Primary definition
A planned event during which an organization simulates a cyber disruption to develop or test capabilities such as preventing, detecting, mitigating, responding to or recovering from the disruption.
Also known ascyber drill · cybersecurity exercise · cyber simulation · cyber readiness exercise · cyber incident exercise · cyber response exercise · cyber defense exercise · CDX · CSE
— NICCS GlossaryView source
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NICCS
A planned event during which an organization simulates a cyber disruption to develop or test capabilities such as preventing, detecting, mitigating, responding to or recovering from the disruption.
NICCS Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Cyber Exercise. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/cyber-exercise
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