It’s not polite to hack your neighbor but how else can a nation-state train and assess cyber warriors? Simulations and games are an effective approach. However, there are many cyber security games, competitions and training platforms. They vary widely in effectiveness, assessment capabilities and flexibility. In addition, most are closed and proprietary in nature. What is needed is a publicly adopted cyber operations simulation standard to support training, assessment and tool & technique development across platforms. I will share an innovative way to describe Cyber Operations Simulation elements by abstracting the primitives and describing their interaction via a Scenarios Definition Language. I will describe the methodology & approach, fundamental object types and teach attendees how to run their own simulations the Packetwars way!
- Offensive computing training & assessment with simulations
- Defensive computing training & assessment with simulations
- Practical aplication of cyber operations simulations
About Bryan FIte

Bryan K. Fite: A committed security practitioner and entrepreneur, Bryan is currently the US&C Security and Mobility Portfolio Manager for British Telecom (BT). Having spent over 20 years in mission-critical environments, Bryan is uniquely qualified to advise organizations on what works and what doesn’t. Bryan has worked with organizations in every major vertical throughout the world and has established himself as a trusted advisor. “The challenges facing organizations today require a business reasonable approach to managing risk and protecting information assets.”
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Professional Highlights:
• Creator & Host of the “Non-Con” Day-Con Hacker Conference
• Founded Meshco™ Producers of PacketWars™
• Introduced Forensix™ computer forensics collection, analysis and visualization suite
• Released AFIRM: Active Forensic Intelligent Response Method to the general public
• Founded GETSecure™ a full service security practice; products, professional services, managed servi