Security News > 2020 > December > U.S., Australia Partner on Virtual Cyber Training Range Development
The United States and Australia on Friday announced a partnership for the continuous development of a virtual cyber training range.
The Cyber Training Capabilities Project Arrangement, which was signed on November 3, results in the incorporation of Australian Defense Force feedback into the U.S. Cyber Command's simulated training domain, the Persistent Cyber Training Environment.
The U.S. Army leads the PCTE development, working with the program executive office for the implementation of the cooperative cyber project with Australia.
The platform delivers a series of reconfigurable environments, such as virtual emulations of live networks, to enable simultaneous training activities.
Through partnerships, all allied cyber-forces gain better insights of threat actors and can improve their defenses, and training platforms "Enable lethal cyber mission forces" for both the U.S. and its allies, the U.S. argues.