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Cyber Range

What is Cyber Range?

A simulated environment used for cybersecurity training, testing, and exercises that replicates real-world networks and scenarios without impacting production systems.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as cyber range. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on cyber range

Requirements naming cyber range across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

Maintain personnel security clearances per AC/35-D/2000 NATO Personnel Security Policy (CONFIDENTIAL/SECRET/COSMIC TOP SECRET investigations + reinvestigations every 5 years + continuous evaluation). Verify need-to-know and need-to-share controls.

NATO-NCIRC-7 · Personnel Security Clearances and Cyber Exercises

Questions people ask about cyber range

What is Cyber Range?
A simulated environment used for cybersecurity training, testing, and exercises that replicates real-world networks and scenarios without impacting production systems.
Why is Cyber Range important for compliance?
Cyber Range is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding cyber range helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Cyber Range?
Cyber Range appears in the requirement text of Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions, NATO Cyber Defence Policy and NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC). Across these standards we have identified 4 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Cyber Range?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how cyber range applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Cyber Range applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.