(Hybrid) The Art of Elevating Tabletop Exercises for Proactive Defense (Sean G.)

This is a hybrid event, and the Zoom link will be shared during the meeting.

meeting link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82637980276?pwd=KK0CQOioOngdWqGorbdPqiGUHhDbPU.1

Topic:
Beyond the Checkbox: The Art of Elevating Tabletop Exercises for Proactive Defense

Description:
In today's cybersecurity landscape, the need to adapt incident response strategies is more crucial than ever. This session explores the challenges of swiftly identifying and deploying resources amid the evolving threat landscape. We challenge the perception of tabletop exercises as mere compliance tasks, urging a shift towards recognizing them as proactive tools integral to organizational resilience.
Addressing the dynamic nature of cybersecurity, we emphasize the urgency of identifying potential gaps in a rapidly changing environment. Navigating the process of onboarding tools, we ensure alignment with your organization's unique demands. By framing tabletop exercises as value-driven activities, participants will gain insights into transforming them from routine rituals into strategic assets.
The session concludes with a hands-on group exercise, enabling attendees to immediately implement discussed techniques upon returning to their organizations. Leave with a fresh perspective on incident response, ready to elevate tabletop exercises beyond regulatory checkboxes into powerful tools enhancing your cybersecurity posture.
Takeaways:
• Transform tabletop exercises from compliance rituals to strategic assets
• Recognize the evolving threat landscape and adapt incident response accordingly
• Implement practical techniques through a small group exercise for immediate organizational impact

Bio:
Sean is a Principal in Wolf’s DenSecure group. His role on the offensive security side entails developing security reviews and managing projects, including security reviews, penetration tests, social engineering, threat emulation, and red teams. On the defensive security side, Sean is responsible for the oversight and execution on our vCISO consulting projects and digital forensic investigations.
Sean has over a decade of experience in consulting and has worked extensively in the financial, healthcare, education, and software sectors.

Venue and Food:
This is a hybrid event!

Virtual: Zoom link will be provided at the time of the meeting.

In-Person: We are meeting at 6:30 pm at Paragus IT at 112 Russell St, Hadley, MA. Please RSVP for pizza and soda count.