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Political Fallout: Protests and Pandemonium

At a glance

Political Fallout: Protests and Pandemonium is an upcoming simulation from iluminr in the Physical Security category for Crisis Management, Operations and People & HR. It will test how your team protects branch & site operations, with indicative mapping to OCC / Fed / FDIC Sound Practices, FFIEC BCM Handbook and APRA CPS 230.

Protests linked to a political event spread to areas around your offices and branches. Your team must keep people safe, maintain critical services and manage the reputational risk of being drawn into the story.

What it will test

  • Protect staff and customers when civil unrest affects your locations.
  • Maintain critical services when sites become inaccessible.
  • Manage communications on a politically sensitive event.

Questions about Political Fallout: Protests and Pandemonium

What will Political Fallout: Protests and Pandemonium test?

Political Fallout: Protests and Pandemonium will test whether your team can protect staff and customers when civil unrest affects your locations, maintain critical services when sites become inaccessible and manage communications on a politically sensitive event.

Who is Political Fallout: Protests and Pandemonium for?

It is designed for Crisis Management, Operations, People & HR, Communications and Executive & Board.

Which regulations and standards does Political Fallout: Protests and Pandemonium support?

Political Fallout: Protests and Pandemonium supports testing expectations in OCC / Fed / FDIC Sound Practices, FFIEC BCM Handbook, APRA CPS 230, ISO 22301, ISO 22320, AU SOCI Act, US NIPP, ISO 22398 and NIST SP 800-84. Mapping is indicative, so confirm scope against your own obligations.

When will Political Fallout: Protests and Pandemonium be available?

Political Fallout: Protests and Pandemonium is in development. Register your interest and we will contact you when it is ready, or about running a customized version sooner.

Can it be run individually or as a team?

It will run as a team exercise in a shared event room, and can be extended into a full-scale simulation.

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