Abstract:

Education systems have undergone profound transformations in response to changes in both the workplace and society. In the context of a permanent diversification of the challenges facing education in a world where the pace of change is more accelerating than ever, technology-facilitated learning has become an important part of the education / training system for both educational institutions and for companies that want to train their staff. Technology-facilitated learning systems are increasingly present in the lives of corporations and in the education system, because they offer what the study of different disciplines in a traditional way fails - constantly and permanent connection with the needs of the labor market in accordance with the latest technological developments. Cyber security is an example that has become even more important after the migration of many activities in digital space because SARS COV 2 pandemic. In the field of automated command and control systems, there is an important need for cyber security competences as such equipment manage the proper functioning of many critical infrastructures.

Deterioration of critical infrastructure because of cyber-attacks can have a significant impact on national security, the economy and the livelihoods and security of all citizens. Learning instruments as cyber range can play an extremely important role in developing the ability to defend against threats in cyberspace. By means of cyber polygons, the manifestation of these attacks can be studied, in conditions of minimizing the costs involved in security simulations and tests. Because they are controlled virtual environments, the results of simulations and performance tests can be recorded, analyzed, and reproduced to prevent further failures and errors and thus cyber range can contribute to increasing the agility and responsiveness of IT security solutions. They can be developed and installed both at the government level and in business organizations and research centers to solve complex problems and test new ideas. In this paper, we will comparatively analyze the main dimensions and functionalities of training in cyber security through cyber-range solutions, having as a premise the importance of understanding the indestructible dyad competencies of ensuring cyber security - ability to ensure national security.

Keywords:

Cyber security, cyber range, critical infrastructure, national security.