Cyber Security Training Centre
The Cyber Security Training Centre, in partnership with Cisco Systems, will help prepare you for the unpredictable future of work.
The facility - located at the St Albans campus - features a simulated Security Operations Centre (SOC), as well as attack and defend rooms, where you can take on roles such as SOC manager or cyberprotector, acquiring work-ready skills.
Hands-on cyber security training
A recent Government report* estimated Australia would need almost 17,000 Cyber Security specialists over the next decade.
*AustCyber: Australia's cyber security sector competitiveness plan
The Cyber SOC offers options for long-term unemployed, disengaged youth, career changers and the general public. It features a wide range of training and professional development programs related to cyber security. This ensures students get the skills, knowledge and credentials they need to meet emerging industry need for cyber-savvy employees.
Cyber security is an ongoing life skill to be practised in all environments, not just at work or in study.
- Nitin Singh, VU’s Director of Cyber and Digital Networks and Chief Information Security Officer
VU's state-of-the-art cyber security facility offers you the chance to take part in real world cyber threat scenarios, designed by global experts.