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| author | Christou, Kyriakos Michalopoulou, Maria Taggi, Stefano Merialdo, Matteo Stoianov, Nikolai Ieropoulos, Vasilis Eleftheriadis, Theofanis Isaia, Philippos Darra, Eleni Koritsas, Ilias Voulgaridis, Antonis Rizos, Giorgos Kavallieros, Dimitris Vrochidis, Stefanos Votis, Konstantinos Medina, Liliana Camacho, Joao Gerling, Tim Aimilia-Bantounax Varbanov, Pavel Sharkov, George Laoudias, Christos Borges, Jose Michael, Maria K. |
| author_facet | Christou, Kyriakos Michalopoulou, Maria Taggi, Stefano Merialdo, Matteo Stoianov, Nikolai Ieropoulos, Vasilis Eleftheriadis, Theofanis Isaia, Philippos Darra, Eleni Koritsas, Ilias Voulgaridis, Antonis Rizos, Giorgos Kavallieros, Dimitris Vrochidis, Stefanos Votis, Konstantinos Medina, Liliana Camacho, Joao Gerling, Tim Aimilia-Bantounax Varbanov, Pavel Sharkov, George Laoudias, Christos Borges, Jose Michael, Maria K. |
| contents | Cyber Defence (CD) training requires interoperable cyber-range environments capable of supporting complex, multidomain exercises across distributed infrastructures. This paper presents three main contributions addressing this challenge. First, we introduce the Exercise Description Language - First Generation (EDL-FG), a structured language for formally describing cyber-range training services and exercises. EDL-FG captures both the technical infrastructure required to emulate ICT/OT environments and the scenario logic governing cyber events, injects, and participant interactions, enabling interoperable and automated scenario deployment across federated Cyber Ranges (CRs). Second, the ACTING platform introduces automated PE and scoring mechanisms that assess trainee actions during exercises through coordinated data collection and analysis across participating CRs. Third, the platform enables multi-domain cyber training scenarios that combine civilian and military operational contexts. Building upon federation capabilities established under the H2020 ECHO project, ACTING demonstrates how interoperable scenario description and automated evaluation support scalable and realistic CD training. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | ACTING: A Platform for Cyber Ranges Federation Christou, Kyriakos Michalopoulou, Maria Taggi, Stefano Merialdo, Matteo Stoianov, Nikolai Ieropoulos, Vasilis Eleftheriadis, Theofanis Isaia, Philippos Darra, Eleni Koritsas, Ilias Voulgaridis, Antonis Rizos, Giorgos Kavallieros, Dimitris Vrochidis, Stefanos Votis, Konstantinos Medina, Liliana Camacho, Joao Gerling, Tim Aimilia-Bantounax Varbanov, Pavel Sharkov, George Laoudias, Christos Borges, Jose Michael, Maria K. Cryptography and Security Cyber Defence (CD) training requires interoperable cyber-range environments capable of supporting complex, multidomain exercises across distributed infrastructures. This paper presents three main contributions addressing this challenge. First, we introduce the Exercise Description Language - First Generation (EDL-FG), a structured language for formally describing cyber-range training services and exercises. EDL-FG captures both the technical infrastructure required to emulate ICT/OT environments and the scenario logic governing cyber events, injects, and participant interactions, enabling interoperable and automated scenario deployment across federated Cyber Ranges (CRs). Second, the ACTING platform introduces automated PE and scoring mechanisms that assess trainee actions during exercises through coordinated data collection and analysis across participating CRs. Third, the platform enables multi-domain cyber training scenarios that combine civilian and military operational contexts. Building upon federation capabilities established under the H2020 ECHO project, ACTING demonstrates how interoperable scenario description and automated evaluation support scalable and realistic CD training. |
| title | ACTING: A Platform for Cyber Ranges Federation |
| topic | Cryptography and Security |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12170 |