CHLOE TUCKER
Storytelling for Human-Centered Defense
Applied Training
Intelligence-driven information security professional specializing in learning experience design
Hybrid human risk and threat intelligence specialist
Designs and facilitates tabletop exercises for audiences ranging from high schoolers to SOCs to federal agencies
Frequent speaker at BSides conferences and cybersecurity events nationwide
Incorporates MITRE ATT&CK Navigator and real-world adversary tradecraft into scenario design
Thursday
2:15 PM
From Zero to (Tabletop) Hero: Building Tabletop Exercises for Human-Centered Defense
In this hands-on experience, you'll learn to design intelligence-driven tabletop exercises using the Hero's Journey storytelling format. We'll move from generic "bad thing happened, now what?" scenarios into compelling stories that meet your players where they are, and make incident response feel more achievable.
You'll walk away with:
• A draft tabletop scenario outline tailored to your organization
• Practical techniques for incorporating adversary tradecraft into your scenario, using tools like MITRE ATT&CK Navigator
• Facilitation tips grounded in group dynamics, for helping people do their best collaborative thinking under pressure
• A list of the publicly available threat reports I most often reach for during scenario design
No prior exercise experience required - just bring your organization's context and a willingness to think like an adversary.
Chloe Tucker is an intelligence-driven information security professional with a focus on learning experience design. As a hybrid human risk and threat intelligence specialist, she spends most of her time trying to understand who's doing what, when, why, and how. Chloe has designed and facilitated tabletop and functional exercises for audiences ranging from high schoolers to SOCs to federal agencies and regulators. She's been a speaker at multiple BSides conferences and cybersecurity events. She's passionate about meeting people where they're at, facilitating conversations, and drinking tea.