The Hacktrace Ranges Lab is a virtual laboratory designed to facilitate cyber security education so that it can be practiced safely in accordance with applicable regulations.

The official launch of this lab was done by the ITB Chair of Master’s Program in Electrical Engineering, Burhanuddin Halimi, S.T, M.T, Ph.D.; Chair of the SEEI ITB Cyber Security Center management team, Prof. Dr. Ing. Ir. Suhardi, M.T.; and representatives from Spentera Group, including Director Royke L Tobing; Director External Operation, Marie Muhammad; Account Executive, Faisal Ariyanto; and Director Internal Operation, Thomas Gregory.

In his speech, Prof. Suhardi conveyed that this collaboration not only supports competency development in the field of cyber security but is also expected to accelerate research and innovation in related fields.

Meanwhile, Burhanudin responded positively to the collaboration. "This lab is expected to support the multidisciplinary programs within the master's program in electrical engineering, namely digital technopreneurship, which can foster startups related to information security," he said.

On the other hand, Marie Muhammad revealed that the demand in the cyber security field is very high, yet the supply of human resources is still limited. Therefore, Spentera Group developed the Hacktrace Ranges Lab product and collaborated with several campuses, including ITB, to equip students by utilizing the facilities of the lab.

This lab was formed with the concept of creating a ‘shooting range’ from two approaches: the offensive side and the defensive side.

With this virtual lab, it is hoped that it can assist students in deepening their knowledge and skills in cyber security, in line with the massive use of the internet across various sectors. Thus, after completing their education, students are ready to compete and have competent skills in the field of cyber security to meet the high demand.

"This is one of our commitments to bring the industry closer to higher education. I hope that this collaboration can produce outputs that can benefit the community, institutions, industries, and Indonesia," Marie added.

In addition to the launch of the Hacktrace Ranges Lab, the event also included a presentation on the technical aspects and features of using the lab that participants can explore.

Reporter: Elda Nuriza (Environmental Infrastructure Engineering, 2021)
Translator: Hanna Daniela Ayu (Aerospace Engineering, 2021)
Editor: Hanifa Juliana (Urban and Regional Planning, 2020)