Security News > 2024 > April > How to design and deliver an effective cybersecurity exercise

They are based on cyber-attack scenarios and are used by facilitators to guide participants throughout the cybersecurity exercise.

Before designing a cyber exercise scenario, the controller should assess any potential constraints on resources, skills or budget for running certain types of exercises.

The right people not being available to facilitate or participate in the exercise, and the absence of the right environment to run a simulated exercise.

The choice of attack vector will influence the design of the exercise and the resources required to run it.

An exercise is run to prepare individuals for potential future crises, ensuring the exercise is run professionally with a realistic scenario will allow participants to think back in times of genuine crisis and build upon the success they had or mitigate the mistakes they made in what was a safe learning environment.

Once the cybersecurity exercise is complete, the facilitator should ask participants to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the exercise.

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