Executive Start Here

Public Sector Playbooks

Fast, non-technical entry points for city/county leadership. Start with the problem you need to solve, then follow the linked page or starter kit.

Pick your situation

Use responsibly: adapt to your environment; avoid entering sensitive incident data into public tools/templates; validate with policy/counsel as appropriate.

Ransomware Readiness Kit

Minimum-viable controls + a 30/60/90-day plan. Built for leadership alignment and fast execution.

  • Top 5 priorities: MFA, backups+restore tests, EDR, logging, admin segmentation
  • Leadership decisions: downtime authority, critical services, comms owner
  • Links to tabletop + comms templates

DFIR: The First 24 Hours

A one-page checklist for the first day of an incident + a containment decision tree.

  • 0–2 hours: log, comms, preserve, snapshot, scope
  • 2–8 hours: containment with evidence preserved
  • Template links: incident log, timeline, evidence checklist, holding statement

KEV-to-Risk Kit

Turn CISA KEV into an executive risk conversation and an IT remediation plan (7/14/30 SLAs).

  • Monthly cadence + out-of-band addendums for edge exposure
  • Exec deck outline + IT action sheet template
  • Built to shorten patch debates during active exploitation

AI Governance Kit

Starter policy + cheat sheet + use case register aligned to NIST AI RMF.

  • Data rules for staff AI use
  • Human accountability and review expectations
  • Vendor/procurement guardrails

Assessment and Readiness Workbooks

Use these when the goal is planning, gap assessment, audit readiness, or standards-aligned program conversations rather than immediate incident response.