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SimSpace has launched an Early Access Program for major upgrades to its AI-powered cyber range platform, designed to bridge what it calls the "Train/Test Gap" in cybersecurity. The platform enables organisations to train and test defensive capabilities across people, processes, technologies and AI in a single production-grade environment. Key enhancements include AI-assisted range design and automation, an intuitive drag-and-drop Range Workbench, Tool Tester for security benchmarking, and improved Team Trainer for live-fire exercises. The platform is built API-first to enable custom integrations and automation at scale. SimSpace positions the upgrades as essential for organisations facing autonomous AI attacks, allowing teams to validate capabilities in realistic conditions before deployment. Current customers can contact account representatives, whilst new customers can express interest through the company's website.

SimSpace and Rilian Technologies partner to strengthen agentic cyber defense for critical infrastructure organizations in the US and GCC. News provided by. Partnership brings realistic Cyber Range Platform into Rilian Technologies' defense ecosystem, enabling governments and allies to train, test, and validate cyber defenses with confidence BOSTON and MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - SimSpace, the realistic, intelligent cyber range for elite cybersecurity organizations, today announced a strategic partnership with Rilian Technologies, a cybersecurity and defense technology platform reimagining how governments and corporations access, deploy, and operationalize advanced cyber capabilities. Together, the companies will deliver integrated cyber training and testing capabilities that help Gulf Cooperation Council allies prove cyber readiness in the face of a rapidly evolving AI-fueled threat landscape. This partnership will integrate SimSpace's cyber range platform into the Rilian Defense Platform, allowing operators to test technologies and validate agentic workflows in realistic environments. The joint solution meets sovereign security, compliance, and control needs while promoting the adoption of modern cyber capabilities among allied nations. "Agentic cyber defense demands an intelligent environment in which to train AI models, test AI agents, and validate agentic workflows," said Graham Westbrook, VP of International Markets at SimSpace. "Partnering with Rilian allows us to extend realistic, production-grade cyber simulation as testbeds for decision-makers tasked with organizational AI transformation. Together, we are helping governments, ministries of defense, and critical infrastructure operators move from assume breach to preemption." Rilian Technologies is a leading provider of cybersecurity and defense solutions, and its Defense Platform is designed to remove the barriers that governments and critical infrastructure operators face when adopting cutting-edge cyber and defense technologies. Its secure marketplace, agentic command-and-control layer, and automated compliance capabilities provide a trusted foundation for deploying and operating advanced solutions at nation scale. By integrating SimSpace, Rilian's customers gain access to continuous mission rehearsal technology that connects training directly to testing and validation. "Global security depends on how quickly and safely our partners can operationalize modern cyber and defense technology innovations," said Christian Schnedler, CEO of Rilian Technologies. "SimSpace brings a level of realism and rigor that is essential for nation scale cyber readiness. This partnership ensures our customers can deploy advanced technologies and continuously validate that they work as intended in environments that mirror real operations." To commemorate the partnership, Schnedler, Westbrook, and Jason Rivera, SimSpace Field CISO, held a ribbon-cutting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For more information and to see a demo, visit: https://simspace.com/request-demo/ About Rilian Technologies: Rilian Technologies is a dual-use technology company committed to enhancing global security through the proliferation of cybersecurity and defense capabilities among the US and its allies. The Rilian Defense Platform (RDP) is a modular, AI-native software platform that revolutionizes how mission-critical technologies are accessed, adopted, and automated across sovereign and sensitive environments. For more information about Rilian Technologies, please visit: www.riliantech.com. About SimSpace: For elite cybersecurity teams under siege in an AI-fueled threat landscape, SimSpace is the realistic, intelligent cyber range that strengthens teams, technologies, and processes to outsmart adversaries before the fight begins. To learn how SimSpace helps organizations graduate from individual to team and AI model training; test tools, tech stacks, and AI agents; validate controls, processes, and agentic workflows, visit: www.SimSpace.com. For media inquiries, please contact: Lou Jordano Chief Marketing Officer, SimSpace [email protected] SOURCE SimSpace Corporation

