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

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.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2019 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/iconf.2019.103318

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Copyright 2019 Shuyuan Mary Ho, Diogo Oliveira, and Raghav Rathi

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