Operational Resilience and Cyber GRC that runs where your operations live.
A complete sovereign Operational Resilience, Cyber GRC, and Out-of-Band crisis capability. Fully managed for critical infrastructure, defense, and complex enterprise at a fraction of the cost of building an in-house team.
OctopusCRX helps organisations maintain critical business operations through severe disruption while establishing continuous compliance and supply chain assurance.
Eliminate unmanaged software, static spreadsheets, and the overhead of recruiting a dedicated internal compliance division. OctopusCRX delivers an integrated operational resilience and sovereign Cyber GRC service that operates where data lives, providing continuous control monitoring, third-party risk management, critical service mapping, and isolated out-of-band communications under one predictable managed retainer.
What is Managed Operational Resilience & Cyber GRC?
Modern security leadership extends beyond perimeter defense and static compliance checklists. Operational resilience represents the ability of an organization to protect and sustain its critical business services through severe cyber attacks, supplier failures, and systemic outages. While traditional GRC platforms require extensive internal staff to administer, our managed service operates the entire lifecycle where your data lives. Organizations gain the capacity to:
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Identify critical business services and map dependencies across systems, people, and suppliers so essential functions continue delivering value under extreme operational stress.
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Safeguard client confidence and brand integrity through continuous regulatory alignment, vendor risk oversight, and isolated crisis command during active incidents.
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Replace guesswork with data-driven impact tolerances and live response playbooks to prioritize restoration, significantly reducing downtime and financial loss.
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Transform risk management and resilience into an active, continuously tested operational capability at a fraction of the cost of hiring an internal division.
Download our latest guide:
Beyond the Breach: A Leaders Guide to Building a Cyber Resilient, Response-Ready Organization
Our latest guide provides organizational leaders with the fundamentals of building a robust cyber resilience strategy. This concise guide offers foundational principles for understanding and preparing for cyber incidents, highlighting key steps to enhancing organizational adaptability in an increasingly complex digital landscape.
Our Core Services
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Operational Resilience
Protect critical business functions through severe outages and cyber attacks. Map operational dependencies, establish calibrated impact tolerances, and secure executive decision-making with isolated, off-network out-of-band communications.
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Vendor Risk Management
Eliminate supply chain blind spots by automating third-party risk oversight. Categorize suppliers by criticality, dispatch automated security assessments, and continuously monitor vendor resilience posture.
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Cyber GRC & Security Compliance
Maintain continuous, multi-framework audit readiness without operational drag. Centralize control mapping across ISO 27001, SOC 2, APRA CPS 230, and more with automated evidence collection.
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Out-of-Band Communications
Maintain secure, strategic command when primary corporate networks are compromised through a hardened, air-gapped, enterprise-grade out-of-band platform.
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IT Risk Management
Identify, quantify, and remediate technical vulnerabilities across digital infrastructure. Connect infrastructure risks directly to business impact through dynamic risk registers and board-level reporting.
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Scenario Exercises
Our scenario exercises are designed to test how your organisation would perform during severe operational and cyber incidents using tailored situations that reflect your actual risk profile.
Specialised Advisory Services
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Responsible AI & Emerging Tech Governance
Safeguard enterprise AI adoption against regulatory and data sovereignty risks. Evaluate internal and third-party AI models against emerging governance standards, privacy mandates, and security baselines before deployment.
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Resilience Maturity Assessments
Validate operational endurance under realistic conditions. Benchmark posture against global standards and stress-test executive decision-making through facilitated, high-impact tabletop exercises.
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Reduce Business Disruption
Minimise downtime and operational impact during and after a cyber incident, ensuring continuity of critical services.
The average time it takes for a company to discover and contain a cyberattack is around 277 days. This includes 207 days to identify the breach and 70 days to contain it.
*Reference Material CrowdStrike & IBM|
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Faster Detection and Response
Identify threats early and respond quickly to contain and mitigate damage before it escalates.
Companies that discover and contain breaches within 200 days save over $1 million compared to inose mat take longer.
*Reference Material UpGuard & Varonis
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Rapid Recovery and Restoration
Restore systems, data, and services quickly to normal operation, minimizing productivity and revenue loss.
According to data featured in Forbes, large organisations can lose up to £7, 100 per minute in the event of a Cyber breach.
*Reference Material Forbes
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Improved Risk Visibility
Gain clear insight into vulnerabilities, threat exposure, and potential business impacts to make informed decisions.
Cyberattacks can impact an organisation in many ways — from minor disruptions in operations to major tinancial losses. Regardless of the type of attack, every consequence has some form of cost. whether monetary or ounerwise
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Regulatory and Compliance Alignment
Meet industry regulations, data protection requirements. and certification standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR).
Corporations can face fines of up to $10 million, while individuals can be fined up to $500,000 for failing to comply with certain regulations, according to the ACCC.
*Reference Material ACCC
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Enhanced Stakeholder (customers/shareholders) Confidence
Build trust with customers, partners, and regulators unrougn proven resilience, transparency, and proactive risk management.
Data breaches significantly erode stakeholder confidence by damaging an organisation's reputation, leadino to financial losses, legal issues, and a loss of trust among customers, employees, investors, and regulators.
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Continuous Improvement
Learn from incidents and adapt processes, control and technologies to strengthen resilience over time.
While addressing the immediate problem is essential, many businesses overlook the importance of long-term planning and prevention.
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Resilient Culture
Embed cyber awareness, preparedness, and accountability into une organisation's culture at every level.
Reduces downtime, fewer successful attacks, and faster response times translating into significant cost savInos Io me organisation, including reduced fines, legal fees, and reputational damage.