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-three 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 Internet & Security Agency, Korea Fiscal Information Service, Financial Security Institute, Korea University, Sejong University, National University of Singapore, Open University of Cyprus (CTRL), NAVER Cloud, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDS, STEALIEN, SK Shielders, SK Telecom, S2W, ENKI Whitehat, LG CNS, Core Security, Theori, Kim & Chang, Yulchon LLC, 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
- 23 key countries in the Americas, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific region