An Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance (ACTRA) initiative developed in collaboration with the NACRA Alliance Participants aims to strengthen US cyber defenses by answering the growing number of cyber threats by increasing the number of trusted and well-trained cyber operatives in the US.
NACRA does this by developing an alliance of like-minded cyber ranges which adopt a uniform code of conduct and commit to collaboration for the common good.
The Alliance promotes cyber range autonomy at the local level foster individual creativity, ensure unique workforce- and economic development needs are met, and it promotes close collaboration between NACRA ranges to defend US interests in cyberspace, and neutralize adversarial threats responsibly.
Recognizing that cyber-attacks provide a serious and consistent threat to all of us and the development of cyberwarfare ranges provides a viable countermeasure in training and developing our future cyber warriors
Adopting a unified collaborative vision for individual grass roots driven cyberwarfare ranges designed to drive community workforce and economic development
Leverage individual community initiative and ideas aligned with community goals and the overall jointly developed vision
Support and encourage grass roots driven member ranges to develop unique offerings and solutions, but with a uniform ethical foundation and enforced oversight capabilities
Prepare our future and existing cybersecurity, information technology and related workforce to more effectively respond to capable adversaries through understanding how the adversary think and acts, and developing hands on skills to defeat the adversary
