Group’s cyber resiliency advisory services are delivered as focused, independent engagements tailored to the organization’s size, complexity, and risk profile.

Engagements commonly include:

  • Cyber incident response and continuity readiness reviews
  • Business impact analysis and recovery assumptions validation
  • Executive and leadership tabletop exercises
  • Dependency and third-party disruption analysis
  • Gap identification and prioritized improvement planning

The objective is clarity and preparedness, not compliance theater.

When Organizations Engage NCX Group

Organizations typically engage NCX Group for cyber resiliency advisory when they:

  • Have experienced a disruptive cyber or operational event
  • Recognize uncertainty around recovery time and decision-making
  • Need executive-level clarity on operational risk
  • Are preparing for insurance renewal, audits, or transactions
  • Want to validate continuity assumptions before an incident occurs

These engagements are outcome-focused and designed to reduce uncertainty.

How Cyber Resiliency Fits With Other NCX Group Services

Cyber resiliency advisory can stand alone or complement other NCX Group services.

It often informs:

  • Cyber Risk Advisory Services, by grounding risk discussions in operational reality
  • MyCSO Managed Security Services, by aligning security operations with recovery objectives
  • Diligence, by demonstrating preparedness and resilience under transaction scrutiny

Resiliency strengthens the foundation on which effective cyber risk and security programs are built.

Disruption is inevitable. Prolonged damage is not.

Cyber resiliency and business continuity require experience, judgment, and a clear understanding of how organizations actually operate under pressure. NCX Group helps organizations prepare for disruption with clarity and confidence.

Cyber Risk Advisory Capabilities

Cyber Risk Awareness and Human Risk

Human behavior remains one of the largest contributors to cyber risk. We help organizations understand and reduce human-centric risk through education, awareness, and leadership visibility. Phishing simulations and testing are components of a broader effort to change behavior and demonstrate accountability, not the end goal.

Exposure and Control Validation

Organizations need defensible evidence that controls are functioning as intended. We validate technical exposure and control effectiveness to support risk decisions, insurance discussions, compliance requirements, and transaction review without overwhelming teams with noise.

Governance, Policy, and Accountability

Effective cyber risk management requires clear governance. We help organizations establish practical policies, procedures, and accountability structures that support leadership oversight, regulatory expectations, and defensible decision-making aligned to how the business operates.

Third-Party and Ecosystem Risk

Cyber risk increasingly lives outside the organization. We provide visibility into vendor, partner, and service-provider risk to support oversight, insurance requirements, diligence efforts, and business continuity planning. This capability underpins MyCSO Vision and vendor risk advisory work.

Incident Readiness and Response Planning

Detection alone does not equal preparedness. We help organizations assess incident readiness, response planning, and coordination so disruption can be contained and recovery can begin quickly when incidents occur. This capability aligns cyber risk management with business continuity.

Cyber Risk Assessment and Prioritization

Not all risks matter equally. We assess and prioritize cyber risk based on business impact, operational dependency, and external scrutiny, helping leadership focus attention and resources where they matter most.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance Advisory

We support organizations in aligning cyber risk management with regulatory, contractual, and governance expectations. This includes translating security activity into clear, defensible narratives that auditors, insurers, and external reviewers can understand.

Need Support or Clarity Around Resiliency?

Talk with an NCX Group Advisor about reducing disruption and strengthening recovery.

About NCX

NCX Group is an independent cyber risk and resilience advisory firm with over two decades of experience supporting business leaders, boards, and deal teams when risk affects value, operations, and decision-making.

Advisory & Risk

Risk & Readiness

Company

Copyright ©2026 NCX. All rights reserved
Privacy Policy