Tabletop Exercises (TTX) Service Offering

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Service overview

Tabletop Exercises (TTX) are structured, discussion-based simulations designed to evaluate and improve an organization’s preparedness, coordination, and response capabilities during cybersecurity incidents or broader crisis scenarios. Unlike live simulations, TTX focus on strategic and decision-making processes, engaging stakeholders across business units in guided discussions around realistic, evolving scenarios.

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Service Objectives

  • Validate the effectiveness of existing Incident Response Plans (IRP), Crisis
  • Management Plans (CMP), and Business Continuity Plans (BCP).
  • Assess decision-making processes at executive, operational, and technical levels.
  • Improve communication, coordination, and escalation procedures across teams and stakeholders.
  • Identify capability gaps, bottlenecks, and risks within current response frameworks.
  • Foster a culture of cyber resilience and readiness across the organization.

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scope

Preparation & Planning

  • Initial consultation to define exercise objectives, scope, and desired outcomes.
  • Stakeholder mapping: identification of participants (executive leadership, IT, security, legal, HR, communications, etc.).
  • Development of customized scenarios (e.g., ransomware, phishing campaign, insider threat, DDoS attack, supply chain compromise, data breach, regulatory investigation).
  • Preparation of supporting materials (injects, timelines, decision points, escalation paths).

Exercise Delivery

  • Facilitation of the tabletop session(s) by experienced cybersecurity consultants.
  • Structured walkthrough of the incident scenario with realistic injects to challenge participants.
  • Engagement of multiple teams to simulate cross-functional decision-making.
  • Observation and documentation of participant actions, decision paths, and communication flows.

Post-Exercise Analysis

  • Debrief session with participants to capture lessons learned and immediate observations.
  • Development of a comprehensive after-action report (AAR) highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations.
  • Mapping findings against relevant standards and regulations (ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, NIST CSF, ENISA).

Continuous Improvement

  • Recommendations for policy, process, and technology improvements.
  • Guidance on enhancing IR maturity and aligning with best practices.
  • Optional re-exercises or progress validation sessions to measure improvement over time.

Scope of

assessment

  • Network infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalls, VLANs, load balancers)
  • Server infrastructure (Windows/Linux servers, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP)
  • Endpoint infrastructure (workstations, laptops, mobile device management)
  • Virtualization and container environments (VMware, Hyper-V, Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP – IaaS/PaaS/SaaS components)
  • Security tooling (EDR, NDR, SIEM, IAM, VPN, NAC, MFA, DLP)

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audience

Executive leadership (C-Suite, Board of Directors) to test strategic response and crisis communication. IT & Security teams to assess operational and tactical response readiness. Legal, HR, and Communications to ensure regulatory compliance, HR protocols, and crisis communications alignment. Third-party vendors & partners (optional) to test supply chain collaboration.

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benefits

  • Enhanced organizational resilience through proactive identification of weaknesses.
  • Improved incident response maturity aligned with international standards and EU regulations (NIS2, DORA, GDPR etc.).
  • Strengthened cross-functional collaboration across technical, business, and executive teams.
  • Actionable roadmap for response improvements validated by real-world scenarios.
  • Audit-ready documentation that supports compliance and regulatory reporting.

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models

  • One-time TTX Engagement – single exercise and report delivery.
  • Quarterly / Bi-annual TTX Program – recurring exercises across various scenarios for continuous improvement.
  • Customized Industry-Specific Scenarios – tailored to sectors such as finance, healthcare, government, or manufacturing.

Deliverables

  • Customized TTX scenario package (scenarios, injects, materials).
  • Facilitation and moderation of exercise(s).
  • After-Action Report (AAR) including:a) Observations and analysis of performance
    b) Identified strengths and weaknesses
    c) Detailed recommendations and corrective actions, and
    d) Maturity assessment mapped to frameworks (NIST, ISO, ENISA).
  • Executive summary presentation for leadership.