This project will work with students and domain experts to develop and build cyber-range labs and scenarios that can be used by all computer science and cybersecurity students to upskill in cybersecurity using real-world scenarios in a safe and gamified environment.

Whenever we are trying to master a new skill, practice is essential. So, given that we don’t want to create intentional breaches in our IT systems, how do we train cybersecurity students to deal with the challenging ever-changing cyber-threat environment? The answer is a Cyber Range!

The CyberSkills/MTU-owned Cyber Range is the only technology of its kind in the country and provides a secure, sandboxed virtual interactive training environment that can simulate real-world scenarios. However, while the cyber-range has a demonstrated advantage for students' experience and preparation for the workforce, the development of the lab environments comes with a significant initial overhead for lecturers and the current list of available labs needs to be expanded.

The objectives of this project are:
• Promote the use of the cyber-range as a cybersecurity training technology that enables students to learn real-world cybersecurity skills in a safe and controlled environment.
• Create industry-informed high-impact labs that will be utilised across multiple courses and modules and advocate for co-development with students.
• Stimulate the sharing of Cyber Range lab setups between lecturers and collate a large taxonomy of lab environments.

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• Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)