Developing a Telemetry Cyber Security Testbed

Abstract

Networking is a very important concept today. It is a concept that keeps advancing as new technology is discovered. We access the network throughout our daily lives, whether it is by our phone, television, computers, WIFI, radios, cars, or any other technological devices that are used on a daily basis. The two most common networks that are used are the Local Area Network (LAN) and the Wide Area Network (WAN). A LAN is usually used for one specific area in which it has a distance limit and a limited number of computers the network can be accessible to. It is usually used for the workplace or at home. Unlike a LAN, a WAN is able to be used in large geographic areas. It usually consists of multiple LANs across a large area. These networks are created to the cloud in which it can be configured with virtual machines and hosts. When it comes to VMware, it operates as a network in the cloud where people or businesses can operate from. Users can use a physical server to initiate the virtualization of machines that can be used for applications such as excel, word, DNS, NTP ERP, etc. and operating systems such as windows and Linux devices. Many people and companies prefer virtualization because it is cost efficient, it uses electricity, it is easy to manage, it is fast to initiate the deployment of the machines, and it is better for testing and performs greatly.