Semperis has introduced Ready1, a new enterprise resilience platform designed to improve cyber crisis response and coordination for businesses in Singapore and globally. The launch coincides with findings from Semperis’ latest global study, The State of Enterprise Cyber Crisis Readiness, which reveals a major gap between organisations’ perceived preparedness and their actual ability to respond to high-impact cyber incidents.
According to Marty Momdjian, Executive Vice President at Semperis, “Cyberattacks don’t check your calendar — they hit when you’re at your weakest. In moments of crisis, it’s not about rising to the occasion, but falling back on the strength of your preparation.”
Findings show readiness gaps despite preparation efforts
The report, which surveyed 1,000 organisations across nine countries including Singapore, the US, UK, Australia, and several European nations, highlights the challenges companies face in managing cyber crises. While 96% of respondents claimed to have a cyber crisis response plan in place, 71% experienced at least one high-impact incident that disrupted core business operations in the past year. Over a third reported multiple such incidents, with Singapore showing an even higher rate at 53%.
Singapore was ranked as one of the most prepared countries, second only to the US, with 87% of organisations reporting integrated response plans. It also stood out as the only country where simulations and training exercises actively involved business leaders, business continuity teams, and disaster recovery teams. However, the frequent occurrence of high-impact incidents suggests that having a plan is not enough without effective implementation and coordination.
The study also found that 90% of organisations had to activate their crisis response plan at least once in the past year, with some doing so over 25 times. Yet only 10% reported facing no blockers during incident response efforts.
Key blockers and sector vulnerabilities
One of the most significant obstacles was poor communication between teams, which ranked as the top blocker globally and specifically in Singapore, the UK, Australia, and Spain. Other common issues included outdated response plans, unclear roles and responsibilities, and the use of too many disconnected tools. Staffing shortages, often considered a key limitation, were the least cited barrier overall, although they ranked highest in Italy and New Zealand.
Sectors most affected by high-impact cyber events included IT and telecommunications, followed by energy, transport, education, and healthcare.
Chris Inglis, the first US National Cyber Director and a strategic advisor to Semperis, stressed the importance of rapid response, saying, “In today’s cyber threat landscape, the ability to respond swiftly and decisively is just as critical as prevention. Companies need a command centre for crisis management, ensuring organisations have the playbook, the training, and the coordination needed to turn chaos into control.”
Ready1 offers a unified platform for coordinated response
Built on real-world incident response experience, Ready1 brings together technical teams, coordinators, and stakeholders within a secure environment that supports live dashboards, playbook automation, and communication tools.
The platform consolidates over 20 tools typically used by enterprises for crisis response. It enables real-time coordination across internal teams and external partners, while also supporting documentation, task tracking, tabletop testing, role-based team building, and post-incident reviews. Ready1 has been designed to function even during system failures, ensuring continued operability in critical situations.
Jim Bowie, Chief Information Security Officer at Tampa General Hospital, highlighted the solution’s value in high-stakes environments. “In the healthcare industry, downtime isn’t just an inconvenience, it’s a matter of patient safety,” he said. “Ready1 is a game-changing all-in-one solution that enables teams to rapidly respond, assess, contain, and remediate threats, even when traditional infrastructure fails. In a crisis, minutes cost millions.”
