Cyber Ranges / Exercises
Relevant Cyber Range Activities and Exercises are hands-on interactive learning exercises that can be used to demonstrate ongoing competency in the Information Security field related to the certification(s) being renewed.
There are three types of acceptable activities:
- DoD Hands-on Range Activities include but not limited to:
- Defense Industry Joint Cyber Incident Tabletop Exercise
- CyberFlag
- National level, Joint Service and Inter-Agency exercises
- SANS NetWars Activities
- Cyber Defense NetWars
- DFIR NetWars Tournament
- DFIR NetWars Continuous
- GRID NetWars
- ICS NetWars
- NetWars Cybercity
- NetWars Courses
- NetWars Continuous
- NetWars Experience
- Third-Party Cyber Activities such as Cyber Defense Exercises (Red vs. Blue), Capture The Flag (CTF) and Tabletop Exercises.
Examples of providers include, but are not limited to:
- Raytheon
- Merit Network
- ManTech
- Cloud Range
Category Guidelines:
The number of CPEs varies by activity:
- DoD Hands-On Range Activities: 12 CPEs per 2 days
- SANS Netwars:
- Netwars Tournament: 6 CPEs per completed tournament
- Netwars Continuous: 12 CPEs per completion of level 3
- Third Party Activities: 1 CPE per hands-on hour, with a maximum of 6 CPEs per day.
- A maximum of 12 CPEs per renewal can be used from this category.
- CPEs earned in this category can be applied to 1 GIAC certification.
- The activity must be completed within the four-year period in which your certification is currently valid.
Required Supporting Documentation:
- Certificate of Completion that includes participant name, name of the activity, training provider, complete dates and training hours
- SANS NetWars:
- NetWars Tournament: Please include a copy of your Certificate of Completion for 6 CPEs.
- NetWars Continuous: Please include a copy of your Certificate of Completion or a copy of your Progress Report verifying you have achieved Level 3 access for 12 CPEs.
You must include documentation as noted above at the time of submission. All CPE submissions and supporting documentation must be in English.
