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Tabletop
Exercises

Plans are only as good as the people executing them. Our facilitated tabletop exercises put your incident response capability under realistic pressure, without the consequences of a real breach, so you find the gaps before an attacker does.

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Test Your Response
Before It Is Tested for You

A documented incident response plan is not the same as a capable team. Under the pressure of a live incident, gaps appear in places no plan anticipates: unclear ownership, slow escalation, communication that breaks down across technical, management, and legal functions.

A tabletop exercise reveals those gaps in a controlled setting. We introduce a realistic scenario, escalate it with injects, and observe how your people actually respond, then we turn what we see into concrete, prioritised improvements.

No Risk
All the pressure of a real incident, none of the consequences
Cross-Team
Technical, management, legal, and communications functions tested together
Realistic
Scenarios drawn from genuine threats facing your sector
Actionable
Every exercise ends with a prioritised plan to close the gaps found

Scenarios We Run

We facilitate exercises across the threats most likely to test your organisation. Each scenario can be run as standard or tailored to your environment, sector, and team structure.

Ransomware Response

Simulate a ransomware deployment across your environment, testing detection speed, escalation paths, communication protocols, and recovery decision-making under pressure.

Business Email Compromise

Walk your finance, HR, and IT teams through a realistic BEC scenario, validating verification processes, approval workflows, and inter-team coordination when fraud is suspected.

Third-Party Breach Scenario

Simulate a compromise originating from a key supplier or managed service provider, testing your ability to isolate, investigate, and respond when the threat enters through a trusted third party.

Data Breach & Regulatory Notification

Exercise your legal, compliance, and communications response to a personal data breach, including GDPR/ICO notification timelines, customer communication, and board escalation.

Disaster Recovery

Test your ability to recover systems and data after a major disruption, from infrastructure failure to natural disaster, validating DR plans, backup integrity, and recovery time objectives under realistic pressure.

Business Continuity

Exercise your business continuity plans against a scenario that disrupts critical operations, testing how you sustain essential functions, communicate with stakeholders, and manage continuity across the organisation.

How a TTX Engagement Works

01
Scoping & Scenario Design
We work with you to select scenarios that reflect your real threat landscape. Scenarios are tailored to your sector, technology stack, and team structure.
02
Facilitated Exercise
B5 Cyber facilitates the session, introducing injects, probing decision-making, and observing team dynamics across technical, management, and comms functions.
03
Hot Wash & Immediate Feedback
Immediately after the exercise, a structured debrief surfaces what worked, what did not, and what gaps need urgent attention.
04
After-Action Report
A detailed written report documenting observations, gaps identified, and a prioritised action plan to improve your incident response capability.

Three Levels of Tabletop Exercise

Every engagement is facilitated by B5 Cyber. Choose the depth that matches your team, your maturity, and the questions you need answered. Prices are fixed, with no hidden extras.

Essential
£2,000

A focused, ready-to-run exercise that puts your response under pressure and surfaces the gaps that matter most.

  • Facilitated tabletop exercise
  • Established scenario, run as standard
  • High level report covering the most critical findings
  • Prioritised summary of immediate actions
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Tailored
Most Popular
£5,000

A scenario built around your environment, with consulting workshops that turn findings into real, lasting change.

  • Everything in Essential
  • Scenario tailored to your sector and technology
  • Consulting workshops to drive the changes you need
  • Detailed after-action report
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Bespoke
£10,000

A fully bespoke programme, built from a deep understanding of your business, with findings captured and woven into the report.

  • Everything in Tailored
  • Business, technology, and context workshop
  • Detailed report with an executive presentation
  • Feedback captured and tailored into the report
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Find the Gaps
Before an Attacker Does.

Read the full case for tabletop exercises, the scenarios worth rehearsing, and how a B5 Cyber engagement works, in one downloadable whitepaper.