The National Cyber Range is a

cyber range Cyber ranges are virtual environments used for cybersecurity, cyberwarfare Cyberwarfare is the use of cyber attacks against an enemy state, causing comparable harm to actual warfare and/or disrupting vital computer systems. Some intended ou ...

project being overseen by DARPA to build a scale model of the Internet that can be used to carry out cyber war games. The project serves as a test range where the military can create antivirus technologies to guard against cyberterrorism and attacks from hackers. Several organisations are involved in the development of the network, including Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and

Lockheed Martin The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It ...

. More than $500m has been allocated by the Department of Defense to develop "cyber technologies."

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United States Department of Defense Computer network security {{Internet-stub Cyber ranges