Gamified Tabletop Exercises For Effective Disaster Recovery Testing
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Gamified Tabletop Exercises for Effective Disaster Recovery Testing
Tabletop exercises are a common way to test disaster recovery and business continuity plans, but they can also be some of the most dry and boring meetings any professional can attend. Following a set script with no variation can cause folks to lose interest and question the value of such exercises, even when they are required for compliance frameworks such as SOC2. What is a security professional to do? Simple—introduce variability by adding dice! Gamification isn't a new idea, but applying some principles of gamification to a traditional tabletop exercise can breathe new life into a potentially monotonous activity. This book covers how to build a gamified tabletop exercise from the ground up, and provides example exercises you can build upon for your own needs. Not only will participation improve, but you will have reusable exercises to work with as each walk-through can produce different results, helping to cover multiple outcomes when testing your recovery capabilities. By providing examples and a methodical approach on how to build gamification into a traditional tabletop, the goal is to provide a new perspective on tabletop exercises that should be more engaging for all participants, and thus more beneficial for everyone involved. Avoid the monotony and start practicing with realistic consequences for decisions with dice rolls! What You Will Learn Plan, build, and execute tabletop exercises with participants Understand and explain gamification benefits and how to add it to traditional tabletop exercises Understand why and how to introduce such concepts to a traditional tabletop exercise Get up to speed on the purpose of tabletop exercises as well as how to improve participation and retention of exercise participants Compile tips and tricks to help when encountering unexpected issues during tabletop exercises, from unexpected decisions to difficult participants Know tools and techniques, such as using mind maps, to help plan and build gamified tabletop exercises Who This Book Is For GRC or security professionals who would are responsible for executing a tabletop exercise or otherwise tasked with annual testing of the company disaster recovery/business continuity plans. Even participants who are looking for alternatives to traditional "happy path" tabletops may be interested.
HCI in Games
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on HCI in Games, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which took place in Washington DC, USA, during June 29 - July 4, 2024. The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5108 submissions. The two volume set of HCI-Games 2024 proceedings were organized in the following topical sections: Volume 14730: Part I: Game Design and Gamification; Part II: Game-based Learning; Part III: Games and Artificial Intelligence Volume 14731: Part I: Advancing Education Through Serious Games; Part II: Player Experience and Engagement
Disaster Recovery Testing
Author: James Relington
language: en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date: 2025-05-23
This book provides a comprehensive guide to building and validating effective disaster recovery plans that ensure organizational resilience in the face of unexpected disruptions. Covering fundamental concepts, strategic planning, technical implementation, and practical testing methodologies, it equips IT professionals and business leaders with the knowledge and tools necessary to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Emphasizing continuous improvement, risk management, and collaboration across teams and external partners, the book offers actionable insights for integrating disaster recovery into modern IT environments, including hybrid clouds and DevOps workflows. With a focus on real-world challenges and best practices, it serves as an essential resource for safeguarding critical systems, data, and operations in today's complex and dynamic risk landscape.