Tabletops
Interactive Simulations for Incidents and Disasters
An expert team of security professionals to lead your security program at the highest level. Let us guide you to identify and address gaps in your incident response and disaster recovery security plans.
What is a Tabletop
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An expert team of security professionals to help you enhance your incident response and disaster recovery strategies.
A tabletop exercise guides you through your incident response and disaster recovery plans. By exploring theoretical scenarios and discussing your organization's strategies we identify potential shortcomings. The ultimate objective is to ensure that the necessary contacts, technology, units and execution are prepared before a breach or attack occurrs.
At Secure-Centric, tabletop simulations are tailored to analyze your unique organization.
Our security specialists will initiate the process by collaborating with you to collect details about your network configuration, desired scenarios, and the level of challenge your organization aims to assess. This insight into your network and current circumstances enables us to tailor adaptable scenarios with the goal of enhancing your overall program,
Connect with our security specialists to initiate improving your incident response and disaster response strategies.
We will enhance and develop your security program based on the aspects that most significantly influence your organization.
Tabletop Stages
Strategy
Our tabletop engagement commences by comprehending your environment, determining the desired severity of the theoretical incident, and crafting scenarios tailored to your specifications.
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Simulation
The simulation involves navigating through the plan in response to the presented scenario. We establish the context, execute your plan, introduce realistic alterations to the incident considering your environment and the attack, and assess your adaptability.
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Summary
In each engagement we integrate more IR team members and analysts to transcribe the discussion. Together we analyze notes collaboratively, identifying key components for enhancements.
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Presentation + Suggestions
After formulating suggestions for improvement, we communicate the findings to your team, guiding them on necessary changes. This serves as a valuable training opportunity, especially for IT outsiders who are equally affected by system downtime.
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Disaster Recovery Tabletop
Disaster Recovery Tabletop
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A disaster recovery plan is centered around preserving system uptime when confronted with either a natural or man-made crisis.
Incident Response Tabletop
Incident Response Tabletop
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An incident response plan is geared towards identifying, mitigating, and recovering from information security threats.
Tabletop Frequently Asked Questions
What's the timeframe for initiating the process? We maintain a conversational and adaptable approach in this exercise. The advantage is that we don't spend a long time crafting a simulation. We can change things based on the conversation's dynamics. This agility allows us to promptly get you what you need with these exercises.
Is it a prerequisite to have a pre-established plan to participate in tabletop exercises? Although it's not mandatory to have a pre-existing plan, it's strongly recommended. Engaging our team without a plan will still provide valuable insights into dealing with incidents, but the primary aim is to assess and validate your existing plan.
What type of incidents are typically simulated in your exercises? We assess the potential impact of an event on your organization ranging from 1-10 according to your testing preferences. Considering this scale and insights gathered about your environment and vulnerabilities, we tailor a scenario that aligns with your needs. A frequently encountered level is 7, comparable to a breach or attack.
What is the recommended frequency for conducting tabletop exercises? These simulations are designed to be a frequent and cost-effective tool. While organizations are typically advised to conduct these yearly, it's best to do them 2-4 times a year.
Why Choose Secure-Centric?
Our Custom-Tailored Approach
Expertise + Proficiency
With decades of experience and knowledge in the technology space, Secure-Centric's team has extensive skills to help you with all of your security needs. When opting for the growth of your security program through a vCISO, you gain the advantage of considerable experience on your side. Beyond experience, you're also partnering with a team that cares.
Mission Based + Goal Oriented
At Secure-Centric our goal is to restore peace of mind from cyberthreats for our clients around the world. We can't stand seeing people lose their jobs and reputation because they don't have proper consulting on Ransomware. We are committed to partnering with you before, during, and after a breach, because this approach is key to genuinely enhancing your security and safeguarding entrusted sensitive data.
Focus + Expertise
Our exclusive focus is on information security and nothing else. Our sole dedication is to security knowledge, protocol, and services. This focus and specialization enables our virtual CISO team to offer impartial guidance that genuinely transform your security practices. We will work with your team while informing and teaching them throughout the entire process.
Strategy + Approach
We recognize that no organization or business is exactly the same, so why would our strategy be standardized? You are unique, so is our approach. We understand that each organization have their own security programs at varying levels of development. We delve deeply into understanding your security program, utilizing an information security risk assessment to identify assets and challenges. After that, we'll apply industry best practices to offer tailored next steps that facilitate meaningful enhancements
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