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Incident Readiness & Tabletop Exercises

Facilitated scenarios that test decision-making and response readiness for realistic incidents — phishing, compromised accounts, data loss and operational disruption.

Best for

SMEs, charities, schools, churches and community organisations with operational risk and limited IT capacity.

Deliverables

  • Facilitated tabletop session
  • After-action report and priorities
  • Improved playbooks and response actions

Timeframes

Preparation + session + reporting typically delivered within 1–3 weeks.

What we assess

  • Decision-making under pressure (roles, escalation, authority)
  • Communication (internal, external, suppliers, customers)
  • Operational continuity and data protection actions
  • Gaps in playbooks, training and controls

How we deliver

  • Short scoping call to tailor the scenario
  • Facilitated tabletop with relevant roles
  • Debrief and evidence capture
  • After-action report with prioritised improvements

Outputs you can use immediately

You receive a clear record of what worked, what failed, and what to do next — including practical improvements to response playbooks, roles and readiness actions that can be implemented without unnecessary complexity.