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Defend as One: Breaking Down Technical Barriers Across an Organisation Through Technical Team Exercising

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2 months ago

This article details how a public healthcare account used Immersive Labs’ Cyber Team Simulation for a cross-departmental May Day programme, benchmarking national cyber capabilities. As their Cyber Workforce Advisor, I’ll outline the steps taken, from planning to execution, to achieve this strategic programme.

Where and when did the programme take place? Jeopardy June was a cybersecurity technical exercise event hosted exclusively for a public-sector health organisation on June 27 and 28, 2024.  Partic...
A Process flow diagram illustrating the stages of preparation, enablement, and exercise. The preparation and enablement phase includes the following sequential steps: 'Kick-off call & planning,' 'Structured Onboarding,' 'Preparation Labs,' and 'Team Briefing.' The exercise phase includes two slots: 'Slot 1' and 'Slot 2.' Each stage is represented by circular nodes connected by arrows, showing progression.
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As a visual learner, I appreciated having the visual representation of the program graphic! Curious what the recommended participant requirements might have been - was there a recommended level of technical expertise, as an example? Or recommended types of roles (maybe for those that don't have or call themselves SOC analysts) that were best suited? 

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21 days ago

Hi MegMarCyberTrust thanks for reaching out!

The programme was designed to show that anyone regardless of technical ability could utilise Immersive Labs hands on labs to uplift their skill set and take part in a technical exercise.

A set of labs was placed into a collection to enable them to focus on areas that would align to the CTF. We had soc participants, clinicians as well as front line support staff. 

One of they key takeaways from the Immersive Labs team was how the teams came together and mentored and coached each other along as we ensured in each team there was a mix of techincal skill and expertise.