A Cyber Range for Armed Forces Education

Abstract

Cyber security is one of the prominent global challenges due to significant increase in the number of cyberattacks over the last few decades. Cybersecurity awareness and cyber security training are promoted by hyper-realistic virtual environments termed as cyber ranges. This article highlights the concept of a cyber range. Cyber range for educational purposes in the armed forces has been proposed taking into account the important parameters a cyber range should incorporate. The author takes into account the use cases, the topology and software tools of the newly created cyber range.