APEX (Allied Power Exercise) is an international cyber exercise launched in 2024 to strengthen global cybersecurity cooperation and solidarity.
The exercise is conducted through a cyberwarfare scenario based on a fictional interstate conflict in the Indo-Pacific. Twenty-four countries from the Americas, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific region participate as the Blue Team to strengthen intergovernmental joint-response capabilities and cyber defense.
In 2026, a new AI-driven Blue Team will be formed to field-test advanced technologies and autonomous defense capabilities against AI-driven intelligent threats, and to present a next-generation model for allied cyber defense.
Exercise Overview
- Period
- September 14 (Mon) – September 18 (Fri), 2026
- Venue
- COEX Grand Ballroom, 1st Floor
- Hosted and Organized by
- National Intelligence Service, National Security Research Institute, Ministry of National Defense, and NATO CCDCOE
- Supported by
- Korea Fiscal Information Service, Korea Internet & Security Agency, LG CNS, NAVER Cloud, Samsung Electronics, SK Shielders, SK Telecom, ENKI Whitehat, Core Security, Theori, S2W, Kim & Chang, Sejong University, Korea University, National University of Singapore, University of Cyprus, and Conducttr
- Key Schedule
- Orientation and Pre-Exercise Training: September 14 (Mon) – September 15 (Tue), 2026 Main Exercise: September 16 (Wed) – September 17 (Thu), 2026 Exercise After-Action Review: September 18 (Fri), 2026, 10:00–13:00
- Participating Countries
- 24 key countries in the Americas, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific region