Circadence Brings Project Ares Cybersecurity Platform to Microsoft Azure

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Cybersecurity Readiness Solution Now
Available On Microsoft Azure

BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Circadence Corporation®, a market leader in cybersecurity readiness,
announced today that its fully immersive, gamified, AI-powered
cybersecurity learning and assessment platform, Project Ares, is now
available on Microsoft Azure.

Circadence helps address one of today’s biggest cybersecurity learning
challenges through its connection with Azure: scalability. By hosting
Project Ares on Azure, Circadence has established a learning environment
that can scale to replicate networks, complex enterprises,
interconnected city infrastructure, and even military operations, with
full digital fidelity.

Within Project Ares, CyRaaS – or Circadence’s Cyber Range-as-a-Service –
is the innovative capability that spins up simulated, virtual
environments. When cloned in CyRaaS, the learning model is
computationally elastic. It can be used for individual skill-based
learning, team collaboration and interaction, staff or student
assessment, cyber-attack scenario testing, and more – and then be
restored to the original state with the flip of a virtual switch. CyRaaS
creates authentic, immersive, real-world learning experiences for cyber
professionals who can now safely enhance their skillsets and performance
without compromising operational infrastructure.

“Our virtual cyber ranges are built from the ground up based on rigorous
security and privacy demands, which makes them able to support
collective nation-state exercises, as well as model entire cities to
develop living physical and fifth domain environments,” said Michael
Moniz, co-founder, president and CEO of Circadence. “The recent National
Defense Authorization Act language underscores the United States
government’s interest in moving its cyber ranges to the public cloud.
With Microsoft Azure, Circadence is now positioned with both the content
and technology to empower this digital transformation.”

Project Ares is emerging as a premier, long-term cyber learning solution
for enterprise, government and academic organizations seeking public
and/or private, cloud-based cyber range options to better develop their
security professionals. Powered by Azure intelligent cloud, Project Ares:

• Eliminates the need for expensive in-house cyber range infrastructure;
• Enables easy integration into classroom, enterprise or agency work
  environments with browser-based access and 24/7 availability; and
• Can rapidly integrate, with low technical risk, new security solutions
  as they become available on Azure for operational networks.

Additionally, the Azure Bot Service drives the Project Ares in-game
advisor, Athena, which supports players as they advance through learning
levels, helping to reduce the amount of instructor time and support
required.

“Using our artificial intelligence solutions and the scalability of
Microsoft Azure, Circadence is making rapid product advancements in the
cybersecurity space. The virtual simulations they’re creating are
helping cyber professionals enhance their skills without harming
infrastructure, so they can be better prepared as the threat landscape
evolves,” said Tom Keane, Corporate Vice President of Azure Global at
Microsoft.

About Circadence

Circadence Corporation is a market leader in next-generation
cybersecurity education and readiness. Circadence provides a fully
immersive, AI-powered cybersecurity learning and assessment platform for
government and enterprise organizations. Leveraging more than 40
patents, Circadence’s solutions modernize outdated and largely generic
cybersecurity training with an advanced online gaming platform that
delivers persistent, immersive and true-to-life experiences that match
and adapt to contemporary threat environments. For more information,
visit www.circadence.com.

Contacts

Circadence Corporation
Angela Gibson
Marketing and
Communication Manager
agibson@circadence.com