Michigan Cyber Range Offers Hands-On Cyber Security Training

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http://www.xconomy.com/detroit/2013/10/09/michigan-cyber-range-offers-hands-cyber-security-training/

By Sarah Schmid
xconomy.com
10/9/13

According to the office of Governor Rick Snyder, Michigan is a national 
leader in cyber security. State officials say they have long emphasized 
protecting the state's computer systems and networks, and they've 
established something called the Michigan Information Sharing and Analysis 
Center (MI-ISAC) to address the state's digital infrastructure 
coordination and cyber security readiness.

Thanks to a partnership between the state and the nonprofit Merit Network 
-- which is owned and operated by Michigan's public universities -- 
there’s another weapon in the state’s cyber security arsenal called the 
Michigan Cyber Range. Like a test track or a firing range, the cyber range 
is a place where IT professionals and organizations can conduct "live 
fire" exercises: computer simulations that test participants’ detection 
and reaction skills in a variety of situations.

"Governor Snyder’s intent is for Michigan's workforce to be more cyber 
aware," says retired U.S. Army colonel Joe Adams, Merit Network's vice 
president of research and cyber security and the director of the Michigan 
Cyber Range. "We want to make the cyber range accessible and hands-on to 
show the benefits of this type of training."

The Cyber Range has three physical sites, at Eastern Michigan University 
in Ypsilanti, Ferris State University in Big Rapids, and Northern Michigan 
University in Marquette. But Adams says the cyber range will lease out its 
infrastructure, called the Merit Secure Sandbox, to organizations that 
want to test their cyber security. The Michigan Cyber Range also offers 14 
different training certificates online and through various two-year 
colleges around the state.

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