We are #cyberrangers

The Coalition Warrior Interoperability eXploration, eXperimentation, eXamination eXercise, or CWIX, is led annually by NATO Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation located in Norfolk, VA, USA. At CWIX, allies and partners ensure that they can interact, connect and communicate whenever and wherever required.

NATO’s Joint Force Training Centre hosts the three weeks annual events in Bydgoszcz, Poland, to support the continuous improvement of interoperability.

Crossed Swords (XS) is an annual technical red teaming cyber exercise training penetration testers, digital forensics experts and situational awareness experts.

Over the years, Crossed Swords has evolved from a relatively straightforward technical training workshop to an exercise involving leadership training for the command element, legal aspects and joint cyber-kinetic operations.

The exercise also provides a training opportunity for the members of the Red Team playing the adversary in the Locked Shields cyber defence exercise.

Cyber Coalition is NATO’s flagship annual collective cyber defence exercise and one of the largest in the world. It is planned and conducted by Allied Command Transformation under the governance of the Military Committee and is executed through CR14.

Cyber Coalition, which has been held annually since 2008, brings together a cyber coalition of NATO Bodies, NATO Allies, and Partners to strengthen the Alliance’s ability to deter, defend against, and counter threats in and through cyberspace in support of NATO’s core tasks by exercising collaboration and cyberspace operations and providing input to NATO transformation.

This annual exercise, organised by CCDCOE since 2010, enables cyber security experts to enhance their skills in defending national IT systems and critical infrastructure under real-time attacks. The focus is on realistic scenarios, cutting-edge technologies and simulating the entire complexity of a massive cyber incident, including strategic decision-making, legal and communication aspects.