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Analyst View for Instructors and Designers of Tabletop Exercises

    Author: Marek Veselý

    Supervisor: Jan Vykopal

    Abstract: This thesis presents an application for the analysis and monitoring of tabletop exercises conducted with the INJECT platform. A set of functional requirements was derived from an existing prototype built in a different frontend framework, extending its functionality. The application helps instructors track the progress of running exercises, allowing them to respond to any setbacks participating teams may face. It is also possible to analyze finished exercises. Consequently, the instructors can evaluate the participants’ performance, and the designers can review their exercises and improve them accordingly. The application was tested with two exercises held in November and December 2023. The first was attended by students of the Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, and the other by employees of the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NCISA). The application helped monitor the exercises and highlighted potential issues in their design. The exercise designers could address these problems before the exercises are used again.

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