US Cyber Command leads competition in effort to strengthen nation's cybersecurity

guest · Jun 23, 2021

US Cyber Command leads competition in effort to strengthen nation's cybersecurity
June 22, 2021
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersec...s-competition-in-effort-to-strengthen-nations

Cyber professionals from the U.S. and multiple other countries are in the midst of an annual competition led by U.S. Cyber Command meant to enhance the nation’s cybersecurity in wake of months of devastating attacks.

The annual Cyber Flag competition this year brought together 430 cyber professionals on 17 teams representing U.S. Cyber Command and other Defense Department agencies, the House of Representatives, the National Guard, and the U.S. Postal Service. It also incorporates teams from the United Kingdom and Canada.
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“We’re having the teams experience the same scenario, but they can carry error forward through the exercise, so based on the actions they take, they continue engineering their environments in ways that structure the scenario from there on, it’s kind of a choose your own adventure type of an exercise,” Edwards said. “This year we have used a ransomware payload to inject into the scenario if it progresses to that.”

Edwards noted that future Cyber Flag exercises would incorporate a wide range of threats in an effort to think outside the box on potential threats.

“You name it, we’ll model it,” he said.
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