One of the major problems that security experts face is that people won’t recognize the problem until it happens – until something terminal occurred. According to Jay McLaughlin of Q2, a software provider in financial industry, there are tabletop exercises that companies can execute to evaluate thepossible emergency situations at a given place and time. These exercises include discussions, response planning, role playing and solution execution. The objectives of the tabletop exercises are to prepare members for any possible security emergency situation, draft contingency plan and post-recovery actions. It is a drill that evaluates the readiness of the group and through that, informs every member of the company. Source: csonline.com