Source: Cyber defence goes viral at new high tech Cyber Security Training Centre
- A new high tech Cyber Security Training Operation Centre (CSTOC) has opened at TAFE Queensland’s Coomera campus.
- The centre features attack and defence rooms, monitoring rooms for hacking and web data triaging.
- Students will receive world-class training to monitor, detect, and contain IT threats across critical applications, devices, and systems.
- Training at the centre is offered for free through the Palaszczuk Government’s Fee Free TAFE funding.
- The CSTOC aims to provide skilled workers for the cyber security industry.
- The centre integrates with other Cyber Security Training Operation Centres at TAFE Queensland’s Mooloolaba, South Bank, and Cairns campuses.
- The project is funded by the Palaszczuk Government’s $100 million Equipping TAFE for our Future program.
- Di Farmer, The Minister for Employment and Small Business, Minister for Training and Skills Development and Minister for Youth Justice, emphasizes the need for skilled cyber security professionals to protect digital infrastructure.
- The centre replicates a commercial Security Operations Centre to teach monitoring, detection, and containment of IT threats.
- The Member for Gaven, Meaghan Scanlon, highlights the importance of preparing students for evolving cyber security demands and creating job opportunities in the industry.