27 Dec JSOnline: Hackers test, teach computer pros at Cyber Range
State of Wisconsin officials have taken classes through the Michigan Cyber Range, which teaches computer network professionals to detect, prevent and mitigate cyber attacks in real-world settings. This spring, they will engage in exercises where one team launches an attack on a system while another team defends it.
“It’s like a war game. You have to think like the enemy to predict where the enemy is going,” said Jack Heinemann, director of the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium, a nonprofit organization that seeks science and technology solutions for national Homeland Security requirements.
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