With the Panic Button, you’ll be back up and running in less than an hour in the event of a cyber emergency – in a completely isolated environment.
A single press of a button activates an independent Microsoft 365 environment for crisis communication and business-critical processes. The environment does not exist beforehand, is not connected and is inaccessible to attackers.
A serious cyberattack or IT failure can cripple in minutes what you have built up over years:
This is the moment that determines whether your company remains in control – or not.
The Panic Button – the digital emergency switch – activates a fully isolated fallback environment for your company in the event of a crisis. Your organisation remains operational whilst your primary IT is being restored.
We support the setup, integration and operation of the Panic Button with our expertise in security, compliance and incident management.
A dedicated Microsoft 365 tenant, completely separate from day-to-day operations – physically non-existent during normal operations and not connected to your infrastructure. Only when an emergency occurs is it automatically provisioned via Infrastructure-as-Code. No permanent link, no lateral movement.
Instead of restoring everything, you safeguard what your company needs to survive : communication, coordination and the most critical business processes. This ensures your organisation remains operational whilst the primary IT infrastructure is being restored.
We have predefined a dedicated war room for almost every specialist department. Critical information and documents are synchronised once a day via quarantine zones. In an emergency, we can now be operational again within an hour. A reassuring feeling for everyone – from management right down to the shop floor.
CISO at an energy supplier (KRITIS) with over 27,000 employees
Cyberattacks on critical IT and data infrastructure are becoming increasingly sophisticated and significantly more frequent – not least due to AI. This poses major challenges for incident management in companies, healthcare facilities and government institutions.
Although backups and mirrored data centres are usually in place, they offer no real protection against lateral movement. If the primary system is compromised, the mirrors and backups are often affected as well.
In an emergency, there is also a lack of a properly prepared crisis workspace and clear war rooms to enable coordinated action. At the same time, IT is expected to contain attacks, restore systems and keep stakeholders informed – all under immense time pressure.
When it comes to emergency preparedness, organisations often think first and foremost of technology. But that is not enough. Before a solution is implemented, you need to be clear about the following: What are your truly critical processes? Who bears what responsibility in an emergency? Which documents – emergency manual, recovery plan, communication plan – must be available at the touch of a button?
adesso takes a pragmatic approach – step-by-step, focused and without unnecessary effort. The focus is on your Minimum Viable Company (MVC): the 20% of processes that cause 80% of the damage if they fail.
Based on our BCM assessment with your organisation, we work with you to design and implement a technically robust fallback environment – ensuring your critical processes continue to run even in an emergency. The next steps for setting up the emergency switchboard:
NIS2, KRITIS and the current threat landscape make it clear: a Plan B is no longer an option, but a necessity. adesso’s digital emergency response centre gives you the ability to turn crises into controlled action. Take the first step now – we’d be happy to show you our demo application.
There is no website or brochure which can replace a personal meeting to talk about your goals and topics. We are looking forward to an appointment on site.
Team Lead Manager
Madru
Kortz
+49 231 7000-7000
FAQ
Mirrored systems and traditional backups are important – but they often do not protect against lateral movement. If your primary system is compromised, attackers can simultaneously encrypt backups or the second data centre. The digital emergency switch is based on an environment that does not physically exist during normal operation and is not permanently connected. This allows you to create an independent, isolated fallback layer for crisis management and business continuity.
Microsoft provides the cloud platform, but not the functionality to create a completely new tenant via code in an emergency that did not previously exist – including pre-configured war rooms, processes and data containers. The partner platform is globally patented and specifically designed for crisis communication and business continuity. adesso combines this technology with consultancy, setup and exercises.
The solution is provided on a subscription basis – you pay predictable running costs rather than making high CAPEX investments. In addition, PoCs can be carried out within days to demonstrate effectiveness and suitability before a larger roll-out.
The fallback tenant follows a zero-trust architecture in the Microsoft cloud and is only provisioned via Infrastructure-as-Code in the event of a crisis. Data is replicated via a secure container- , which does not permit executable files or binary data. The partner platform is ISO 27001-certified and implements additional military-grade security controls (e.g. NATO D32 controls in collaboration with Microsoft and the Dutch Ministry of Defence).
The digital emergency switch does not replace your Business Continuity Management – it makes it operationally usable. Existing emergency plans, roles and processes are translated into war rooms, checklists and communication channels. This creates a tried-and-tested execution platform for your crisis plan that specifically supports requirements from NIS2, KRITIS and ISO 22301.
In the worst-case scenario, existing laptops and mobile devices may be unusable. In that case, you can either use clean third-party devices that have never been connected to your corporate systems, or stock such devices with your hardware partner. Alternatively, additional clean end devices can be provided via the partner platform.
The Digital Emergency Desk is designed for both regulated large enterprises and corporations, as well as for medium-sized organisations. For medium-sized businesses, it offers an affordable, practical protective shield. For large organisations, it creates an additional layer of resilience and compliance across the entire crisis management framework.
