The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks

The FBI has created a small-town training environment inside a building in Alabama to simulate real-world cyberattacks. The facility is designed to help personnel practice responding to cyber incidents in a controlled, realistic setting.

The project reflects how cyber defense training is moving beyond tabletop exercises toward hands-on simulations of critical infrastructure and everyday systems. As attacks increasingly target local services and connected environments, realistic practice ranges could become essential for public-sector cyber preparedness.

Hidden inside a building in Alabama, the FBI has created its own small town as a dedicated cyber training ground for simulating cyberattacks.