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The interns will support the establishment and day-to-day upkeep of the Cyber Resilience Lab, with exposure to the following capability areas:
- cyber range and simulation environment setup
- lab asset configuration and maintenance
- cyber resilience testing and exercise support
- documentation and SOP development
- security validation and research tasks
- support for showcase demonstrations and stakeholder visits
Scope of Work
The interns will, under supervision, support the following activities:
1. Lab Setup Support
- assist in preparing lab systems, devices, and virtual environments for use;
- support installation, configuration, and baseline setup of workstations, servers, virtual machines, and test devices;
- assist in network segmentation, test bed preparation, and system imaging;
- label, inventory, and track lab hardware and software assets;
- support preparation of demonstration and training environments.
2. Lab Operations and Maintenance
- assist in routine health checks of lab systems and equipment;
- support patching, updates, re-imaging, and reset of test environments;
- maintain asset registers, maintenance logs, and configuration records;
- assist in troubleshooting basic hardware, software, and connectivity issues;
- help ensure the lab remains organised, functional, and ready for exercises or demonstrations.
3. Cyber Resilience Exercise Support
- assist in preparing scenarios for cyber range or resilience exercises;
- support execution of tabletop, simulation, or hands-on technical exercises;
- help monitor logs, dashboards, alerts, and exercise outputs during training activities;
- assist in post-exercise clean-up, restoration, and reset of environments;
- document observations, lessons learnt, and improvement points.
4. Security Testing and Research
- support controlled testing of systems, applications, devices, or configurations within the lab;
- assist in basic vulnerability assessment, log review, and validation activities;
- support research tasks relating to AI security, hardware and device security, and security performance testing;
- assist in preparing summaries, findings, and technical notes for internal use.
5. Documentation and SOP Development
- draft and update lab SOPs, user guides, checklists, and setup notes;
- prepare diagrams, system maps, and simple architecture documentation;
- maintain records for exercises, maintenance, incidents, and asset changes;
- support preparation of briefing materials and internal reports.
6. Demonstration and Engagement Support
- help prepare the lab for visits, demonstrations, and internal showcase sessions;
- support setup of exhibits, use-case walkthroughs, and technical displays;
- assist facilitators during student, partner, or stakeholder engagement sessions;
- support basic briefing material preparation for presentations and tours.
Learning Areas
Interns may be assigned work across one or more of the following themes:
- AI security;
- security and performance testing using cyber range environments;
- hardware, robotics, and device security;
- SOC operations and agentic SOC concepts;
- digital resilience and recovery testing;
- cyber defence engineering and automation.
Expected Deliverables
By the end of the internship, interns are expected to contribute to some or all of the following:
- updated lab asset inventory and maintenance records
- setup and configuration documentation
- SOPs, checklists, or user guides for lab activities
- exercise support materials or scenario notes
- technical summaries or research notes
- improvement recommendations for lab operations or resilience use cases
- presentation materials or showcase support content.
Supervision and Boundaries
All work performed by interns shall be carried out under the supervision of authorised staff.
Interns shall not:
- access production systems unless expressly authorised;
- conduct uncontrolled offensive testing;
- remove lab data, images, or documentation without approval;
- make material architecture or security changes without review and sign-off.
Skills and Competencies to be Developed
The internship is intended to develop practical competencies in:
- lab operations and technical support;
- cyber hygiene and system hardening;
- documentation and operational discipline;
- cyber range and resilience exercise support;
- basic security testing and analysis;
- teamwork, reporting, and stakeholder support.
Internship Outcome:
At the end of the attachment, interns should have gained hands-on exposure to how a cyber resilience lab is built, maintained, and used to support training, testing, demonstrations, and resilience-focused cyber operations.