https://www.c4isrnet.com/cyber/2020/08/03/new-england-guardsmen-test-their-skills-in-cyber-yankee-2020/
By Mark Pomerleau
C4ISRNET.com
08/03/2020
Members of the National Guard from New England states concluded a two-week
cyber exercise that sought to test the cyber skills of guardsmen and
critical infrastructure operators.
Cyber Yankee 2020, which took place July 21-31 in New Hampshire, involved
more than 200 National Guard members and their civilian counterparts from
across New England states, along with some active-duty partners and
participants from local, state and federal agencies. In its sixth year,
there was less attendance than previous years due to the coronavirus
pandemic, but several were able to participate remotely.
“Cyber Yankee is primarily a hands-on keyboard cyber incident response
exercise for National Guard soldiers and airmen in FEMA Region 1, which
are the six New England states,” said Lt. Col. Woody Groton, a member of
the New Hampshire Air National Guard and the director for Cyber Yankee,
according to a Facebook post by the New Hampshire Air National Guard.
Groton said in a video that the exercise is primarily focused on the
electrical and water sector.
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