While more organizations have breach response plans in place, many are not testing these plans - or are doing a subpar job of conducting tabletop exercises, security experts say (see: Breach Response: ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year … for corporate security bosses to run tabletop exercises, simulating a hypothetical cyberattack or other emergency, running through incident processes, and ...

A cybersecurity tabletop exercise is a structured simulation where key stakeholders walk through a realistic cyber incident and make decisions as events unfold.

Zeus Kerravala is the founder of and principal analyst at ZK Research. Follow him on Twitter @zkerravala. Partnering with an outside organization on these exercises can offer additional benefits.

In an increasingly interconnected world, the need for robust cybersecurity measures cannot be overemphasized. As cyber threats continue to evolve, so must our methods of preparing for and responding ...