The DEFNET exercise takes place from March 18 to 29 throughout France. The objective of this annual exercise is to train the armed forces to react in the event of a cyber attack.

During this week, 30 simultaneous incidents were simulated. In total, 15,000 cyber fighters were mobilized. The report on this simulated cyber attack can be found at the top of the article. The event features around thirty thirty thousand cyber fighters from around the world. The GIC is capable of intervening very quickly, in any terrain, in France or abroad.