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Beschreibung
The complete start-to-finish guide for planning and delivering successful cybersecurity tabletop exercises.

Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercises, written by veteran security consultants Robert Lelewski and John Hollenberger, is an essential resource for cybersecurity professionals and anyone tasked with enhancing their organization’s incident response capabilities. This comprehensive guide to tabletop exercise planning and delivery offers practical insights, step-by-step instructions, and real-world examples to improve your team’s ability to prevent and respond to cyberattacks.

The book is divided into two main parts. In Part I: The Tabletop Exercise Process, you’ll learn:
  • Why you should perform tabletop exercises and what their organizational benefits are
  • Effective planning and logistics tips, including how to gain executive sponsor support
  • How to develop realistic scenarios, injects, and storyboards
  • Facilitation techniques to ensure active participant engagement
  • Evaluation methods and follow-up activities

The example scenarios in Part II include:
  • Technical tabletops covering phishing campaigns, ransomware attacks, and zero-day vulnerabilities
  • Executive-level exercises that focus on high-impact incidents
  • Cross-functional cases such as physical security breaches, social media compromises, and insider threats

With examples tailored for various roles, you’ll discover how to transform tabletop exercises from a mere compliance requirement into a powerful strategic preparedness tool. Whether you’re new to tabletop exercises or an experienced practitioner, this book provides proven insights to strengthen your organization’s cyber incident response capabilities and overall security posture.
The complete start-to-finish guide for planning and delivering successful cybersecurity tabletop exercises.

Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercises, written by veteran security consultants Robert Lelewski and John Hollenberger, is an essential resource for cybersecurity professionals and anyone tasked with enhancing their organization’s incident response capabilities. This comprehensive guide to tabletop exercise planning and delivery offers practical insights, step-by-step instructions, and real-world examples to improve your team’s ability to prevent and respond to cyberattacks.

The book is divided into two main parts. In Part I: The Tabletop Exercise Process, you’ll learn:
  • Why you should perform tabletop exercises and what their organizational benefits are
  • Effective planning and logistics tips, including how to gain executive sponsor support
  • How to develop realistic scenarios, injects, and storyboards
  • Facilitation techniques to ensure active participant engagement
  • Evaluation methods and follow-up activities

The example scenarios in Part II include:
  • Technical tabletops covering phishing campaigns, ransomware attacks, and zero-day vulnerabilities
  • Executive-level exercises that focus on high-impact incidents
  • Cross-functional cases such as physical security breaches, social media compromises, and insider threats

With examples tailored for various roles, you’ll discover how to transform tabletop exercises from a mere compliance requirement into a powerful strategic preparedness tool. Whether you’re new to tabletop exercises or an experienced practitioner, this book provides proven insights to strengthen your organization’s cyber incident response capabilities and overall security posture.
Über den Autor
Robert Lelewski has more than 20 years of experience in IT, cybersecurity, incident response, and risk management. He is the VP of cybersecurity strategy at Zurich Insurance’s Global Ventures and holds numerous industry certifications, including CISA, CISM, CRISC, CIPM, and CDPSE.

John Hollenberger is a seasoned cybersecurity consultant with over 16 years of experience in web and host-based vulnerability assessments, incident response, digital forensics, and data loss prevention. He is a senior security consultant of proactive services at Fortinet, with certifications that include CISSP, GCIH, GWAPT, and Security+.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part I: The Tabletop Exercise Process
Chapter 1: Why Perform Tabletop Exercises?
Chapter 2: Planning the Tabletop Exercise
Chapter 3: The Development Process: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Chapter 4: Facilitating a Successful Exercise
Chapter 5: Acting On What You’ve Learned: Evaluation and Next Steps

Part II: Example Scenarios
Chapter 6: Engaging a Technical Audience
Chapter 7: Engaging an Executive Audience
Chapter 8: Engaging the Business

Appendix: Reporting Templates
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Datenkommunikation, Netze & Mailboxen
Genre: Importe, Informatik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781718503823
ISBN-10: 1718503822
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lelewski, Robert
Hollenberger, John
Hersteller: Random House LLC US
No Starch Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 232 x 177 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Robert Lelewski (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.10.2024
Gewicht: 0,392 kg
Artikel-ID: 128921294

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