Development of a cyber range platform

Master Thesis
Author
Λινάρδος, Βασίλειος
Linardos, Vasileios
Date
2021-02-25Advisor
Λαμπρινουδάκης, ΚωνσταντίνοςView/ Open
Keywords
Cyber security ; Cyber range ; Cybersecurity training ; Cybersecurity education ; Cybersecurity practice ; CyTrONEAbstract
Nowadays cyberthreats are everywhere and new cyber-attacks occur on a daily basis. Whether counting
data breaches, individual ID thefts, system outages from hacker attacks or vulnerabilities detected to
critical infrastructure, the growing numbers are staggering. As such, continuous education and training
upon new technologies/software are vital either for cyber-security and IT personnel and for
organizations in general. Cyber Range (CR) technology in the last few years came as a key tool for
reducing the skills gap between organizations and their infrastructure .For more and more universities,
enterprises, nonprofit groups and governments around the globe, the answer is to build, join or expand
a cyber range. The concept is not new, but the explosion in interest in Cyber Ranges is clear. In the
present dissertation, we will present some of the key use-cases of CRs and we will focus on the
educational application and we will state our experience deploying and testing CyTrONE, a complete
open-source integrated Cybersecurity Training Framework.
“Cyber ranges are well-defined controlled virtual environments used in cybersecurity training as an
efficient way for trainees to gain practical knowledge through hands-on activities.”