Exercises are a key component of national preparedness. They provide the whole community with the opportunity to shape planning, assess and validate capabilities, and address areas for improvement.

Organizations that are regularly defending against cyberattacks can find it useful to occasionally take a step back and test their defense and response capabilities. One way to do this is through ...

Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of CS’ two-part series on behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams. Part 1 defined BTAM, who should be on a BTAM team, and how cases should be managed.

The University of Connecticut participated in a “FEMA Virtual Tabletop Exercise” preparing for “civil unrest” situations on Jul. 7, 2022. The departments involved in the training included University ...

Every 39 seconds some company is being hit by a cyberattack. Security incidents are a constant threat, an inevitability rather than a possibility. An incident response plan can help organizations as ...

When conducting cybersecurity and other emergency management tabletop exercises, how far should you push your teams into uncomfortable situations? While goals of these exercises generally focus on ...

Every organization should run tabletop exercises that answer key questions about their preparedness for ransomware and DDoS attacks, third-party risks, and insider threats. Ensuring the enterprise is ...