Steel Resolve Exercise
Join FS‑ISAC for Steel Resolve on 28-29 July 2026! Steel Resolve is a two‑day international, sector-wide, functional exercise exploring a systemic hardware integrity crisis impacting global financial infrastructure. This scenario challenges participants to respond to a hidden supply‑chain compromise. Participants must navigate conflicting data, constrained recovery options, and sector‑wide dependencies while making critical decisions on isolation, continuity, and trust. A hotwash will follow on 30 July 2026. Separate Registration is required - please see below for details and a link to register.
Who should participate?
FS-ISAC Members Tiers S-4
Senior cyber, resilience, technology, and risk leaders are encouraged to participate in the exercise. This exercise will focus on governance under uncertainty, third-party risk, and the difficult path to reconnection when systems cannot be definitively or confirmed free of contamination.
Who should register?
Each organization must register and identify at least one Lead Planner and at least one Lead Player. The Lead Planner will be responsible for managing the exercise planning team and planning for the internal team. The Lead Player will have an active role in the exercise by either discussing or performing regular roles and responsibilities in response to the scenario.
All other participants from your organizations may play but do not need to register.
How do I register for the exercise?
Use the link above to register for the exercise. Registration closes on 20 July 2026. You must also separately register for the hotwash using the link listed below.
What time is Steel Resolve?
Steel Resolve is an exercise where participants from all three regions play. It simulates real-time actions across multiple functions, capabilities, or processes across the organization. Therefore, the exercise will take place from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. within the participants’ local time. Participants will not be expected to play outside their normal work hours.
Hotwash - 30 July 2026
Following Steel Resolve, please join us online for a hotwash to discuss observations, lessons learned, and action items the sector can implement or address to enhance sector resilience. Those who should participate include lead planners and lead players, although all are welcome to join.
The hotwash will be conducted via Zoom on 30 July 2026 from 11:00 a.m. -12:00 noon Eastern. You can register here (this registration is separate from the exercise registration and required to participate in the hotwash).
For more information, contact exercises@fsisac.com.
