Design of a computer security teaching and research laboratory (abstract only)

Duffany, Jeffrey L.; Cruz, Alfredo

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“…A common difficulty in this direction is the integration of "real-world" labs into the academic courses. Without efficient hands-on real-world activities, it is not possible for the students to integrate the acquired security theoretical knowledge with up-todate security technologies [9], [10].…”

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On the Necessity of Establishing a National Cybersecurity Testbed

Al-Janabi

2016

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Abstract--Information security now is considered to be cross-disciplinary and comprehensive field. It integrates the accumulation of knowledge in many disciplines like computer science, mathematics, communications, electronics, physics, etc. Thus, there has been an ongoing effort to improve the experiences in information security experimentation. Many international institutions are investigating enhanced approaches to provide hands-on learning and research environments. However, academic institutions are facing with the difficult challenge of providing lab infrastructuresthat meet the increasingly growing needs of cybersecurity training. In this paper, we report on the necessity and importance of building an effective national testbed for cybersecurity experimentation. We also present a general top-level architecture for this testbed emphasizing the most important enabling technologies.

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On the Necessity of Establishing a National Cybersecurity Testbed

Al-Janabi

2016

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“…Likewise, Harmon (2011) indicated that the need for knowledgeable security professionals would continue into the near future. Such commentary from academia aligns with the overarching call from both the president as well as the federal workplace.One prominent method academia uses to provide practical, hands-on security education is laboratory exercises (Duffany & Cruz, 2012;Mattord & Whitman, 2004). Anantapadmanabhan, Memon, Frankl, and Naumovich, (2003) stated that cybersecurity laboratory exercises are a prominent means for learners to acquire a meaningful cybersecurity higher education.…”

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Understanding System Utilization as a Limitation Associated with Cybersecurity Laboratories – A Literature Analysis

Pittman

2013

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Executive SummaryThe use of laboratories as part of cybersecurity education is well evidenced in the existing literature. We are informed about the benefits, different types of laboratories and, in addition, underlying learning theories therein. Existing research also demonstrates that the success of employing cybersecurity laboratory exercises relies upon controlling or minimizing potential challenges in the maintenance and usage of these laboratories. However, to date there has not been any effort to examine the possible limiting factors associated with system utilization in such laboratories.In order to begin addressing such laboratory system resource utilization factors, this study examined existing research with the objective to gain an understanding of system utilization as a limitation to employing cybersecurity laboratories as pedagogical tools. Understanding the potential issues and limiting factors is of benefit to researchers, laboratory designers, and managers, as well as to higher education institutions hosting such laboratories. To this end, this study analyzed 11 years of academic literature for themes of limiting factors related to system utilization.Analysis of the academic literature detected a reoccurring presence of system utilization issues as limiting factors within both hardware-based laboratories as well as virtualized laboratories. Furthermore, findings indicated that despite various attempts to resolve such utilization issues, the literature has yet to definitively do so. Concurrently, this study developed a taxonomy to conceptualize the evolution of, and relationships between, such literature.The full taxonomy is constructed over the course of seven diagrams and demonstrates the evolution of both the utilization issues documented in the literature as well as potential solutions. The diagrams incorporate successive groupings of literature into six tiers which are arranged according to the emergent themes. According to each emergent theme (e.g., transitioning from hardware-based laboratories to virtualized laboratories and associated, residual utilization issues), connections within the tier as well as external to the tier (forwards and backwards) are established.Ultimately, despite the success and effectiveness of cybersecurity laboratories, challenges related to system resource utilization continue to plague educators. What is more, no singular laboratory infrastructure design presents a model to address the system resource challenges. Thus, a need exists to create a cybersecurity laboratory design thatMaterial published as part of this publication, either on-line or in print, is copyrighted by the Informing Science Institute. Permission to make digital or paper copy of part or all of these works for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that the copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage AND that copies 1) bear this notice in full and 2) give the full citation on the first page. It is permissible to abstract these works so long as credit ...

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Exploring the CELF — An Innovative Cyber Engineering Learning Facility

Pittman

2020

2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)

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Design of a computer security teaching and research laboratory (abstract only)

Cited by 3 publications

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On the Necessity of Establishing a National Cybersecurity Testbed

On the Necessity of Establishing a National Cybersecurity Testbed

Understanding System Utilization as a Limitation Associated with Cybersecurity Laboratories – A Literature Analysis

Exploring the CELF — An Innovative Cyber Engineering Learning Facility

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