Try-CybSI: An extensible cybersecurity learning and demonstration platform

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Abstract

The increasing use of web applications for tasks such as banking, social media, and travel reservations and the frequent news of hacker attacks has brought cybersecurity to the forefront of public discussion. It is vital to ensure that the new generation of programmers is aware of the importance of cybersecurity and the various solutions in existence that address these issues. While college instructional programs incorporate optional courses on cybersecurity, the enrolled students may not receive sufficient hands-on experience or have access to resources that foster writing secure code. The goal of the Try-CybSI project is to provide a web platform that demonstrates various cybersecurity flaws and solutions, while providing users with access to containerized environments to explore and develop secure coding practices. We believe that this platform can be incorporated as a requirement in college instruction and security certification programs. In addition, researchers can contribute new applications to the platform that will enable them to publicize their work while supporting research reproducibility.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSIGITE 2017 - Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages41-46
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781450351003
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 27 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event18th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education, SIGITE 2017 - Rochester, United States
Duration: Oct 4 2017Oct 7 2017

Publication series

NameSIGITE 2017 - Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education

Conference

Conference18th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education, SIGITE 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityRochester
Period10/4/1710/7/17

Keywords

  • Cloud computing
  • Containerized
  • Cybersecurity
  • Instruction
  • Reproducible research
  • Secure coding

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