The Breach War Room: A Real-Time Incident Response Simulation

Noemi Chanda, CIPP/C, Partner, Data Protection and Privacy, Deloitte
Mandy Lit, CIPP/C, CIPM, FIP, Director, Privacy and Compliance, Global Enterprises and High-Growth Tech

What happens when a major data breach hits your organization and you are the one making the calls? In this immersive, real-time simulation, attendees will work in cross-functional teams to navigate each phase of an escalating incident: detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review. Along the way, participants will face incomplete information, regulatory uncertainty, intense stakeholder pressure, and difficult trade-offs. Through guided debriefs after each phase, speakers will highlight where privacy, legal, and security teams often misalign and reveal practical strategies that separate effective response programs from reactive ones. Participants will leave with actionable tools, including breach classification decision matrices, RACI templates for cross-functional coordination, and a post-incident evaluation framework designed to support accountability and regulatory expectations. Ideal for privacy leaders, legal counsel, and security professionals, this session equips you to lead with confidence when every second counts.

What you will learn: 

• Participate in a live, hands-on breach simulation that tests decision-making under pressure across the full incident lifecycle.
• Identify common points of misalignment between privacy, legal, and security teams, and discover strategies for improving collaboration during crisis response.
• Walk away with practical tools, including a breach classification framework and a sample RACI template to enhance your organization’s incident readiness.