Facilities
Our Cybersecurity solutions provide innovative state-of-the-art facilities for experimentation and evaluation of advanced technologies and supports research, instruction, training, and outreach.
![View of the Cyber Operations And Security Training (C.O.A.S.T.) Lab](/media/university-of-west-florida/centers/cybersecurity/cybersecurity/facilities/Cyber-Operations-And-Security-Training-Lab.jpg)
Cyber Operations And Security Training (C.O.A.S.T.) Lab
The Cyber Operations And Security Training (C.O.A.S.T.) Lab is a high-tech computing lab to support research, teaching, and outreach in network and system security. It provides access to a simulated computer network that mirrors the topology and services of real-world, large- and small-scale computer networks to experiment with network attack and defense methods in a secure and controlled environment.
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educational Security Operations Center (eSOC)
The educational Security Operations Center (eSOC) enables training for real-time security monitoring and intrusion detection in an operational context.
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Center for Cybersecurity Data Center
The Center for Cybersecurity Data Center's state-of-the-art computing equipment including high-performance servers, switches, and storage area networks provides the computing infrastructure needed to support the center's mission. It is also home to the Florida Cyber Range®, a state-of-the-art platform for hands-on cybersecurity education, training, operations, and research.
![View of the Critical Infrastructure Security Lab](/media/university-of-west-florida/centers/cybersecurity/cybersecurity/facilities/CIS-Lab-2.jpg)
Critical Infrastructure Security Lab
The Critical Infrastructure Security Lab facilitates research activities on real-world cybersecurity threats and attacks that could endanger our nation’s critical infrastructures. Visitors will see a simulation of the consequences of a successful cyberattack on a control device in the operational technology network system of a nuclear power plant.
Cyber Innovation Area (CIA)
The Cyber Innovation Area (CIA) is a multi-purpose, collaborative space for students, guests, faculty, and staff.