ID: IRCNE2011061149
Date: 2011-06-20
According to “ComputerWorld”, a model of the Internet where the Pentagon can practice cyberwar games -complete with software that mimics human behavior under varying military threat levels- is due to be up and running by this time next year, according to a published report.
Called the National Cyber Range, the computer network mimics the architecture of the Internet so military planners can see the effects of cyberweapons by acting out attack and defense scenarios. The description of the range as issued by DARPA calls for a flexible testbed that can mimic government, military and commercial networks as well as human behavior and frailties.
In addition to the public version of the project, DARPA has issued a classified appendix that sets down more requirements.
"A goal of the NCR program is to develop a toolkit that the government may provide to any party it authorizes to conduct cyber testing at any authorized facility," the DARPA Cyber Range document says. According to the schedule for the project, a prototype Cyber Range should have been produced for review by now.
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