Lab Performance Evaluation via a Workshop Survey
- Conference
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Virtual Conference
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July 26, 2021
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July 26, 2021
- End Date
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July 19, 2022
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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 8
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Computing and Information Technology
- Page Count
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10
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--37418
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https://peer.asee.org/37418
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198
Paper Authors
Te-shun Chou East Carolina University
Dr. Te-Shun Chou is a Professor in the Department of Technology Systems (TSYS) at East Carolina University (ECU). He received his Bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering at Feng Chia University and both Master's degree and Doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering at Florida International University. He serves as the program coordinator of the Master program in Network Technology for TSYS and the lead faculty of Digital Communication Systems concentration for the Consortium Universities of the Ph.D. in Technology Management. He is also the point of contact of ECU National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE). Dr. Chou teaches IT related courses, which include cyber security, intrusion detection and incident response, wireless communications, and network management. His research interests include machine learning, wireless communications, technology education, and cyber security, especially in the field of intrusion detection systems.
Biwu Yang East Carolina University
Dr. Biwu Yang is a professor in the Department of Technology Systems, College of Engineering and Technology, East Carolina University. He teaches in the field of data networking, information technology, and information security. He has served as the key technology person in all aspects of Global Academic Initiatives since its inception, with multiple projects that include more than 30 partner universities from more than 20 countries, and the Global Climate Change course including Brazil, China, India, Mexico and USA.
Abstract
We implemented a unique learning system, Competitive Labs-as-a-Service (CLaaS), that provided comprehensive cybersecurity awareness education. The system included multiple identical virtual learning environments. Each learner had his/her own learning environment and multiple virtual machines (VMs) were nested in each environment to serve both tasks of attack and defense. A graphic user interface (GUI) application was designed to provide access to the environment where cybersecurity activities were performed. The application menu included a set of CyberSec labs, each containing a pair of attack and defense sub-labs. Each sub-lab is a combination of both cybersecurity theory and practice.
A workshop was held in the summer 2019 in the Department of Technology Systems (TSYS) at East Carolina University (ECU) in the summer of 2019. Nineteen college instructors were invited to use the system and participated in a survey in the end of the workshop. In this paper, we discussed the survey results of both the learning environment and the CyberSec labs.
Chou, T., & Yang, B. (2021, July), Lab Performance Evaluation via a Workshop Survey Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--37418
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