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Emulating technical tasks in cyber defense exercises provides a scalable training alternative that requires less preparation time than traditional methods while improving procedural compliance and inter-team communication for management. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study aims to enhance cyber defense exercises by introducing emulated technical tasks for better incident response training.

May 13, 2025InformationOpen Access

Innovating Cyber Defense with Tactical Simulators for Management-Level Incident Response

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DGDalibor Gernhardt SGStjepan GrošUniversity of Zagreb GGGordan GledecUniversity of Zagreb

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Randomized trial explores enhancing incident response in organizations, suggesting a scalable training approach.

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This study aims to enhance cyber defense exercises by introducing emulated technical tasks for better incident response training.
Introduced tactical simulators focusing on emulating technical tasks for incident response
Conducted exercises involving both management and technical leaders
Analyzed preparation time and procedural compliance improvements
Exercises required less preparation time compared to traditional methods
Improved inter-team communication and understanding of the chain of command
Some challenges identified included managing simulation tempo and balancing technical complexity

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Gernhardt et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a21d1d620e5496f07ecab80 https://doi.org/10.3390/info16050398

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