SRNL: SRNL Opens Cybersecurity Laboratory at Georgia Cyber Center

Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) officially opened its Critical
Infrastructure, Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Laboratory at the Georgia Cyber Center in downtown Augusta, Georgia.
The new laboratory at the Georgia Cyber Center is the first physical presence for SRNL in the state of
Georgia. It is part of SRNL’s hub-and-spoke strategy to leverage its primary cybersecurity laboratory at
the Savannah River Site with external capabilities and institutions to maximize its cybersecurity collaboration ecosystem.
“With the Georgia Cyber Center hosting numerous government, industry and academic institutions that
SRNL has relationships with, it made perfect sense to pursue a presence there,” said SRNL Laboratory
Director Dr. Vahid Majidi. “SRNL’s ability to conduct research and development in an innovative and collaborative environment with a full spectrum of partners opens up many opportunities to include cybersecurity solutions to enhance the resiliency of the national grid, training for soldiers, medical industry
cybersecurity challenges, and a host of other challenges confronting our nation.”
The new laboratory will allow SRNL to seamlessly interact with key partners, such as Army Cyber
Command, the Defense Digital Service of the Department of Defense, Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Cyber Crime Center, Augusta University School of Computer and Cyber Sciences, Augusta Technical
College, and numerous cybersecurity industry leaders.
“We are very excited to have Savannah River National Laboratory join the growing ecosystem at the
Georgia Cyber Center,” said Michael Shaffer, executive vice president, Strategic Partnerships and
Economic Development, Augusta University. “Working collaboratively with Savannah River National
Laboratory will provide benefits that will reach across South Carolina, Georgia and the nation.”
SRNL will occupy space on the fifth floor of the Hull McKnight Building. Initially, eight members of the
SRNL cybersecurity team will conduct research alongside invited research partners at the new lab.