OBU Cybersecurity Lab Turns Classroom into Battlegrounds for Ethical Hackers

  • Oklahoma Baptist University has announced an upcoming cybersecurity lab, a hands-on facility made possible in part by a $25,000 grant from craigslist founder Craig Newmark and Craig Newmark Philanthropies. The lab is set to open in January 2026 as part of the renovated Thurmond Hall. Shown is a conceptual illustration and not a final rendering of the cybersecurity lab. Photo provided by OBU
    Oklahoma Baptist University has announced an upcoming cybersecurity lab, a hands-on facility made possible in part by a $25,000 grant from craigslist founder Craig Newmark and Craig Newmark Philanthropies. The lab is set to open in January 2026 as part of the renovated Thurmond Hall. Shown is a conceptual illustration and not a final rendering of the cybersecurity lab. Photo provided by OBU
    A simulated cyberattack is unfolding: a team of hackers breaches a firewall, attempts to gain access to a network and tests whether any defenses stand in their way. But it’s not happening in a high-stakes government facility or a corporate data center; it’s in a classroom at Oklahoma Baptist University.This is the kind of real- world scenario OBU students will engage within the unive...

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