DHS Campus Resilience Program Exercise Starter Kits Now Available

[Valerie Vogel <vvogel () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

Good afternoon,

The DHS Office of Academic Engagement has just released Campus Resilience (CR) Program Exercise Starter Kits. The 
announcement is available below or you may view it online: 
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHS/bulletins/1f55330?reqfrom=share

These CR Program Exercise Starter Kits are self-conducted tabletop exercises (TTX) for colleges and universities. Each 
kit includes a set of planning documents and guidance on how to tailor the resources and tools appropriately to meet 
the goals and outcomes of any campus exercise. This week, DHS released three scenarios: cyber breaches, hurricanes, and 
active shooter incidents. You can learn more by reviewing the one-pager mentioned below.

Please note that interested institutions should complete the SurveyMonkey form (see link below) to receive the selected 
kits. We hope you find these new resources useful!

Thank you,
Valerie

Valerie Vogel
Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Program

EDUCAUSE
Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good
direct: 202.331.5374 | twitter: @HEISCouncil | vvogel () educause edu<mailto:vvogel () educause edu>


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CR Program Releases New Exercise Starter Kits for Cybersecurity, Hurricanes, and Active Shooter Scenarios

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Academic Engagement (OAE) recently released three Exercise Starter Kits 
for the academic community as part of the Campus Resilience (CR) 
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[ESK]The CR Program Exercise Starter Kits are self-conducted tabletop exercises (TTX) designed for institutions of 
higher education (IHE). The Exercise Starter Kits provide IHEs with a set of scalable tools and documents to develop a 
TTX that can be tailored to match pressing threats and hazards while validating specific emergency plans, protocols, 
and procedures.

The Exercise Starter Kits are complementary to the CR Program’s TTX series, which offers the 
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 and 
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 events annually. The kits allow an IHE’s campus law enforcement, emergency management staff, and leadership to 
continually test and strengthen current emergency preparedness plans outside of an in-person TTX Series event.


Exercise Starter Kits scenarios released this week focus on cyber breaches, hurricanes, and active shooter incidents. 
Each kit includes a set of planning documents that contain pre-populated exercise content. Kit tools and documents 
include:

  *   An Exercise Conduct Briefing for presentation during the TTX
  *   A Situation Manual to provide background information on the TTX, scenario content, as well as discussion 
questions for participants
  *   A Facilitator Guide for assisting facilitators in delivering the TTX
  *   A Participant Feedback Form Template for players to provide candid feedback on the TTX
  *   An After-Action Report Template for summarizing key strength and areas for improvement following the TTX

For more information on the CR Program’s Exercise Starter Kits, read the Exercise Starter Kit 
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 and press 
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