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When your IT systems go down, every second counts — and the costs can be staggering. Research shows that more than half of IT and data centre outages cost over $100,000, and 16% exceed $1 million. In ...

What is a tabletop exercise? A tabletop exercise—sometimes abbreviated TTX or TTE—is an informal, discussion-based session in which a team discusses their roles and responses during an emergency, ...

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 ...

Tabletop exercises are a familiar component within the emergency management preparedness phase. Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Homeland Security Emergency Exercise and Evaluation Program ...

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 ...