Optimizing an organization’s crisis preparedness requires going beyond the often disjointed, conventional scope of emergency management practices. Optimal preparedness requires embracing a more holistic, or “full-scale,” approach to crisis simulation exercises. In contrast to smaller “table-top” exercises or drills, a full-scale exercise is the closest thing to a real event. They incorporate all operational and…
It’s time to take a step back and look at all of the contingencies that you have in place. How are your employees trained? What is your plan for when an emergency situation arises? You may think that it will never happen, but who would’ve thought we’d be dealing with natural disasters like Hurricane Elsa…
Are you aware of who your critical stakeholders are? If not, you should be. Critical partners provide a number of services that might be vital to your organizations response to crises. These can include anything from IT support and infrastructure for data or voice communications, operational coordination with other parts of the organization, and much…
All organizations have a responsibility to plan and prepare for crises, but few know how to do it effectively. Crisis simulations are an excellent training tool that can be used to develop relationships among team members, employees and other stakeholders. It also provides practice for those responsible for managing crises so they feel more confident…
PreparedEx’s skilled crises experts and ultra-realistic simulated crisis scenarios, coupled with OnSolve’s AI-powered OnSolve Platform for Critical Event Management help organizations take crisis preparedness plans to the next level July 26, 2021 – Middletown, RI – PreparedEx, a team of crisis experts who create and conduct simulated crisis exercises, today announced its partnership with…
When planning your crisis exercise and it’s injects, consider these three ways simulated news stories can transform your scenario and bring it to life: 1. Realism Many times we get the first hint of an unfolding situation by turning on the morning or evening news. We learn of an impending storm, a new cyber threat,…
Guest Contributor: Heather Engel, Managing Director and Cyber Strategist, Strategic Cyber Partners If your company has any type of regulatory cybersecurity requirement, chances are those requirements include a Cyber Incident Response Plan. Whether DFARS 252.204-7012 to PCI to ISO 27001, incident response is a critical piece of your compliance and risk mitigation. But when is…
In this short video, Rob Burton discusses the three things to do when planning your exercises: Set Objectives – What do you want to achieve in the exercise? What is your goal? The Exercise Participants – Based on your objectives, who is your audience? Scenario Overview – Create a story line. You should have a…
Are you responsible for designing and delivering crisis management tabletop exercises for your organization? The Ultimate Guide to Crisis Management Tabletop Exercises is an eBook written by PreparedEx that explains in detail how your organization can develop and conduct tabletop exercises that will test and improve the efficacy of its crisis plans and the functioning of its crisis…
Advantages and Disadvantage of the Tabletop Exercise I came across some information regarding the main advantages and disadvantages of tabletop exercises. I decided to expand on the list based on my experience and knowledge of conducting these types of exercises regularly. The tabletop exercise is the most common kind of training exercise conducted by corporations…