Practical worksheets and learning notes

Download editable security-test scoping, incident-exercise and conference-learning templates, each with instructions and a worked example.

Use these resources to prepare a discussion, plan a bounded exercise or record what you have learned. Each includes instructions, a blank worksheet and a worked example on the page, plus editable Markdown and CSV downloads.

The downloads work locally in a text editor or spreadsheet application. This website does not collect or save your completed worksheets. Use your own approved storage for sensitive operational information.

Choose a resource

Resource Best used when What it helps you produce
Security-test scope worksheet You are preparing to commission an assessment A discussion draft covering assets, permissions, boundaries, deliverables and open questions
Incident-exercise planner You have a response plan and want to examine a specific decision An exercise brief, timed prompts, observation record and improvement actions
Conference-learning notes You are attending a session or reviewing surviving material A source-linked record of claims, evidence, limits and a follow-up task

Print or edit

Print the HTML page if you prefer to work on paper. Download Markdown for a document-style record or CSV for a spreadsheet. In the CSV files, the response column is intentionally blank and the example column shows the intended level of detail. Keep those examples clearly separate from your own facts.

The scoping worksheet is a planning aid; a completed copy is not permission to test a system. The exercise planner describes a discussion exercise and does not instruct participants to change live systems. Read each resource's boundary notes before adapting it.

These original templates are published by Serallo Domains Ltd for Crestcon. You may copy and adapt them for your own organisation's planning and learning. Keep a link to the source when sharing an adapted version, and distinguish your changes from the published example.

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Security-test scope worksheet

Prepare a clear test scope with blank fields, a fictional worked example and editable downloads covering permission, boundaries and reporting.

Incident-exercise planner

Plan a discussion-based incident exercise with blank planning fields, timed fictional prompts, observation notes and editable downloads.

Conference-learning notes

Record a session's claims, evidence, limitations and next steps with a printable template, editable downloads and a historical reading example.

Practical cyber security guides

Choose an assessment, prepare for an incident, use threat intelligence or document your learning with original examples and clear next steps.

The conference archive

Explore documented 2013, 2018 and 2019 conference records, programme information and links to surviving presentation material.