Enhancing a virtual security lab with a private cloud framework

Tele-teaching and hands-on exercises are of major importance in modern cybersecurity training. The Tele-Lab platform provides a virtual training environment using virtualized computers and networks, accessible via the Internet. With the rise of Massive Open Online Courses, it is also desirable to have such lab environments available. To make Tele-Lab's virtual laboratory environment more flexible, scalable and faster, a private cloud framework should become the new basic layer to control and manage virtual machines. This paper explains the integration of OpenNebula into the existing software and implementation of an additional middleware layer that takes advantage of the cloud frameworks functionality.