Enhancing Situational Awareness for Tutors of Cybersecurity
Capture the Flag Games

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Enhancing Situational Awareness for Tutors of Cybersecurity Capture the Flag Games

DOČKALOVÁ BURSKÁ, Karolína, Vít RUSŇÁK and Radek OŠLEJŠEK

Basic information

Original name

Enhancing Situational Awareness for Tutors of Cybersecurity Capture the Flag Games

Authors

DOČKALOVÁ BURSKÁ, Karolína (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Vít RUSŇÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Radek OŠLEJŠEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

United States of America, 2021 25th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV), p. 235-242, 8 pp. 2021

Publisher

IEEE

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Proceedings paper

Field of Study

10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

Publication form

electronic version available online

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14330/21:00121662

Organization unit

Faculty of Informatics

ISBN

978-1-6654-3827-8

ISSN

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IV53921.2021.00045

UT WoS

000850000500035

Keywords (in Czech)

kyberbezpečnostní vzdělávání; praktický trénink; situační povědomí

Keywords in English

cybersecurity education; hands-on training; situational awareness

Abstract

V originále

Supervised Capture the Flag games represent a popular method of practical hands-on training in cybersecurity education. However, as cybersecurity training sessions are process-oriented, tutors have only a limited insight into what trainees are doing and how they deal with the tasks. From their perspective, it is necessary to have situational awareness, enabling them to identify and react to any issues during a training session as soon as they emerge. We propose a tool designed in collaboration with cybersecurity educators. Based on user requirements, we developed the Progress Visualization Tool, which provides educators with timely feedback through the session. More specifically, the tool informs educators of the training progression, helps identify the students who might struggle with their tasks, and reveals overall deviation from the schedule. We validated the tool through formative and summative qualitative in-lab evaluations. The participants appraised the impact on the training workflow and gave further insights regarding the tool. We discuss the insights and recommendations that arose from the evaluations as they could aid the design of future tools for supporting educators, not only of CTFs but also in other domains.

Links

EF16_019/0000822, research and development project

Name: Centrum excelence pro kyberkriminalitu, kyberbezpečnost a ochranu kritických informačních infrastruktur

Files attached

2021-iV-enhancing-situational-awareness-tutors-cybersecurity-capture-flag-games-paper.pdf

Citovat

DOČKALOVÁ BURSKÁ, Karolína, Vít RUSŇÁK and Radek OŠLEJŠEK. Enhancing Situational Awareness for Tutors of Cybersecurity Capture the Flag Games. Online. In Ebad Banissi, Anna Ursyn, et al. 2021 25th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV). United States of America: IEEE, 2021, p. 235-242. ISBN 978-1-6654-3827-8. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IV53921.2021.00045.

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DOČKALOVÁ BURSKÁ, Karolína, Vít RUSŇÁK and Radek OŠLEJŠEK. Enhancing Situational Awareness for Tutors of Cybersecurity Capture the Flag Games. Online. In Ebad Banissi, Anna Ursyn, et al. \textit{2021 25th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV)}. United States of America: IEEE, 2021, p.~235-242. ISBN~978-1-6654-3827-8. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IV53921.2021.00045.

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