Glossary Term Meaning Scenario template Reusable blueprint (phases, injects, questions) stored in Scenarios. Not a live session Exercise / session A live tabletop run created from a scenario template. Has a room code Facilitator Org user who creates scenarios, starts exercises, and runs the live session Participant Person in the exercise room. Does not need a Breachday account User role (Admin / Facilitator / Observer)Permission level for logged-in org team members (Settings → Team) Participant role / tabletop role Exercise seat like "Incident Commander" or "Legal" (Settings → Participants & Roles). UI sometimes says "department" — tabletop role, not HR org unit Role seat One instance of a participant role in a specific exercise session Inject A scenario event card participants respond to during the exercise Lobby Pre-start waiting state where participants join before the facilitator starts Room code Short alphanumeric code (4–6 chars) for joining, e.g. AB12 BC Program BIA, Calendar, IT Assets, Vendors, Business Processes, and Playbooks — continuity-of-operations data linked to scenarios (Plus/Pro) Business process A BC Program record for a critical process with recovery objectives and dependencies on assets, vendors, and roles RTO / RPO / MAD Recovery time objective (how fast it must be restored), recovery point objective (how much data loss is tolerable), maximum acceptable downtime AI Scenario Builder Generates a full scenario (phases, injects, questions) from a description; Plus/Pro with per-period run and save quotas Origin badge CTEP or Breachday pill on a scenario cloned from a system template; scratch-built scenarios have none Data protection mode Per-exercise option (Plus/Pro) that purges session data and the report after the org retention window MSP workspace A managed-service-provider org that manages multiple client orgs; MSP users switch orgs via the sidebar workspace switcher
Key app URLs Weekly AI scenario suggestions Dashboard shows top 3 AI-matched scenario templates each week based on current cybersecurity headlines. Click to open recommended Breachday templates. Requires platform generation (may show "not yet generated" early in the week).
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