Team from FEEC BUT won the award for the best security research project

Representatives of the research team from the Institute of Telecommunications of the FEEC (from left) Petr Číka, Willi Lazarov, Radek Fujdiak and Jiří Mišurec accepting the award from the Chief Director of the Internal Security and Police Education Section of the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic Jan Paďourk (fourth from right) | Author: Nikola Číková

This year's recipient of the Interior Minister's Award for outstanding achievements in the field of security research is the team of the Institute of Telecommunications of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication Technologies of the BUT. The award was given for the project "Cyber arena for research, testing and education in the field of cyber security". The award ceremony took place on 14 December at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior (MVČR) in Prague, Letná.

"The awarded project is an example of effective funding of research and development with already documented societal impact and broad potential for further use in issues that are and will be crucial for ensuring the security of the Czech Republic. We are glad that we are able to find and support such projects in security research," said Luděk Michálek, Director of the Department of Security Research and Police Education of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic.

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Awarded FEEC research team (from left): Radek Fujdiak, Willi Lazarov, Jiří Mišurec and Petr Číka | Author: Nikola Číková

The so-called cyber arena has been developed by FEEC researchers since 2019. Initially, it was a response to the requirements of teaching at the home faculty. Gradually, however, they discovered that there are many problems with teaching cyber security in the Czech Republic and decided to look for solutions. The result is the BUTCA platform - Cyber Arena, which combines training and education through game situations, ease of use and connections to real industrial facilities. In one year of operation, several thousand students have passed through it.

Students of the Matyáš Lerch Gymnasium testing the Cybernetic Arena | Author: Nikola Číková

"We simply wanted to make it easier for lecturers to prepare cybersecurity lessons. In our platform, anyone can run a whole scenario for all selected students in one click," explains Zdeněk Martinásek, one of the authors of the platform.

"The project ideally combines excellent didactic skills and top creative work of my colleagues from the Institute of Telecommunications. The award from the Ministry of the Interior is a well-deserved recognition for the excellent work and innovative approach in the field of cyber security. I congratulate the whole team for their efforts and contribution to the protection against cyber threats," said the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Vladimir Aubrecht, on the award.

Students of the University of Defence also tested the cyber arena | Author: Nikola Číková


The Minister of the Interior's Award has been regularly presented since 2011 and its main objective is to reward the creators of outstanding results in the field of security research, to motivate them to further their interest in the implementation of projects and to promote their results. The condition is that the results they have achieved must have been financed on the basis of support provided by the Ministry of Interior.

Source: vut.cz

 

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