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Exploring Ethical Hacking from Multiple Viewpoints

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Virtual On line

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June 22, 2020

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June 22, 2020

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June 26, 2021

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 7

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Computing and Information Technology

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11

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10.18260/1-2--34640

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Radana Dvorak University of Portland

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Dr. Dvorak received her Ph.D. in computer science from the University of London, Queen Mary College, and Master’s degree in AI from the University of Sussex. Dr. Dvorak has been working in IT, higher education, academic industry and program development for over 25 years. She has served as a researcher, university professor and dean in the US, UK, and the Cayman Islands. Currently, Dr. Dvorak is the Director of the University of Portland Shiley School of Engineering Bachelor of Computer Science Post-Baccalaureate program, and an instructor in computer science, teaching various CS courses. Her current research interests are related to teaching in STEM fields. She advises the cybersecurity club, and is a member of several organizations including OWASP-Portland Chapter. Dr. Dvorak is passionate about teaching, technology, career pathways and student success.

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Heather Dillon University of Portland Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-4467-2306

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Dr. Heather Dillon is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. She recently served as the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in STEM Education. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining the university, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer.

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Nicole Ralston University of Portland

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Dr. Nicole Ralston is an Assistant Professor and co-Director of the Multnomah County Partnership for Education Research (MCPER) in the School of Education at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Measurement, Statistics, and Research Design from the University of Washington. An elementary school teacher at heart, she now teaches educational research and STEM methods to undergraduate and graduate students. Her research focus involves bringing active learning strategies to STEM, best practices of research-practice partnerships, and applied research in partnership.

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Jeffrey Matthew Welch University of Portland Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0003-4072-7186

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Jeff Welch is a doctoral student in educational leadership at the University of Portland (Oregon, USA).

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Abstract

The Shiley School of Engineering, Dept. of Computer Science is using the KEEN module to develop an entrepreneurial mindset while meeting technical objectives in a 300 level Unix/Linux tools course. This paper describes a work-in-progress module for students to explore issues related to ethical hacking and its impact in the field of information security and cybersecurity. Ethical hacking was analyzed from multiple viewpoints including industry, governments and regulatory authorities, n white hat, grey hat and black hat hacking, and analyzing trends and perspectives from industry and research. Student engaged in activities including four corners to explore ethical hacking before and after reading case studies, and also participated in group and classroom discussions. After the initial exploration, students engaged in practical exercises exploring Kali Linux and learning basic penetration and defense techniques which introduced them to tools and skills utilized in the cybersecurity industry. The objectives and the design of the survey was to explore if the module increased students' curiosity and awareness of ethical hacking as they will be confronted with security issues in their software engineering careers. Students were asked to rank the learning objectives on a Likert scale of 1 to 5 where 1 was the worst ranking and 5 was the best ranking Generally, the results of the survey demonstrated students ranked the objectives well, with the lowest score for the objective about developing an action plan for ethics indicating ways to improve the module in future course offering. The highest values were given to considering multiple viewpoints, indicating the mindset aspects of the project may have been successful. Based on the outcome and student feedback recommendations for future implementation of the module in the curriculum is discussed.

Dvorak, R., & Dillon, H., & Ralston, N., & Welch, J. M. (2020, June), Exploring Ethical Hacking from Multiple Viewpoints Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--34640

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