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Bridgewater State highlights $3 million cyber range, local cybersecurity training

Halifax community meeting · August 4, 2026
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Bridgewater State’s interim cyber range director Jennifer Reed described a $3,000,000 gamified training lab with 24 workstations and local government/business training during her Halifax presentation.

Jennifer Reed, who also serves as interim director of Bridgewater State’s cyber range, described the facility as a hands-on, gamified training laboratory intended to improve cybersecurity readiness for local governments, nonprofits and businesses.

Reed described the range as having 24 workstations and an 18-foot screen and said the facility is used for executive and technical exercises. "It's a $3,000,000 gamified, interactive, learning, kind of space that's incredible," she said. She added the university offers a bachelor's degree and a master's in cybersecurity and partners with local governments for readiness training and business continuity exercises.