AutoTableTop™ 2.1 Imminent Release: Multi-Stage Exercises, Free-Form Roles, and AI-Controlled Participants

April 28, 2026
AutoTableTop 2.1

tGEN announces the release of AutoTableTop™ version 2.1, delivering the most significant capability upgrade since the platform’s version 2.0 launch in October 2025. This release introduces a three-stage timeline system, free-form participant roles, AI-controlled participants, and exercise-type terminology enforcement – capabilities that bring AutoTableTop™ closer to replicating the dynamics of a real-world incident without adding cost or complexity.

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The Stryker “Wiper” incident

April 10, 2026
Stryker "Wiper" incident

The Stryker Corporation cyberattack of March 11, 2026 represents a structural shift in the cyber threat landscape. This was not a ransomware attack for financial gain — it was a state-aligned destructive wiper operation conducted by Handala, an Iran-linked hacktivist group assessed by multiple intelligence firms as a front for Void Manticore, a destructive operations unit within Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). The stated motivation was retaliation for U.S. military strikes in Iran.

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ThreatGEN® Showcasing AutoTableTop™ 2.0 for ICS/OT at SCADA User Group as Tier 1 Sponsor

March 5, 2026

ThreatGEN® is proud to announce our participation as a Tier 1 Sponsor at the upcoming SCADA User Group March 31st Event in Houston, Texas. This exclusive gathering brings together operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) professionals from utilities and critical infrastructure organizations to exchange knowledge, tackle real-world challenges, and advance the state of OT cybersecurity practice.

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Upcoming webinar – Strengthening Pipeline Cybersecurity, The Power of Tabletop Exercises on June 12

May 12, 2025

Join ThreatGEN and UTSI International for an engaging, one-hour webinar designed specifically for energy and pipeline industry professionals. Discover how modern tabletop exercises, powered by advanced simulation and generative AI, can transform your organization’s cyber resilience. Learn from industry leaders Clint Bodungen (President, ThreatGEN) and Shaun Six (President, UTSI International) as they share practical strategies, real-world scenarios, and proven methodologies for implementing effective tabletop exercises in pipeline operations.

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Rockwell Advisory PN1633 Tabletop Scenario for AutoTableTop™

May 5, 2025
Rockwell AutoTableTop™ scenario

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-3595 and CVE-2023-3596 in Advisory ID PNI1633) has been discovered in Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk Linx product, which is widely used for industrial automation. The flaw allows for remote code execution and denial-of-service attacks, potentially giving attackers administrator-level access and control over industrial systems.

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Better Outcomes through Iteration with AutoTableTop™

April 4, 2025
Tabletop Exercises

Discover how ThreatGEN’s AutoTableTop™ revolutionized incident response training in our latest case study. Using a realistic simulation scenario involving the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, teams demonstrated remarkable improvements across four iterative exercises. Participants tackled challenges like unauthorized PLC access and water pressure disruptions, refining their strategies to achieve a peak performance score of 95/100. Key advancements included enhanced firewall configurations, multi-factor authentication implementation, and robust public communication planning.

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SolarWinds 2019 Scenario

February 13, 2025
SolarWinds

Sometime around January 2019, hackers from a group known as SolarStorm gained access to SolarWinds’ network using either a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party service or application, a brute-force attack or social engineering.

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