Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) Artificial Intelligence Cyber Tabletop Exercise Series
CISA has conducted two tabletop exercises focused on AI security incident collaboration in partnership with Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) industry, federal government, and international participants. The AI Cyber Tabletop Exercises aimed to capture information beyond conventional cybersecurity incidents to help identify information sharing opportunities, protocols for public-private engagement, and areas for operational collaboration on AI security incidents.
CISA will incorporate lessons learned from these exercises into an AI Security Incident Collaboration Playbook to inform operational collaboration across government, industry, and international partners. The second tabletop exercise tested a draft of the Playbook with AI companies and critical infrastructure entities who are integrating AI in their operational environments.
Goals and Objectives
Primary objectives of these exercises were to:
- Explore the information sharing opportunities for cyber incidents involving an AI-enabled system.
- Examine industry participants’ response procedures and best practices when dealing with a multistage AI incident.
- Identify areas for improvement in industry and government AI incident response plans, information sharing, and overall organizational resilience during and following a significant AI incident.
- Assess the capabilities, needs, and priorities for information sharing and operational collaboration on cyber incidents involving an AI-enabled system among the federal government, industry, and international participants.
JCDC AI Exercise Resources
The following resources include JCDC AI Cyber Tabletop Exercise scenarios. Questions, comments, or feedback may be sent to jcdc.ai@cisa.dhs.gov.