Cyber Fortress 2025: AWS cloud-based cyber range powers electric grid defense

AWS collaborated with the Virginia Army National Guard to conduct Cyber Fortress 2025, a groundbreaking cyber defense exercise focused on protecting critical electric grid infrastructure.

• First cloud-based cyber range exercise with 528 participants from 47 military and civilian organizations
• Used AWS cloud infrastructure to simulate sophisticated power grid attacks and defensive scenarios
• Enabled realistic training environment for network defenders to detect, respond to, and mitigate cyber threats
• Incorporated AI and machine learning to enhance threat detection and real-time decision-making
• Demonstrated ability to maintain energy operations during simulated cyberattacks

The exercise showcased how cloud technology can transform cybersecurity training and improve critical infrastructure defense capabilities.