10 Benefits of Crisis Simulation Exercises

10 Benefits of Crisis Simulation Exercises

When is the last time your organization ran a crisis simulation exercise?   While the reasons are many, some that serve as a foundation for a strategic-based approach to tabletop exercise programs include: Provides an Opportunity to Review and Analyze Risk In...
The Crisis Simulation – Scenario Planning

The Crisis Simulation – Scenario Planning

Crisis simulation scenarios provide at least two important services –   First, it provides a plausible starting point or setting for the exercise participants to examine particular challenges as well as responses to a crisis (e.g., hurricane, flooding,...
4 Essential Cyber Security Tabletop Exercise Tips

4 Essential Cyber Security Tabletop Exercise Tips

When is the last time your organization conducted a cyber security tabletop exercise?   Cyber security teams are busy monitoring and responding to attacks against your organization’s information technology infrastructure. Should you still be conducting tabletop...
Pandemic Exercises – Build Resiliency Within Your Business

Pandemic Exercises – Build Resiliency Within Your Business

Ten years ago, Secretary Mike Leavitt of the Department of Health and Human Services said, “Some will say that the discussions of the Avian Flu was an overreaction. Some may say, ‘Did we cry wolf?’ The reality is that if the H5N1 virus does not trigger pandemic flu,...
3 Reasons to Invest in a Tabletop Exercise

3 Reasons to Invest in a Tabletop Exercise

In any discussion on continuity of operations, it is reasonable to ask, “Why should my organization invest in a tabletop exercise program?”   While the reasons are many, some that serve as a foundation for a strategic-based approach to tabletop exercise programs...
19 Things We Do When Preparing for a Tabletop Exercise

19 Things We Do When Preparing for a Tabletop Exercise

This is a common list of things we do throughout the tabletop exercise engagement.   During this process we will:   Assist in the refinement of exercise objectives in coordination with your organizations exercise coordinator Tailor the scenario to address...