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The shield and the sword: Expanding learning in cyber defense through competition

Ho, Shuyuan Mary; Oliveira, Diogo; Rathi, Raghav

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Title
The shield and the sword: Expanding learning in cyber defense through competition
Author(s)
  • Ho, Shuyuan Mary
  • Oliveira, Diogo
  • Rathi, Raghav
Issue Date
2019-03-15
Keyword(s)
  • Activity theory
  • Sociotechnical systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Competition
  • System penetration
  • Natural language processing
Date of Ingest
2019-03-22T21:34:42Z
Abstract
The cyber chess game between offense (i.e., attackers or hackers) and defense (i.e., system administrators) is ongoing and dynamic. As the complexity of cyber-infrastructure increases, the complexity and creativity of cyberthreats also increases. This research employs the lens of activity theory to study the interaction between the cyber attackers and the defenders. A pedagogical learning-based conflict was introduced in a cybersecurity classroom, and cyber defense exercises were simulated in the cyber security virtual lab at Florida State University in Spring 2017. Natural language process (NLP) techniques were adopted for data analysis, which affirms the effectiveness of students' learning about securing networks through the introduction of simulated conflict.
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iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2019 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Conference Poster
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/103318
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21900/iconf.2019.103318
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2019 Shuyuan Mary Ho, Diogo Oliveira, and Raghav Rathi

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