PLATFORM PROFILE · RANK 8 OF 9

Cyberbit crisis simulation review: Crisis Sim 360 on top of a cyber range

THE SHORT ANSWER

Cyberbit ranks 8 of 9 at 5.90. Crisis Sim 360 runs nonlinear exercises in which SOC escalations trigger executive decisions, scoring 8 / 10 on executive focus. It is sold only as an add-on to a Cyberbit Readiness plan, publishes no price, and does not describe how scenarios are authored.

By The Exercise Desk · Crisis Simulation Ranked · Published 2026-10-11

Desk research from public vendor pages, vendor announcements and standards documents read between 27 September and 13 October 2026. Editorial assessment; we did not run any exercise on these platforms.

Total, rank 8 of 9

Linking a cyber range to executive decisions

Highest or tied highest on no criterion; lowest or tied lowest on exercise delivery effort, customisation and pricing clarity.

How does Cyberbit score on each criterion?

Cyberbit: Crisis readiness score (editorial assessment, 0 to 10)
Criterion	Weight	Score	Why
Scenario realism	20%		Nonlinear exercises in which each answer changes the next step and SOC escalations trigger executive decisions. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Executive and board focus	20%		Executive, legal, communications, risk and SOC teams in one connected exercise. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Exercise delivery effort	15%	Tied lowest	Sold only as an add-on to a Cyberbit Readiness plan, so the executive exercise arrives with a range programme. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Measurement and after-action reporting	15%		A shared dashboard scores decision impact on continuity, reputation and response. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Regulatory evidence	10%		References NIST and the CREW framework; no regulatory reporting is described. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Customisation	10%	Lowest in set	How scenarios are authored or tailored is not described on the pages reviewed. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Pricing clarity	10%	Tied lowest	No price published. Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026

Which stages of an exercise does Cyberbit cover?

Build: Not described
How a scenario is authored or tailored is not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Adapt: Documented
Exercises can be linear or nonlinear; in nonlinear mode each answer changes what comes next, and technical escalations trigger executive decisions.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Seats: Documented
Executive, legal, communications, risk and SOC teams in one connected exercise.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Run: Not described
Facilitation is not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Report: Partial
A shared dashboard scores the impact of decisions on continuity, reputation and response.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Map: Partial
The page references NIST and the CREW framework.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026

A solid segment means the vendor's own pages describe that stage. It shows coverage, not quality; the scores judge quality.

What does Cyberbit sell for crisis exercising?

Exercise product: Crisis Sim 360

Packaging: Crisis Sim 360 is "only offered as an add-on" to a Cyberbit Readiness plan.

Crisis Sim 360: "Only offered as an add-on, available for all Cyberbit Readiness plans"; executive, legal, communications, risk and SOC teams; linear or nonlinear; technical escalations trigger executive decisions; references NIST and the CREW framework.
Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Cyber range: Cyberbit Readiness, a cloud-based cyber range: "100+ team exercises. 2800+ solo labs."; sectors include finance, insurance, government, consulting and MSSPs.
Source: Cyberbit homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
RangeForce: "RangeForce joins Cyberbit to deliver team readiness for cybersecurity at scale"; team exercises on tools from CrowdStrike, Splunk, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet and Microsoft.
Source: RangeForce homepage (RangeForce joins Cyberbit) · Read 27 Sep 2026

What does Cyberbit cost?

Not published No prices published; the pricing URL returned a 404 when we checked.

Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026

Which frameworks does Cyberbit map results to?

NIST
CREW framework

Source: Cyberbit: Crisis Sim 360 · Read 27 Sep 2026

Where is Cyberbit strong, and where does it fall short?

Strengths

Nonlinear exercises in which technical escalations from the SOC trigger executive decisions.
Executives and technical responders can work the same incident, with a cyber range behind it.

Limits

Sold only as an add-on to a Cyberbit Readiness plan.
No price published, and scenario authoring and facilitation are not described on the pages reviewed.

Where at least one platform scores higher

Scenario realism: Cyberbit 7 / 10; highest Reflex Security 9 / 10
Executive and board focus: Cyberbit 8 / 10; highest iluminr 9 / 10
Exercise delivery effort: Cyberbit 5 / 10; highest Reflex Security 9 / 10
Measurement and after-action reporting: Cyberbit 7 / 10; highest iluminr and Immersive Labs 9 / 10
Regulatory evidence: Cyberbit 5 / 10; highest iluminr 10 / 10
Customisation: Cyberbit 5 / 10; highest Conducttr 10 / 10
Pricing clarity: Cyberbit 1 / 10; highest Conducttr 10 / 10

Who should shortlist Cyberbit?

Organisations that already run, or plan to run, Cyberbit's cyber range for SOC and incident response teams and want executives in the same incident. Nonlinear exercises tie technical findings to boardroom decisions on continuity, reputation and response.

Less suited to a buyer who wants an executive crisis exercise on its own: Crisis Sim 360 comes with a Readiness plan. Reflex Security, iluminr and Immersive Labs all score higher on delivery effort and after-action reporting.

How does Cyberbit compare head to head?

BreachRx weighed against Cyberbit
BreachRx 6.75 / Cyberbit 5.90
Conducttr weighed against Cyberbit
Conducttr 6.75 / Cyberbit 5.90
Cyberbit weighed against Cytactic
Cyberbit 5.90 / Cytactic 6.40
Cyberbit weighed against Hack The Box
Cyberbit 5.90 / Hack The Box 5.60
Cyberbit weighed against iluminr
Cyberbit 5.90 / iluminr 7.55
Cyberbit weighed against Immersive Labs
Cyberbit 5.90 / Immersive Labs 7.30
Cyberbit weighed against Reflex Security
Cyberbit 5.90 / Reflex Security 7.55
Cyberbit weighed against TryHackMe
Cyberbit 5.90 / TryHackMe 5.95

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Frequently asked questions

Can I buy Cyberbit Crisis Sim 360 on its own?

No. Cyberbit says it is "only offered as an add-on, available for all Cyberbit Readiness plans".

What is a nonlinear crisis exercise?

One where each answer changes what happens next, rather than every team seeing the same sequence of injects. Cyberbit offers linear and nonlinear modes.

Does Cyberbit publish prices?

No. We found no price, and the pricing URL returned a 404 when we checked.