Tabletop Exercise (TTX)
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Test Your Plan, Not Your Systems. Prepare for the Inevitable.
A security plan is only as good as your team’s ability to execute it under pressure. Our Tabletop Exercise (TTX) Service is a focused, discussion-based session where key stakeholders—from IT and security to executive leadership and legal counsel—walk through a simulated cyber crisis scenario (e.g., ransomware attack, data breach, insider threat). It’s a low-stress, high-impact way to identify weaknesses in your processes, gaps in your communication, and misalignment between your technical team and executive decisions, ensuring everyone knows their role when chaos strikes.
The Challenge: Plan vs. Reality
Many SMBs invest in Incident Response Plans but never test them, leading to catastrophic failures during a real event. Key challenges the TTX solves include:
Unknown Roles: Key personnel don’t know who is responsible for containment, communication, or executive decision-making.
Communication Breakdown: Ineffective procedures for communicating with legal counsel, PR, or the board during a crisis.
Flawed Assumptions: Assuming systems will behave as expected or that data is backed up correctly, without ever testing the process.
Regulatory Preparation: Failing to practice the mandatory steps for breach notification required by standards like HIPAA or GDPR.
Our Approach: Customized, Collaborative Scenario Simulation
We design realistic, relevant scenarios based on threats specific to your industry and current risk profile. The exercise is a Proactive Partnership focused on collaborative learning and Transparency.
Key Service Pillars:
Custom Scenario Design:
We collaborate with you to create a specific, realistic scenario (e.g., a supply chain compromise that locks manufacturing, a BEC fraud that targets the finance department).
Scenarios are designed to challenge your existing Incident Response and Business Continuity Plans.
Facilitated Discussion:
Our certified facilitator guides participants through the scenario, presenting evolving situations (“injects”) that require the team to make real-time decisions regarding containment, communication, and business impact.
This forces participants to articulate policies, procedures, and assumptions.
Cross-Functional Participation:
We ensure participation from all necessary departments (IT, Legal, HR, Finance, Executive Management) to identify crucial communication and procedural disconnects.
Actionable Post-Exercise Review:
The exercise is immediately followed by a debrief focused on identifying gaps in documentation, training, technology, and coordination.
The Deliverable: Preparedness and a Sharpened Plan
The TTX service delivers invaluable preparedness, turning documented plans into tested, actionable strategies.
Identified Gaps: A clear report detailing specific weaknesses in your incident response plan and cross-departmental communication flow.
Action Plan: A prioritized list of remediation tasks (e.g., policy updates, specific training needs, technology investments) required to close the identified gaps.
Team Alignment: All key stakeholders gain clarity on their roles and responsibilities, ensuring a coordinated, rapid response when a real crisis occurs.