Using Cybersecurity Exercises as Essential Learning Tools in Universities

Răzvan Deaconescu, Andra Bălțoiu, Tiberiu Georgescu, Alin Puncioiu

2022

Abstract

Capture-the-flag (CTF) contests play a well-established role in the cybersecurity culture, being at once skill-testing grounds and community-building platforms. While these contests provide education benefits, their adaptation to academic objectives is not straightforward, since the competitive nature of CTFs makes them more appropriate for knowledge evaluation than acquisition. In this paper we present the preparing, deploying and evaluating a cybersecurity exercise for university students. Our work aims to stimulate students for a career in cybersecurity, evaluate their experience and collect feedback. We detail our experience in organizing the exercise; we also present student feedback and draw conclusions and lessons learned on using cybersecurity exercises as educational tools.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Deaconescu R., Bălțoiu A., Georgescu T. and Puncioiu A. (2022). Using Cybersecurity Exercises as Essential Learning Tools in Universities. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-562-3, pages 434-441. DOI: 10.5220/0010994700003182

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu22,
author={Răzvan Deaconescu and Andra Bălțoiu and Tiberiu Georgescu and Alin Puncioiu},
title={Using Cybersecurity Exercises as Essential Learning Tools in Universities},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2022},
pages={434-441},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010994700003182},
isbn={978-989-758-562-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - Using Cybersecurity Exercises as Essential Learning Tools in Universities
SN - 978-989-758-562-3
AU - Deaconescu R.
AU - Bălțoiu A.
AU - Georgescu T.
AU - Puncioiu A.
PY - 2022
SP - 434
EP - 441
DO - 10.5220/0010994700003182