Collaborative Research: Remote Access Virtualized Environments (RAVE): Piloting a National Infrastructure for Cybersecurity Education

合作研究：远程访问虚拟化环境（RAVE）：试点国家网络安全教育基础设施

• 批准号: 1023125
• 负责人: Kara Nance
• 金额: $ 46.45万
• 依托单位: University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-15 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1023125&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Remote; Access; Virtualized

The objective of this project is to improve the educational experience of cybersecurity students around the nation by piloting an environment in which they can obtain the valuable hands-on experience in defending digital assets. The proposed system is a remotely accessible isolated lab environment, allowing thousands of students from a wide range of institutions to use this facility to enrich their educational experience. The prototype system has been developed and tested at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and is replicated at the United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) and a number of other academic institutions.The proposed system provides a vital component to the study of computer security topics, namely the ability to gain hands-on experience, similar to the experience that biology, chemistry, or geology students gain in their course labs. In addition, the qualitative and quantitative metrics gathered help to inform both the development and delivery methods for new exercises and, in general, the hands-on approach to computer security education.This project provides access to state-of-the-art computer security lab facilities and materials to a wide range of intuitions, and, consequently, provides substantially more students with empirical learning opportunities in this critically important field. This isolated Remote Access Virtualized Environment (RAVE) is used to help meet the national need for experienced cybersecurity workforce by providing access to these novel educational opportunities for students around the nation.

该项目的目标是通过试点环境来改善全国网络安全学生的教育体验，在这种环境中，他们可以获得保护数字资产的宝贵实践经验。拟议的系统是一个可远程访问的隔离实验室环境，允许来自各种机构的数千名学生使用该设施来丰富他们的教育体验。该原型系统已在阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯（UAF）开发和测试，并在美国军事学院西点（USMA）和其他一些学术机构复制。拟议的系统提供了一个重要的组成部分，研究计算机安全主题，即能够获得实践经验，类似于生物，化学，或地质学学生在课程实验室中获得的知识。此外，收集的定性和定量指标有助于为新练习的开发和交付方法以及计算机安全教育的实践方法提供信息。该项目提供了最先进的计算机安全实验室设施和材料，以获得广泛的直觉，因此，为更多的学生提供了在这一至关重要的领域进行经验学习的机会。这种隔离的远程访问虚拟化环境（RAVE）通过为全国各地的学生提供这些新颖的教育机会，来帮助满足全国对经验丰富的网络安全工作人员的需求。