Operation HELVETIA, the Crisis Decision Deck.

Operation HELVETIA is Resilience Guard's facilitated, gamified crisis decision exercise for senior teams: a ransomware attack on a Swiss critical infrastructure operator, played out across six business functions as a branching card deck where every decision routes to a specific, realistic consequence.

One gold path leads to a contained crisis. Several wrong turns become unrecoverable. Unlike a slide driven tabletop, the deck makes consequence immediate and physical: a choice that feels decisive can quietly close your options, while a patient, disciplined call keeps the crisis solvable.

Because the run is scored, the exercise is competitive and memorable, and it ends with a debrief that converts the experience into specific improvements to your own plans. It is rehearsal with the pressure turned on, in ninety minutes, with nothing real at stake. HELVETIA is the gamified format within our wider crisis management exercise programme, and doubles as a cyber crisis exercise: the scenario is a live ransomware attack.

Operation HELVETIA is aligned to ISO 22301, NIS2 and DORA exercising expectations. The scored run and the structured debrief produce a clear record of decision quality that stands as exercising evidence for auditors and regulators, while the no fault format keeps the room honest and the learning real.