Cybercompetitions: A survey of competitions, tools, and systems to support cybersecurity education

Balon, Tyler; Baggili, Ibrahim

doi:10.1007/s10639-022-11451-4

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“…In 2023, Balon, T. and Baggili, I. [19] talked holistically about the application of new tools and virtual learning systems as well as adaptability to the skill levels of their users. They suggested a systematized knowledge of attributes, like focus areas, learning outcomes, experience levels and competition types.…”

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Strategic Approaches to Cybersecurity Learning: A Study of Educational Models and Outcomes

Mukherjee,

Le,

Chow

et al. 2024

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As the demand for cybersecurity experts in the industry grows, we face a widening shortage of skilled professionals. This pressing concern has spurred extensive research within academia and national bodies, who are striving to bridge this skills gap through refined educational frameworks, including the integration of innovative information applications like remote laboratories and virtual classrooms. Despite these initiatives, current higher education models for cybersecurity, while effective in some areas, fail to provide a holistic solution to the root causes of the skills gap. Our study conducts a thorough examination of established cybersecurity educational frameworks, with the goal of identifying crucial learning outcomes that can mitigate the factors contributing to this skills gap. Furthermore, by analyzing six different educational models, for each one that can uniquely leverage technology like virtual classrooms and online platforms and is suited to various learning contexts, we categorize these contexts into four distinct categories. This categorization introduces a holistic dimension of context awareness enriched by digital learning tools into the process, enhancing the alignment with desired learning outcomes, a consideration sparsely addressed in the existing literature. This thorough analysis further strengthens the framework for guiding education providers in selecting models that most effectively align with their targeted learning outcomes and implies practical uses for technologically enhanced environments. This review presents a roadmap for educators and institutions, offering insights into relevant teaching models, including the opportunities for the utilization of remote laboratories and virtual classrooms, and their contextual applications, thereby aiding curriculum designers in making strategic decisions.

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Strategic Approaches to Cybersecurity Learning: A Study of Educational Models and Outcomes

Mukherjee,

Le,

Chow

et al. 2024

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“…Holistic cybersecurity foundations and cybersecurity context in public sector [2,3,13,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] Tactical-operational cybersecurity workforce management [1,[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47] Cybersecurity talent development and retention [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]…”

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Boosting Holistic Cybersecurity Awareness with Outsourced Wide-Scope CyberSOC: A Generalization from a Spanish Public Organization Study

Domínguez-Dorado,

Rodríguez-Pérez,

Carmona-Murillo

et al. 2023

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Public sector organizations are facing an escalating challenge with the increasing volume and complexity of cyberattacks, which disrupt essential public services and jeopardize citizen data and privacy. Effective cybersecurity management has become an urgent necessity. To combat these threats comprehensively, the active involvement of all functional areas is crucial, necessitating a heightened holistic cybersecurity awareness among tactical and operational teams responsible for implementing security measures. Public entities face various challenges in maintaining this awareness, including difficulties in building a skilled cybersecurity workforce, coordinating mixed internal and external teams, and adapting to the outsourcing trend, which includes cybersecurity operations centers (CyberSOCs). Our research began with an extensive literature analysis to expand our insights derived from previous works, followed by a Spanish case study in collaboration with a digitization-focused public organization. The study revealed common features shared by public organizations globally. Collaborating with this public entity, we developed strategies tailored to its characteristics and transferrable to other public organizations. As a result, we propose the “Wide-Scope CyberSOC” as an innovative outsourced solution to enhance holistic awareness among the cross-functional cybersecurity team and facilitate comprehensive cybersecurity adoption within public organizations. We have also documented essential requirements for public entities when contracting Wide-Scope CyberSOC services to ensure alignment with their specific needs, accompanied by a management framework for seamless operation.

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“…Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions have gained significant popularity in the cybersecurity community as an effective means to test and enhance participants' skills across various security domains [5,8,16]. With the rapid adoption of blockchain technology and the increasing reliance on smart contracts, it is crucial to address the vulnerabilities and security risks associated with decentralized systems [8,9,11].…”

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Block-AD: Blockchain Attack-Defense CTF Competition for Next-Web3 Security

Hasnaoui,

Zrikem,

Elassali

2023

IJCSEIT

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The rapid growth of blockchain technology hasintroduced newsecurity challengesin decentralized systems.In this paper, we present Block-AD, a Blockchain Attack-Defense Capture The Flag (CTF) competition aimed at improving smart contract security skills and addressing evolving security threats in Next-Web3 environments. Unlike traditional CTF competitions, participants engage in attack and defense actions to exploit vulnerabilities and protect their smart contract services. This game-based approach concludes with rewards distributed from the competition’s vault and the allocation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as proof of participation. This approach aims to provide a fun and engaging way to improve the security skills of all participants, as well as to identify and fix vulnerabilities in smart contracts. By combining blockchain technology, CTF methodology, and Next-Web3 security, Block-AD provides a unique and innovative approach for enhancing cybersecurity skills in decentralized systems and smart contracts.

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Cybercompetitions: A survey of competitions, tools, and systems to support cybersecurity education

Cited by 10 publications

References 61 publications

Strategic Approaches to Cybersecurity Learning: A Study of Educational Models and Outcomes

Strategic Approaches to Cybersecurity Learning: A Study of Educational Models and Outcomes

Boosting Holistic Cybersecurity Awareness with Outsourced Wide-Scope CyberSOC: A Generalization from a Spanish Public Organization Study

Block-AD: Blockchain Attack-Defense CTF Competition for Next-Web3 Security

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