We don't ask you to take our word for it. Here is the external research that explains why hands-on, adversarial training matters — each item with a one-line read on what it means for operators, tagged to the doctrine layer it speaks to.
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ISC2 · 2024
ISC2's annual study finds the global gap essentially unchanged — every open SOC role is an unfilled SOC role. This is the labour problem a cyber range exists to close: you build defenders by putting them in real fights, not slideware.
Cybersecurity Ventures · 2024
If cybercrime were a country, it would be the world's third-largest economy. The threat actors aren't slowing down — so the people who defend against them can't train on yesterday's static labs.
IBM · 2024
IBM's Cost of a Data Breach report shows attackers live inside networks for months before anyone notices. Detection speed is a trainable skill — and the only way to train it is under live pressure, which is exactly what a match measures.
Sophos · 2024
The Gulf is a front line, not a sideshow. Sophos' State of Ransomware data underlines why regional teams — in the UAE and across the GCC — need range time against the exact playbooks targeting them now.
Verizon · 2024
Verizon's DBIR keeps finding the same thing: most breaches turn on a human decision under pressure. You can't patch judgement — you have to rehearse it, which is what a live opponent forces you to do.
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