The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Tuesday announced yet another computing advance: the “National Cyber Range (NCR),” essentially a testing grounds for national cyber weapons, tools and security measures — a kind of cyber firing range.<\/p>\n
Or as DARPA alternatively describes it “a secure, self-contained facility where complex defense and commercial networks can be rapidly emulated for cost-effective and timely validation of cyber technologies,” and “a new range for the cyber domain that realistically emulates complex global networks, enabling cyber researchers to test tools and capabilities.” <\/p>\n
The open announcement comes after reports that the U.S. and Israeli jointly developed the malware strains known as Stuxnet and Flame in an effort to thwart Iran’s unclear program. <\/p>\n
It’s unclear whether DARPA’s new testing facility will be used for anything like those projects, but the purpose of the announcement Tuesday was to note that the NCR had “executed…seven large-scale cyber experiments for multiple DoD organizations” in a test phase and had now moved the NCR over to the control of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation. <\/p>\n
from TalkingPointsMemo @ http:\/\/livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com\/entry\/darpa-reveals-national-cyber-test-range<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Tuesday announced yet another computing advance: the “National Cyber Range (NCR),” essentially a testing grounds for national cyber weapons, tools and security measures — a kind of cyber firing range. Or as … Continue reading