Pennsylvania Army National Guard hones in on cyber defense
In order to further bolster Pennsylvania's cyber defense strategy, nine soldiers from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Defensive
Cyber Operations Element (DCOE) participated in “Amber Mist,” a cyber defense exercise, alongside Lithuanian counterparts. The annual joint training exercise was held in Lithuania, the
Pennsylvania National Guard's partner nation.
The exercise began by forming a joint team of cyber defenders comprised
of Pennsylvania Army National Guard and Lithuanian Ministry of Defense
cyber soldiers. Once the team was assembled, they were provided with a
fictitious cyber threat briefing and access to the cyber range. This
cyber range simulated a metropolitan area network with multiple
organizations requiring the team’s assistance. Each day of the exercise,
the team worked to shore up defenses while simultaneously detecting and
mitigating the actions of various threat actors.