“We have to be prepared for a cyberattack of this type, and what we wanted to check is whether we suffered from any type of vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers. Luckily, that was not the case. In addition, we also wanted to test our recovery and contingency systems,” she added.

For information purposes, INCIBE has offered annual simulation sessions to more than 160 strategic Spanish companies through its CyberEx program. To this end, it has provided the necessary tools to train them in responding to security incidents. This year, the institute expects 30 new companies to join this initiative, thus expanding the network of organizations prepared to face cyber threats.

Likewise, INCIBE stressed the importance of coordination with the competent authorities and other response teams as key elements in the detection and mitigation of cyberattacks. During the simulation, response actions, the activation of contingency services, and the recovery of services in production were demonstrated.