Re: Training or lab environments for cybersecurity programs at institutions

[Rob Milman <rob.milman () SAIT CA>]

Hi Rhonda,

We have a new information security program that started in September. The labs were an interesting part of the 
development.

Fortunately, they consulted with Information Services to design the labs. What is came down to was a separate rack in 
the lab, air gapped from our network. The rack contains all the network equipment and servers needed by the program. 
Student are required to place all their electronic equipment in trays at the front of the lab and use only the 
workstations provided to them. For wireless, we also have a Faraday cage to keep all the bad stuff inside and to 
provide a clean environment for the students inside. It’s worked pretty well for the first semester, I keep track with 
the faculty to see if they have run into any problems. We’ll see if the students manage to break anything on the second 
year. Of course, everything is wiped and reimaged after every semester, including switches, routers, firewalls, servers 
and workstations.

We also have conducted criminal record checks on each student prior to admission as a matter of principle.

Regards,

Rob

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Rob Milman
Associate Director, Information Security
Information Systems

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
EH Crandell Building, GA 214
1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4

(Office) 403.774.5401  (Cell) 403.606.3173
rob.milman () sait ca<mailto:rob.milman () sait ca>





From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Rhonda 
Johnson
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2018 9:49 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Training or lab environments for cybersecurity programs at institutions

Aims Community College is interested in hearing from other institutions which offer cybersecurity programs for their 
students.  We'd like to hear what type of environment you have set up, how much you have isolated these programs from 
your other student environments and how you're controlling security for those programs.
Thanks for this information!

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Rhonda Johnson, MS-CIT
Director, Network and Telecom
Aims Community College
970-339-6350