The Definitive Guide to Cyber Drilling

Cyber drills offer a comprehensive and effective approach to proving and improving your organization’s cyber resilience. Unlike traditional tabletop exercises, they combine technical skills with real-world decision-making, testing your people and your processes in safe, simulated environments.

Whether you're assessing your front-line technical teams or your executive leadership, this guide provides the foundation for building a repeatable, flexible cyber drilling program that meets compliance requirements, improves coordination, and boosts confidence across the organization.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

• Build immersive exercises that test response across all levels 
• Improve cross-functional communication and decision-making
• Develop drills aligned with DORA, NIS2, PCI-DSS, and other standards
• Identify and address weaknesses with data-driven insights
• Use a variety of drill formats—from micro-drills to full crisis simulations