A Cyber Range for Armed Forces Education

Turčaník, Michal

doi:10.11610/isij.4622

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“…CRs have become popular across industry and strategically for state actors, for example within China (Cary, 2022). Defined as "interactive, simulated platforms and representations of networks, systems, tools, and applications" (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, 2020, p. 3), they can be used for a variety of purposes, but primarily for training and skills development (Turčaník, 2020). This has led to a range of typologies on their architecture and use.…”

Section: Cyber Range Architecture and Usementioning

confidence: 99%

On the Use and Strategic Implications of Cyber Ranges in Military Contexts: A Dual Typology

Hansel¹,

Dwyer²,

Moog³

et al. 2023

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The use of simulated environments in cybersecurity – cyber ranges (CRs) – has become a popular method and tool to support training and education, assess system vulnerabilities, as well as to test and probe computer networks. Yet, CRs can be adopted to improve and enhance adversarial skill sets, tools, and operations that are attractive for military applications. This paper develops a strategic typology on how CRs have been used and adopted in military contexts (CRiMCs), where states have turned to CRs as one method to build cyber capacity, address proportionality and responsibility of cyber operations, as well as offer training and education. We identify CRiMCs that offer two strategic purposes: 1) reserved for sovereign use and capability development and 2) those intended to support cyber capacity building through domestic resilience and collaborative inter-state exercises. We thus ask, why do states establish sovereign cyber ranges ‘on top’ of being involved in collaborative ones? Why and how do they differ? To answer such questions, this paper delves into both the crucial technical components that support each CRiMC type and their implications by offering exemplars from five states (Lithuania, Norway, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and the USA). The paper concludes with some preliminary thoughts on future research avenues on CRiMCs and their implications for the use and governance of state cyber capabilities.

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Section: Cyber Range Architecture and Usementioning

confidence: 99%

On the Use and Strategic Implications of Cyber Ranges in Military Contexts: A Dual Typology

Hansel¹,

Dwyer²,

Moog³

et al. 2023

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“… Suricata. 4 A network intrusion detection system monitors the network and detects unexpected traffic. Suricata may be used by participants to produce network traffic captures for analysis.…”

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“…3 Regardless of cyber ranges often being used as testbeds for developing cybersecurity solutions or other software, training and exercise are the most typical reasons for their usage. 4 Hands-on experience with cyber ranges has become one of the most soughtafter benefits for cybersecurity experts. 5 Still, its application has spread beyond the cybersecurity professional circle into the general workforce of companies, where cybersecurity skills must be exercised, strengthened, and maintained to ensure a competitive advantage.…”

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Towards a Robust and Scalable Cyber Range Federation for Sectoral Cyber/Hybrid Exercising: The Red Ranger and ECHO Collaborative Experience

Sharkov¹,

odorova²,

Koykov³

et al. 2022

ISIJ

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Cyber exercising is essential to crisis management preparation and maintaining a robust cybersecurity posture. To prepare for growing hybrid threats, complex cyber-hybrid scenarios with practical cooperation at the technical, operational, and higher decision-making levels are increasingly being used, leveraging the power of cyber ranges. Alas, owing to a lack of suitable simulation infrastructure and the ability to adapt cyber ranges to varied situations, such complex scenarios often remain inaccessible. The federation of cyber ranges is one potential response to this challenge, providing a solution for the individual cyber range limitations in terms of resources to replicate complex cybersecurity-relevant realities.The current contribution describes the authors' experience designing the Red Ranger, a Composite Cyber Range. We detail the design and development to facilitate the agility required to support a working multi-faceted federation with the ECHO Cyber Range to allow for an "exercise-as-a-service" model to provide adequate and accessible cyber-hybrid mechanisms for crisis response training and preparation.

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“…6 Although cyber ranges can be used as testbeds for the development of cybersecurity technologies or other software in general, a common goal for the use of cyber ranges is indeed training and exercise. 7 Four main types of cyber ranges are often distinguished, namely simulation cyber ranges, emulation cyber ranges, overlay cyber ranges and hybrid ranges. 6 Simulation Cyber Ranges.…”

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A System-of-Systems Approach for the Creation of a Composite Cyber Range for Cyber/Hybrid Exercising

Sharkov¹,

Todorova²,

Koykov³

et al. 2021

ISIJ

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A Cyber Range for Armed Forces Education

Cited by 6 publications

References 3 publications

On the Use and Strategic Implications of Cyber Ranges in Military Contexts: A Dual Typology

On the Use and Strategic Implications of Cyber Ranges in Military Contexts: A Dual Typology

Towards a Robust and Scalable Cyber Range Federation for Sectoral Cyber/Hybrid Exercising: The Red Ranger and ECHO Collaborative Experience

A System-of-Systems Approach for the Creation of a Composite Cyber Range for Cyber/Hybrid Exercising

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