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NetForge RL: A Multi-Agent Simulation Environment for Cyber Defense with Durative Actions

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arXiv:2604. 09523v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Training reinforcement-learning agents for cyber defense requires an environment that reflects the operational setting: noisy, partial observations, several defenders coordinating across a network, and an adaptive adversary realized through self-play.

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