Learning objectives
- Walk a NIST CSF 2.0 RS (Respond) function end-to-end without prior IR experience.
- Make the pay-or-don't-pay decision under time pressure and document the reasoning.
- Produce an AAR a non-technical board and a cyber-insurance underwriter can both read.
- Identify the three CIS Controls IG1 gaps the exercise revealed.
Scenario brief
## Scenario context Anchor scenario for general SMBs — the buyer who isn't compliance-driven but is being asked, by a carrier or a customer or a board, for documented proof of IR readiness. Designed to be runnable by a small team without a CISO.