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The new Tabletop Exercise Service aims to provide businesses with the “muscle memory” to handle cyber security incidents.
AUSCERT announced today (8 October) the Australia-wide launch of its new Tabletop Exercise Service (TTX), aimed at providing businesses and their senior stakeholders with insight into incident response during a cyber attack.
The TTX service is available to businesses regardless of size, particularly smaller organisations that may not normally have access to such simulations.
AUSCERT’s TTX uses realistic cyber security scenarios focused on educating participants about crisis management and business continuity requirements, as well as how they can uplift their currency security posture.
It gives organisations a chance to practise and refine the incident response plans they already have in place.
“Effective incident response is about more than having a playbook. Custom-designed TTXs meet the specific objectives and requirements of businesses of all sizes. Participants from the entire business all have a key role to play in the exercises,” Dr Ivano Bongiovanni, AUSCERT’s general manager, said in a statement.
“We engage operational staff, cyber security professionals, IT leaders, marketing and communication teams, and middle and senior executives. The diversity in participation ensures a comprehensive understanding of how different roles interact, the responsibilities and how to coordinate a cohesive and swift organisational-wide response during an incident.
“We prompt them to consider aspects such as roles, responsibilities, coordination, and decision making. And because these exercises are discussion-based, they do not require the deployment of equipment or other resources. The focus is on fostering a collaborative environment where participants can openly discuss and refine their strategies in incident response.”
According to Bongiovanni, “making the best decisions requires planning and practice”.
“TTXs enable participants to develop the muscle memory they need so they can respond to difficult situations from a position of experience and with the confidence of having planned and tested responses,” he said.
You can learn more about the Tabletop Exercise Service here.
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.
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