Title :
How the Cyber Defense Exercise Shaped an Information-Assurance Curriculum
Author :
Mullins, Barry E. ; Lacey, Timothy H. ; Mills, Robert F. ; Trechter, Joseph M. ; Bass, Samuel D.
Author_Institution :
US Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Abstract :
In this article, we provide a brief history of the Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX), describe Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT´s) participation in it, and explain how the experience shaped the information-assurance curriculum and course format at AFIT. The CDX is an annual competition designed to give students the opportunity to learn and demonstrate best practices in defensive information assurance. The CDX´s fundamental objective is to design and implement a network that provides specified IT services and defend it against an onslaught of cyberattacks and natural events. CDX participants included blue forces (students), red forces (attacker) and a white cell.
Keywords :
computer science education; security of data; Air Force Institute; Cyber Defense Exercise; Cyber defense exercise; IT service; blue force; computer science education; information-assurance curriculum; red force; white cell; Best practices; Computer architecture; Computer crime; Computer hacking; Computer networks; Computer security; Educational institutions; Information security; Military computing; National security; Information Security; computer and information science education; network management; network topology; network-level security and protection;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2007.111
