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News | March 23, 2020

Wargaming and the Education Gap: Why CyberWar: 2025 Was Created

By David Tyler Long

Wargames have been an integral part of planning operations since the 19th Century. They are designed to teach and educate players on specific learning objectives using real-life problem sets to advance knowledge and understanding of those problems. With the increased focus on cyberspace operations in the past decade, wargaming is the key to teach cyber-based operations and prepare for the future. CyberWar: 2025 is an innovative and newly designed interactive wargame that brings together cyber practitioners, policy writers, and decision-makers to gain experience and understanding through iterative gameplay within a virtual environment. 

 

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