Incident Response Tabletop Exercise

Practice makes perfect

Almost every organisation will encounter a cyber incident. Being unprepared is no longer an option. Being prepared for  a cyber incident is an important part of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. Organisations that practice and prepare with simulations are more likely to operate effectively during a real cyber incident, which can mitigate the impact and improve confidence with stakeholders.

Tailored simulations

We offer tailored cyber incident tabletop exercises to improve your incident response readiness. We have a wealth of experience in delivering digital forensics and incident response services. We can provide simulations that are bespoke and suited to the organisation’s objectives, requirements, and operational context. 

These exercises, available both on-site and remotely, guide you through realistic incident scenarios. By simulating these, we rigorously test an organisation’s crisis management capabilities, evaluate incident readiness, and pinpoint areas for improvement in response strategies. We create a safe and controlled environment for your team to practice response procedures, collaboration, and decision-making skills.

Regular exercises ensure that when an incident occurs, the organisation can respond swiftly and effectively while minimising impact. 

What’s involved?

We walk you through a series of cyber incident scenarios to test your crisis skills and cyber incident response readiness. The exercises consist of several “injects” designed to emulate the fluidity of a genuine cyber incident. These injects challenge teams to think on their feet, adapt to evolving situations, and make critical decisions.

Scenarios are customised to the context and environment in which your organisation operates. This ensures that the challenges presented during the exercise are directly relevant to your industry, business model, and unique cyber threat landscape. You may also choose to focus on specific threats that are of greatest concern for your business.

Different types of exercises are offered depending on the people who need to be involved:

• Gold Team exercises focus on strategic decision makers
• Silver Team exercises are for tactical personnel such as heads of department and team leaders
• Bronze Team exercises are targeted at operational employees such as technical incident responders and IT professionals

Each organisation has unique goals. Testing cyber incident response processes and procedures may be a requirement for achieving and maintaining industry certifications and may even be a regulatory requirement for businesses in some industries.

The exercises can be fully customised to meet specific objectives, whether testing a newly developed incident response plan, enhancing team collaboration, or assessing the effectiveness of existing strategies. We collaborate closely with you to ensure the exercises align with your expectations and objectives.

Complementary services 

We offer additional services that complement the tabletop exercises; these include incident response policy and playbook development as well as Digital Forensics and Incident Response Maturity Reviews.