Target Practice: Honing Critical Skills on Cyber Ranges

This article explains how cyber ranges—simulated environments for training and testing—help governments, universities, and private-sector organizations maintain cyber readiness. It highlights examples including Ukraine's Cyber Range UA, the U.S. National Cyber Range, SANS NetWars and custom ranges, Singapore HTX's gamified exercises, and Critical Start's integrated training feature, and discusses benefits such as skill development, mission preparedness, and translating real-world threats into practical training.