Cloud Range has partnered with Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) to engage in incident response training to enhance the state’s cyber readiness and prepare practitioners to detect and remediate threats.
WaTech operates the state’s core technology services, providing strategic and comprehensive information security to protect state networks from increasing cyber threats while serving state agencies, county, city, and tribal governments and public-benefit nonprofits.
Ransomware incidents have become increasingly prevalent among the nation’s state and local government entities and critical infrastructure organizations.
WaTech will use Cloud Range’s FlexRange Live-Fire Cyber Simulation Program in its first-ever series of state-of-the-art team-based attack simulation missions.
“We’ve embarked on a journey to strengthen our incident response capabilities, and Cloud Range’s platform provides that opportunity. This will enhance our ability to collaborate seamlessly across agencies during a cybersecurity incident. By giving our teams hands-on experience in dealing with real-world cyber threats,” said Ralph Johnson, Washington state CISO.
“The cyber skills gap is a grave problem that can’t be overcome solely through academic learning or traditional certifications. People are only as good as their experience, so providing simulation-based experiential training is the only way to stay ahead of the growing number and complexity of threats,” said Debbie Gordon, CEO, of Cloud Range. “We are excited to partner with WaTech to bring them the necessary tools to further their commitment to strengthening Washington state’s cybersecurity defenses.”
