GLOSSARY GLOSSARY AFTER ACTION REVIEW AAR provides a structured brief overview of the exercise, major strengths demonstrated during the exercise, and areas that require improvement. CYBER RANGE A virtual environment that is used for cyber security exercises with a technical element, cyber technology research, and development. It provides a unique platform and tools for testing and analyzing security threats to critical information infrastructure and other important systems. It is capable of creating various scenarios involving extensive computer networks running services and applications, and thus facilitates the detailed study of the emergence, spread, and impacts of current cyber threats. HOT WASH A debrief conducted immediately after an exercise or test with staff and participants. INJECT Pre-scripted events that simulate and include directives, instructions, and decisions. Exercise controllers provide injects to exercise players to drive exercise play towards the achievement of objectives. Injects can be written, oral, televised, and/or transmitted via any other means. TABLE-TOP A meeting to discuss a simulated/hypothetical emergency situation. Table-tops are used for testing emergency plans, clarifying roles and responsibilities, decision-making processes etc. They should result in action plans for continued improvement of internal processes and emergency plans. THREAT ASSASEMENT The product or process of identifying or evaluating entities, actions, or occurrences, whether natural or human-made, which have or indicate the potential to harm life, information, operations, and/or property. TRAINING AUDIENCE An individual, group of individuals or organization that performs a particular task or set of tasks during the execution of the exercise. 29/29