DARPA aims to create virtual environment for cyberwar simulations

Considering that mechanical beings will be fighting our real wars here in just a few years, it's no shock to see more focus placed on the areas where actual humans will still be the ones waging. DARPA is looking to create what it calls a National Cyber Range, which would essentially act as a training ground for cyber warriors. The setup would enable defense gurus to simulate battle against attacks our on nation's most highly prized data, and of course, give victors over virtual phishing scams immense bragging rights. Come to think of it, Estonia could have totally benefited from something like this last year.

[Via Information Week, image courtesy of Sandia]

[Shogan @ May 9th 2008 5:49PM]

Nintendo has a billion man virtual army at the ready in the form of
the Mii's. Get ready to be pwned by a million Hitlers and Zoidbergs.

[fred @ May 9th 2008 5:55PM]

Shall we play a game?

[Haxxy @ May 9th 2008 6:41PM]

The only winning move is not to play.

[John @ May 10th 2008 8:40PM]

Let's play Global Thermonuclear War

[tekdroid @ May 9th 2008 5:59PM]

"The setup would enable defense gurus to simulate battle against attacks our on nation's most highly prized data..."
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pr0n?

[digitallysick @ May 9th 2008 6:38PM]

This sounds so stupid to me, how can you "create" a virtual simulation of that computer system is like? Dumb really

[BigD145 @ May 9th 2008 8:24PM]

Somebody has been watching too much Hackers and not enough Angelina Jolie.

[CorgilabsG @ May 9th 2008 9:54PM]

Obviously, no one at DARPA has watched Tron.

[telepheedian @ May 9th 2008 10:00PM]

You mean WarGames?

[dreampc @ May 9th 2008 11:50PM]

They need a WOPR

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOPR

[corgilabsG @ May 10th 2008 10:05AM]

@telepheedian

wargames? you're in trouble, program. why don't you make it easy on yourself. who's your user?

[aoi tsuki @ May 11th 2008 12:04PM]

All who read the title and envisioned something along the lines of
WarGames, TRON, The Lawnmower Man, or VR.5, please join me in the
Failpod.