A cyber security tabletop exercise (TTX) is an interactive simulation that tests your incident response plan, capabilities and processes, so your organisation prepares for incidents rather than reacting to them.
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A TTX gives you a safe, controlled environment to practise detection, containment and response.
It finds the weaknesses to address before a real incident does, and we run separate sessions for executives and technical teams.
A TTX simulates a cyber incident that could affect your organisation. It is designed to promote collaboration, critical thinking and problem-solving across your team, and it usually forms part of your incident response plan and process.
A TTX shows how ready your team is to respond to real cyber threats, in a risk-free environment.
a detailed debrief after each scenario, with constructive feedback and recommendations
the weaknesses in your incident management capability, and how to improve them
a culture of cyber awareness and preparedness built through collaboration
Beyond finding gaps in your security posture, it gives your team the chance to learn and improve their skills before they need them.
A TTX runs in three main phases (pre-exercise, exercise and post-exercise), followed by follow-up so the improvements last.
We work with key stakeholders to design a realistic scenario that reflects your threat profile, business context and existing controls, choose participants (typically IT, security, operations, legal, communications and executives) and confirm objectives, success criteria, timing and artefacts.
Participants work through the agreed scenario in time-limited scenes, each adding new information, constraints or developments. Teams discuss options, make decisions and show evidence of preparedness. We usually run separate exercises for executives and technical teams.
We analyse both sessions and compile a clear, actionable report: what worked, where processes broke down, and which changes would materially strengthen readiness, from documentation and role clarity to communication, detection and escalation.
We help you clarify and prioritise actions and update policies, procedures and incident response artefacts, with short workshops or checks to confirm improvements are in place, so the TTX drives sustained uplift.
Our TTXs are designed and run by consultants who build, maintain and audit real-world security systems, so every scenario, decision point and recommendation is grounded in operational reality, including environments that must meet ISO 27001 and PCI DSS.
Scenarios come from our hands-on experience designing, operating and improving security systems, not generic templates.
Because scenarios mirror real operational and compliance pressure, outcomes translate into concrete, achievable improvements.
An interactive, facilitated simulation of a cyber incident. Participants work through a realistic scenario to test your incident response plan, capabilities and processes in a safe, controlled setting.
Typically representatives from IT, security, operations, legal, communications and executive leadership. We usually run two exercises, one for executives and one for technical teams, so each group focuses on the decisions and processes that suit them.
We analyse both sessions and deliver a report on what worked, where processes broke down and what to change, then help you prioritise and implement the actions, with workshops or checks to confirm they are in place.
It does not have to be. Follow-up is built in so the exercise drives lasting improvement, and repeating TTXs with new scenarios keeps incident response skills current as your organisation and threats change.
A tabletop exercise strengthens your resilience to cyber threats and builds a culture of awareness and preparedness across your team.
Give us a call and let’s talk TTX.
