Detailed Information on Publication Record
2021
Cybersecurity Knowledge and Skills Taught in Capture the Flag Challenges
ŠVÁBENSKÝ, Valdemar, Pavel ČELEDA, Jan VYKOPAL and Silvia BRIŠÁKOVÁBasic information
Original name
Cybersecurity Knowledge and Skills Taught in Capture the Flag Challenges
Authors
ŠVÁBENSKÝ, Valdemar (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Pavel ČELEDA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jan VYKOPAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Silvia BRIŠÁKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Computers & Security, Elsevier, 2021, 0167-4048
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics
Country of publisher
Netherlands
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impact factor
Impact factor: 5.105
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14610/21:00120890
Organization unit
Institute of Computer Science
UT WoS
000613150400007
Keywords in English
cybersecurity education; security training; capture the flag; curricular guidelines
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 27/4/2022 14:06, Mgr. Alena Mokrá
Abstract
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.
Links
| EF16_019/0000822, research and development project |
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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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