Cyber Drill

Cyber Drills & Tabletop Exercises: Find Out How You Respond Before It Is Real

Scenario-driven crisis simulations that test your people, playbooks and decision-making under realistic pressure, from the technical floor to the boardroom.

Exercise types for every audience • Threat intelligence led scenarios • Multi-level participation • Realistic inject management • Objective observation and scoring • Plan and playbook validation • Safe and non-disruptive delivery • Regulatory and audit evidence • Repeatable exercise programme
Exercise types for every audience • Threat intelligence led scenarios • Multi-level participation • Realistic inject management • Objective observation and scoring • Plan and playbook validation • Safe and non-disruptive delivery • Regulatory and audit evidence • Repeatable exercise programme
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Cyber Drill

How HexaPrime help you with Cyber Drill!

Our cyber exercise service is outcome-driven. We design and facilitate exercises tailored to your sector, threat profile and technology environment, using scenarios built from current threat intelligence and real incident casework. Injects are delivered in controlled stages so participants must decide with incomplete information, exactly as they would in a real event. Exercises range from a short executive tabletop to a multi-day, multi-team functional drill. Findings are converted into a prioritized, owner-assigned improvement roadmap, with re-testing available to evidence that gaps have closed.

Key
Features
  • Exercise types for every audience
  • Threat intelligence led scenarios
  • Multi-level participation
  • Realistic inject management
  • Objective observation and scoring
  • Plan and playbook validation
  • Safe and non-disruptive delivery
  • Regulatory and audit evidence
  • Repeatable exercise programme
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Cyber Drill Architecture & Workflow
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Service Deliverables
Everything the service delivers. Built around measurable outcomes.
01
Exercise Design & Scenario Development
  • Custom scenario, master scenario events list and timed injects built around your environment, sector and current threat landscape.
02
Facilitated Exercise Delivery
  • On-site or remote delivery by experienced facilitators, inject controllers and observers, for technical and executive audiences.
03
Exercise Assessment & Evaluation Report
  • Timeline of actions, decision analysis, capability gaps, readiness scoring and root causes.
04
Improvement Roadmap & Advisory
  • Prioritized recommendations rated by risk and effort with suggested owners and timeframes, including specific updates to plans, playbooks and escalation matrices.
05
Compliance & Audit Support
  • Exercise records, participation evidence and findings required to demonstrate response testing for regulatory and compliance purposes.
06
Re-test & Continuous Improvement
  • Follow-up exercises that re-test previously identified gaps and evidence measurable improvement over time.

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FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between a tabletop exercise and a cyber drill?

A tabletop is discussion-based, with participants talking through decisions around a table. A drill is functional, with teams carrying out real actions in their real tools and channels. Most programmes use both: tabletops to align decision-making and drills to prove execution.

Who should take part?

Anyone who would be involved in a real incident: SOC and IT responders, application and infrastructure owners, legal, HR, communications, and the executive crisis team. Exercises are most valuable when technical and executive layers are tested together.

How long does an exercise take?

An executive tabletop typically runs two to four hours, a functional drill a full day, and a full-scale multi-team exercise two to three days.

Will it disrupt production systems?

Exercises are simulated and non-intrusive by default. Where live technical actions are included, they are performed within a controlled scope agreed in advance, with defined safety measures and stop conditions to minimize operational impact.

Do we need a mature incident response plan first?

No. If your plan is not mature or untested, the exercise is a fast way to identify what the plan must cover. We can also draft or refresh your incident response plan as a preceding engagement.

How often should we exercise?

A structured exercise programme should generally include at least one exercise annually, with additional exercises based on regulatory requirements, organizational risk, major technology or business changes, and lessons from previous incidents.

Can you include our third parties and suppliers?

Yes. Supply chain and service provider dependencies are among the most common weak points, and key suppliers can join as participants or be part of simulation scope.

Does the exercise satisfy regulatory testing requirements?

Exercises are designed to align with the response testing expectations set out in regulatory and compliance requirements, and the resulting documentation is structured for audit use.

Is the outcome used to judge individuals?

No. Exercises are run on a no-fault basis. Findings address process, tooling and information gaps, not individual performances.

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