Exercise Logistics
In the 18th episode of our Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses Exercise Logistics – when, where, technology, materials, security requirements, etc.
A key tool in the creation of full-scale simulation exercises is the Exercise Plan. Simulation exercises, especially those that are full scale, typically take months to plan and need to be well designed. Having an Exercise Plan will help you stay organized and on track as you make your way through this process. In this…
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…
These Seven Tips Will Help You Create Impactful and Memorable Crisis Simulation Tabletop Exercises 1. Ensure your tabletop exercise gets off to a good start by doing this…. Ensure you invite the right audience. This may seem obvious, but I have seen tabletop exercises fail when the they include functions that are not engaged throughout…
In the ominous shadow of tectonic movements, earthquakes stand as one of the most formidable natural disasters humanity faces. Their unpredictability and potential for vast destruction make them events that no one can afford to ignore. From the rumbling streets of San Francisco in 1906 to the devastating tremors in Japan in 2011, history has…
The rise of sophisticated cyber threats continues to challenge businesses globally. For Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), the pressure to fortify defenses and respond effectively to incidents has never been greater. According to IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report, the average cost of a breach reached $4.88 million, representing a 10% increase from…
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, earthquake, explosion, cyber attack, workplace violence, contaminated products, etc.). One of he chief challenges in scenario development…
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