2021
Cybersecurity Knowledge and Skills Taught in Capture the Flag Challenges
ŠVÁBENSKÝ, Valdemar, Pavel ČELEDA, Jan VYKOPAL a Silvia BRIŠÁKOVÁZákladní údaje
Originální název
Cybersecurity Knowledge and Skills Taught in Capture the Flag Challenges
Autoři
ŠVÁBENSKÝ, Valdemar (703 Slovensko, garant, domácí), Pavel ČELEDA (203 Česká republika, domácí), Jan VYKOPAL (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Silvia BRIŠÁKOVÁ (703 Slovensko, domácí)
Vydání
Computers & Security, Elsevier, 2021, 0167-4048
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics
Stát vydavatele
Nizozemské království
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 5.105
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14610/21:00120890
Organizační jednotka
Ústav výpočetní techniky
UT WoS
000613150400007
Klíčová slova anglicky
cybersecurity education; security training; capture the flag; curricular guidelines
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 27. 4. 2022 14:06, Mgr. Alena Mokrá
Anotace
V originále
Capture the Flag challenges are a popular form of cybersecurity education, where students solve hands-on tasks in an informal, game-like setting. The tasks feature diverse assignments, such as exploiting websites, cracking passwords, and breaching unsecured networks. However, it is unclear how the skills practiced by these challenges match formal cybersecurity curricula defined by security experts. We explain the significance of Capture the Flag challenges in cybersecurity training and analyze their 15,963 textual solutions collected since 2012. Based on keywords in the solutions, we map them to well-established ACM/IEEE curricular guidelines to understand which skills the challenges teach. We study the distribution of cybersecurity topics, their variance in different challenge formats, and their development over the past years. The analysis showed the prominence of technical knowledge about cryptography and network security, but human aspects, such as social engineering and cybersecurity awareness, are neglected. We discuss the implications of these results and relate them to contemporary literature. Our results indicate that future Capture the Flag challenges should include non-technical aspects to address the current advanced cyber threats and attract a broader audience to cybersecurity.
Návaznosti
EF16_019/0000822, projekt VaV |
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MUNI/A/1527/2020, interní kód MU |
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MUNI/A/1549/2020, interní kód MU |
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