November 2025 Lunch N Learn
This event will be both educational and informative. Attendees are eligible to earn ISC2 and ISACA CPE credits by providing their membership numbers. Certificates for ISC2 and ISACA CPEs will be issued following the event.
Speaker:
G. Mark Hardy is the President of National Security Corporation and has been a trusted provider of information security expertise to government, military, and commercial clients for over 30 years. A long-standing industry veteran, he has led the information security consulting firm he founded in 1988.
G. Mark is the author of the Information Security Handbook for Enterprise Computing and the Client/Server Security Handbook, and he is a contributing author to Network Security Secrets. He has served on three ANSI committees responsible for developing security standards for the financial and e-commerce industries.
A retired Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve, G. Mark is the former President of the 20,000-member Association of the United States Navy and has served in command nine times throughout his distinguished military career.
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Title of Event: Table-Top Exercises: Preparing your own TTX
Event Summary:
Have you ever participated in a Table-Top Exercise (TTX)? Ever had to write and lead one yourself?
In this session, G Mark Hardy will walk through the value and structure of TTXs… informal yet powerful training tools designed to simulate real-world incidents and strengthen your team’s response strategies.
We will explore the concept and importance of TTXs in improving organizational resilience, discuss their cost-effectiveness, and highlight their role in crisis preparedness. G Mark will cover key elements of successful execution, including how to set objectives, choose participants, create realistic scenarios, and conduct meaningful follow-ups.
We will also touch on compliance considerations, such as SOC 2, and how tabletop exercises can help expose and address organizational gaps before an actual incident occurs.
Whether you are new to TTXs or looking to improve your current approach, this session will provide practical guidance and insights you can put into action.
We are also excited to welcome our event sponsors, Forcepoint and Stream Security, who will be sharing how their cybersecurity solutions transform the workplace, safeguard against evolving threats, and help data stay more secure.
Agenda: (Agenda time may be changed or updated – Lunch will be served during the presentation)
11:00 – 11:25 Registration
11:25 – 11:40 Welcome and Introductions
11:40 – 12:00 Forcepoint Presentation
12:00 – 12:20 Stream Presentation
12:20 – 12:50 G Mark Presentation
12:50 – 1:00 Q & A / Presentation Conclusion