Cyber resilience through alliance: telecoms organizations defend better together at the Cyber Cup Challenge. The communications backbone of the world - the essential networks that carry financial data, critical infrastructure commands, and personal correspondence - is under constant, sophisticated siege. For cybersecurity leaders in the Telecommunications sector, the threat isn't just a technical problem; it's a strategic crisis. When one major telecommunications provider falters, the entire global ecosystem shudders. That's why the recent inaugural gathering in Washington, D.C., for the Telecommunications Cyber Cup Challenge, co-hosted by AT&T and SimSpace, was more than just a competition - it was a crucial proving ground for global resilience. For the first time, elite cyber teams from 13 global telecoms put their skills to the ultimate test together. As a trusted partner in this unprecedented effort, SimSpace witnessed firsthand the power of collective defense. Here's its take on why the Telecom Cyber Cup is a monumental step toward securing the digital future for everyone, and how telecom organizations secure better when they defend together. The stakes: why telecom must go beyond solo defense. In the Telecom sector, Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and nation-state cyber espionage are not theoretical; they are a daily reality. Telecom companies have extremely valuable assets that make them a high-profile target to malicious attackers: * Telecommunications Infrastructure & 5G Networks: The essential global nervous system, vulnerable to disruption, espionage, and physical sabotage. * Cloud Data Centers & Enterprise IT Infrastructure: Storing mission-critical business, AI models, and classified government data. * Software Supply Chain & DevOps Security: A single compromised library or update can unleash mass-scale vulnerabilities. * Semiconductor Fabrication & Hardware Security: The foundational silicon itself can be backdoored to enable espionage and military sabotage. The current AI-fueled threat landscape dictates that no single security team - no matter how elite - can outsmart any cyber threat in any terrain alone. The industry's old approach of static training, untested tools, and unvalidated processes simply cannot keep pace with adversaries who operate at a global scale and share intelligence in real-time. A modern cyber range can replicate those high-value assets above to enable the training, testing, and validation of people, processes, and technology before falling victim. The Cyber range as a collaborative war room. The Telecommunications Cyber Cup demonstrated that the solution to a globally coordinated threat is a globally coordinated defense. This wasn't a theoretical tabletop exercise; it was a realistic live-fire experience. The SimSpace cyber range served as the ultimate mission rehearsal ground, providing: * A Realistic Replica of Production Environments: The teams operated within an authentic telecom infrastructure, complete with emulated network traffic that mimicked live-world conditions and advanced adversary tactics. This meant they weren't just clicking through slides; they were battling a sophisticated, SimSpace-played nation-state attacker in a near-perfect digital twin of their critical networks. * Targeted Adversary Emulation: The exercise focused on TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) most relevant to the Telecom sector. By facing realistic threats, developed by SimSpace's in-house team of former three-letter-agency red-teamers, teams could sharpen skills and build muscle memory against the actual attacks they will inevitably face. * A Non-Attribution Zone for Shared Learning: A competition of this nature, hosted on a realistic platform like SimSpace, is the ultimate enabler for partnership. In a secure, non-production environment, teams can freely test tools, tech stacks, and AI agents and validate controls, processes, and agentic workflows. This accelerates collective knowledge far beyond what solo training can achieve. Its platform's core value - enabling teams to train, test, and validate their readiness - is amplified exponentially when a whole industry does it together. The Cyber Cup didn't just test individual teams; it validated the resilience of an entire sector. The SimSpace advantage: fighting smart, together. SimSpace firmly believes that while the adversarial threats are AI-fueled and escalating, so too is the capability for collective defense. The Telecommunications Cyber Cup Challenge proves that the true competitive advantage is in collaboration. Together, these elite teams are building adaptive, resilient defenses and processes - before attackers strike. To see a cyber range tailored to your telecoms organization, schedule a demo with SimSpace. For elite cybersecurity teams under siege in an AI-fueled threat landscape, SimSpace is the realistic, intelligent cyber range that strengthens teams, technologies, and processes to outsmart adversaries before the fight begins. To learn how SimSpace helps organizations graduate from individual to team and AI model training; test tools, tech stacks, and AI agents; and validate controls, processes, and agentic workflows, visit: http://www.SimSpace.com.