9/19 - Tabletop Exercises: Improving Your Practice for Better Incident Response

In this webinar, you will learn:

• Why tabletop exercises are crucial for improving incident response readiness

• What key components should be included in an effective tabletop exercise

• What common pitfalls to avoid when running tabletop exercises

• How to design scenarios that test critical response capabilities

This session provides a comprehensive introduction to tabletop exercises (TTX) for incident response. Attendees will learn the key elements of effective TTX design, including scenario development, participant selection, and facilitation techniques. We'll explore how to integrate incident response playbooks into TTX to enhance functional value and learning. The session will also include a survey of attendees to tailor the deep-dive sessions on the questions and focus areas most important to their program. By the end, participants will have a solid foundation for implementing tabletop exercises to strengthen their organization's incident response capabilities.

Join incident response experts Amanda Berlin and Jeremy Mio as they share hard-won lessons from years of running tabletop exercises across diverse organizations. You'll come away with practical strategies to immediately enhance your own TTX efforts. Don't miss this opportunity to take your incident response preparedness to the next level.

Amanda Berlin is Lead Incident Detection Engineer at Blumira, bringing nearly two decades of experience to her position. At Blumira she leads a team of incident detection engineers who are responsible for creating new detections based on threat intelligence and research for the Blumira platform. An accomplished author, speaker, and podcaster, Amanda is known for her ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a way that is accessible and engaging for audiences of all backgrounds. She co-authored an O’Reilly Media book Defensive Security Handbook: Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure, a comprehensive guide for starting an infosec program from the ground up. She has presented at various industry events, including Blueteam Con, RSA Conference, and DEFCON. She is also co-host of Brakeing Down Security, a podcast about the world of cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and regulatory issues that arise in today’s workplace. Amanda is the CEO and co-founder of Mental Health Hackers, a non-profit organization that aims to raise awareness about mental health issues in the cybersecurity community. Through Mental Health Hackers, Amanda is working to break down the stigma surrounding mental health and create a supportive community for cybersecurity professionals. Passionate about educating others, Amanda frequently develops courses and leads tabletop sessions through organizations such as Antisyphon Training and Wild West Hackin’ Fest. Amanda is on multiple social media platforms as @InfoSystir, where she can be found sharing information security news, cracking jokes, and expressing her love for hedgehogs.

Jeremy has focused expertise within the evolution of security convergence, the merger of physical and information security, and cyberwarfare. He leads a government cybersecurity team and is Principal Partner at CodeRed LLC. Previously, he worked within Fortune 500 in enterprise information security as well as physical security through training and contracting.