The need for skilled information assurance (IA) professional requires educational programs that impart both theoretical knowledge and practical skills through hands-on lab activities. Students need to develop skills by conducting security related experiments or hands-on lab activities in safe and isolated systems and networks environment. Furthermore, more and more information technology (IT) professionals who want to earn graduate level training in IA are likely to be enrolled in online programs and classes. Hence, providing remote access to labs becomes a necessity for this population of students.