The specialist Computer Networks and Cyber Security laboratories are among the best equipped facilities of this type in the UK. Developed in consultation with Cisco and leaders in the industry, they are designed to meet the highest computer networks and cyber security standards.
The laboratories contain high-specification, specially customised PCs configured with multiple operating systems, virtualisation and removable hard drives, as well as specialised servers, wired and wireless networking equipment and a variety of other hardware and software components.
The laboratories are also the base for the university's Cyber Security Centre, a multidisciplinary group of academics and industry experts who focus on a wide variety of cyber security and digital forensics issues. Their mission is to provide to all the benefits of a safe, secure and resilient cyberspace.