Recent global demand for cybersecurity professionals is promising, with the US job growth
rate at 28%, three times the national average [1]. In a global survey, 2,300 security …

Driven by the rapid escalation of its utilization, as well as ramping commercialization,
Internet of Things (IoT) devices increasingly face security threats. Apart from denial of …

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 …

The skill shortage in global cybersecurity is a well-known problem; to overcome this issue,
cyber ranges have been developed. These ranges provide a platform for conducting …

When a human activity requires a lot of expertise and very specialized cognitive skills that
are poorly understood by the general population, it is often consideredan art.'Different …

Computer security students benefit from hands-on experience applying security tools and
techniques to attack and defend vulnerable systems. Virtual machines (VMs) provide an …

Abstract Gamification and Serious Games are progressively being used over a host of fields,
particularly to support education. Such games provide a new way to engage students with …

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The combination of theory-based and practical hands-on learning represents a powerful
approach for cybersecurity education. Placing the student in the adversarial mindset …

Cybersecurity exercises are gaining in popularity in university curricula and professional
training paths and are seen as an effective teaching method. Such exercises provide digital …