Article A Review of Cyber-Ranges and Test-Beds: Current and Future Trends Elochukwu Ukwandu 7 , Mohamed Amine Ben Farah 1 , Hanan Hindy 4 , David Brosset 2 , Dimitris Kavallieros 5,6 , Robert Atkinson 1 , Christos Tachtatzis 1 , Miroslav Bures 3 , Ivan Andonovic 1 , and Xavier Bellekens 1 1 Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom; mohamed.ben-farah,robert.atkinson,christos.tachtatzis,ivan.andonovic,
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[email protected] Received: date; Accepted: date; Published: date Abstract: Cyber situational awareness has been proven to be of value in forming a comprehensive understanding of threats and vulnerabilities within organisations, as the degree of exposure is governed by the prevailing levels of cyber-hygiene and established processes. A more accurate assessment of the security provision informs on the most vulnerable environments that necessitate more diligent management. The rapid proliferation in the automation of cyber-attacks is reducing the gap between information and operational technologies and the need to review the current levels of robustness against new sophisticated cyber-attacks, trends, technologies and mitigation countermeasures has become pressing.