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Summary:
The increasing frequency, sophistication, andimpact of cyberattacks have exposed critical gaps in the
preparedness of organizations to detect, respond to, and recover
from evolving threats. Traditional training approaches often lack
realism, adaptability, and alignment with organizational risks,
making them insufficient for today’s dynamic threat landscape.
There is a pressing need for cybersecurity training solutions that
are not only technically robust but also context-aware and riskdriven. This paper presents an integrated cybersecurity training
and assurance framework that combines advanced cyber range
capabilities with dynamic risk assessment tools to deliver tailored,
organization-specific Training Programmes, that will be realized
in four, critical infrastructure pilots, namely healthcare, energy,
telecommunication, and maritime, in Greece, and Cyprus. Central
to the proposed solution is a federated environment utilizing two
Cyber Range platforms, enabling both domain-specific and crossdomain scenarios of varying complexity and difficulty, alongside a
risk assessment tool, enabling the assurance to training approach
offering a scalable, interoperable, and operationally relevant
cybersecurity training ecosystem.
Author(s):
Michail Smyrlis
Sphynx Analytics LTD
Cyprus
Evangelos Floros
University General Hospital of Heraklion, IT Department,
Greece
Nikolaos Nikoloudakis
Public Power Corporation S.A
Greece
Eliana Stavrou
Open University of Cyprus
Cyprus
Dimitris Merkouris
Public Power Corporation S.A
Greece
Athanasios Arvanitis
Public Power Corporation S.A
Greece
George Spanoudakis
Sphynx Technology Solutions AG
Switzerland
Stelios E. Papadakis
Hellenic Mediterranean University
Greece
George Potamos
Open University of Cyprus
Cyprus
Stavros Stavrou
Open University of Cyprus
Cyprus