DR drill tabletop template for clients

Published Mar 7, 2024 • Updated May 1, 2026

Overview

Tabletops exercise decisions, not cables. Use a scripted scenario per quarter.

Scenario examples

  • Ransomware encrypts ERP VM Friday 4 PM.
  • ISP cut severs primary site 8 hours.

Roles

Executive, IT liaison, legal, communications, MSP incident lead.

Outputs

Decision log: who declares disaster, who talks to press, RTO clock start, vendor call tree.

Follow-up

Tickets for gaps found (outdated WAN failback steps, missing VPN creds in vault).

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