Located in the University of Ottawa's Cyber Hub, the uOttawa-IBM Cyber Range is globally unique in its structure. Operating in partnership with the international team of IBM's X-Force Cyber Range, it offers a full, immersive, and interactive training setting where students, businesses, and government organizations can experience real cyber response scenarios. Its role is also to raise public awareness and foster multidisciplinary research and collaboration between different stakeholders on how to anticipate, respond to, manage, contain, and remediate cyber-attacks.
uOttawa-IBM Cyber Range
The uOttawa-IBM Cyber Range is a unique training, learning, and research facility where individuals and organizations can practice comprehensive cybersecurity crisis management in a realistic, immersive environment.
About the Cyber Range
From microprograms offered by uOttawa’s Faculty of Engineering to professional certifications and customized experiences, cybersecurity training is available for students and specialists at all levels of organizations.
The Cyber Hub’s multidisciplinary approach to research means that our researchers share projects and knowledge. Some of their areas of expertise include AI, cybersecurity, cybercrime detection and prevention, and vulnerable software.
The uOttawa-IBM Cyber Range is dedicated to organizing and hosting cybersecurity awareness events for members of the public.
The Cyber Range aims to foster collaborative research and innovation. With this in mind, we pair IBM's expertise in fields such as data analysis and processing, and systems and software design, with uOttawa's strengths in research, training and teaching in the disciplines that underpin cybersecurity.
The University of Ottawa is committed to forging relationships with organizations and to building the next generation of cybersecurity professionals from its students and researchers.
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Cyber Range Virtual tour
The uOttawa-IBM Cyber Range Lab's mission is to provide training, learning, research, and outreach so that governments, organizations, and individuals can stay ahead of cyber-attacks.
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Facility features
The Cyber Range is equipped with cutting-edge technology and assets for cybersecurity testing, planning, and training, including:
- 30 iMac workstations for training and simulations
- Latest IBM security software and services, like IBM's Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) QRadar, IBM Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), IBM Security® QRadar® SOAR (formerly Resilient®) and IBM Guardium®
- RHEA Group’s Cyber Integration, Test and Evaluation Framework (CITEF™) for technical simulations
- A diverse scenario library that can be accessed online and in person
- Technologies for creating an exact clone of your organization's network and operational resources
Services offered
Corporate training
Overview
The Cyber Range seeks to address the growing skills gap in cybersecurity and cyber safety. Cybersecurity affects every organization, and the need for certified skilled workers continues to grow.
Are you ready for a cyber-attack? If your organization is interested in expanding the skillset of your teams, or testing your software to find weaknesses, why not register for corporate training or contact us to rent the space.
Programs and certifications
Overview
Students, researchers, and organizations can receive a variety of training courses based on adapted scenarios, to refresh or enhance their cybersecurity skills.
This can range from training courses that are integrated into the Faculty of Engineering's curriculum, to specific training courses for specialists, which can lead to industry certifications.
Research at the Cyber Range
The activities conducted at the Cyber Range allow us to test the findings of research carried out in close collaboration with industry partners on real data and realistic systems. This enables us to improve the industrial impact of the innovations and solutions produced by our research teams.
For example, we are developing and testing new artificial intelligence models to detect and identify cyber-attacks in real time, to spot abnormal network activity, or to automatically detect new malware or vulnerable code.
Find an expert
At the Faculty of Engineering
Technology for the digital transformation of society is one of the Faculty of Engineering's main area of research. Our experts are leading the way in quantum cryptography, software security and applied artificial intelligence.
At the University of Ottawa Cyber Hub
The University of Ottawa's research community is diverse. Our expertise ranges from quantum cryptography and software security to cybersecurity law and policy.
Meet the co-directors
Guy-Vincent Jourdan
uOttawa-IBM Cyber Range Co-Director
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa
Guy-Vincent Jourdan has over 15 years’ experience leading research and industry collaborations. He has co-authored over a hundred scientific publications and 15 patents. For the past decade, his main research area has been cybersecurity, specifically, cyber crime detection and prevention.
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa
Guy-Vincent Jourdan has over 15 years’ experience leading research and industry collaborations. He has co-authored over a hundred scientific publications and 15 patents. For the past decade, his main research area has been cybersecurity, specifically, cyber crime detection and prevention.
Vio Onut
uOttawa-IBM Cyber Range Co-Director
Principal R&D Strategist, Centre for Advanced Studies, IBM
Iosif-Viorel (Vio) Onut is passionate about accelerating curriculum and product innovation through R&D. In the past decade, he has teamed up with 35 universities, managing hover 150 research projects, led by over 90 professors, for over 360 students and over 330 IBM staff. He specializes in cybersecurity and cyber crime.
Principal R&D Strategist, Centre for Advanced Studies, IBM
Iosif-Viorel (Vio) Onut is passionate about accelerating curriculum and product innovation through R&D. In the past decade, he has teamed up with 35 universities, managing hover 150 research projects, led by over 90 professors, for over 360 students and over 330 IBM staff. He specializes in cybersecurity and cyber crime.
