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JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. — The Massachusetts National Guard hosts Cyber Yankee 2024 at the Regional Training Institute(RTI), May 8, 2024. (Massachusetts National Guard photo by Laura Berry)

Army Cyber Command taking key lessons on critical infrastructure defense at National Guard exercise

Cyber Yankee provides key lessons for defending critical infrastructure, especially against sophisticated actors such as Volt Typhoon.

May 20, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Cyber Yankee 2022 — “Red Team” members watch security camera footage of their effects on a simulated water treatment facility at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana on June 16, 2022 in Niantic, CT. Cyber Yankee is an annual exercise that pits Blue Teams (network defenders) against a Red Team (network intruders/attackers) on a cyber range which is modeled after a critical infrastructure company’s network. (Photo by Maj. David Pytlik, Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office)

Cyber Yankee exercise helps National Guard mature partnership with Cyber Command

Guardsman increased their use of the Cyber 9-Line tool with Cyber Command, which allows them to share threats back and forth.

Jun 30, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau