Episode 39 — Rehearse Response and Recovery With Realistic Drills
Exercises transform theory into readiness, and the SSCP exam expects you to know how testing validates plans. We define exercise types—tabletop, functional, and full-scale—and describe their purpose: measuring coordination, timing, and decision quality. You’ll learn how to set objectives, choose participants, design injects that trigger response decisions, and document observations. The key is treating drills as data collection events, not performances, producing evidence that informs plan improvement and training needs.
Practical examples illustrate effective rehearsal. We outline how a tabletop for ransomware tests communication flow and legal escalation, while a functional exercise for data center outage validates failover timing and data integrity. We discuss evaluation criteria, after-action reviews, and corrective action tracking to closure. Troubleshooting guidance addresses unrealistic scenarios that erode credibility, inadequate participation, and exercises run without follow-up analysis. By structuring drills to challenge assumptions and measuring recovery performance against RTOs and RPOs, you create a cycle of learning that builds both confidence and audit-ready proof of preparedness—competencies directly measured by the exam’s continuity and incident domains. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
