The project in Scarborough aims to increase awareness and provide solutions to cyber-attacks.
Plans to make Scarborough a national centre of excellence for cyber security have been given the go-ahead.The £237,000 pilot project aims to be completed by the end of March ahead of local government reorganisation.
The idea has been developed by the council working with the Government Communications Headquarters , Coventry University Scarborough, and Anglo American Mining., a council report on the project states that cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly frequent, and expanding the UK's investment in offensive cyber operations "creates new opportunities".
It said Scarborough's proposed FabLab+ facility would have "a pivotal role in providing a focus for activity in the medium term".