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European Cyber Center Conducts Exercise With First Cyber-Kinetic Engagement

Tuesday, March 7th, 2017

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The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) ran the Crossed Swords 2017 technical red teaming exercise earlier in February and included a cyber-kinetic engagement for the first time, the center said Feb. 27.The Crossed Swords exercised focused on developing the tactical execution skills in a responsive cyber defense scenario. The 2017 event featured an element of a cyber-kinetic engagement for the first time in such a setting, the CCDCOE said.Based on a military cyber operation, the scenario had…

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