LUCID: A Spectator Targeted Visualization System to Broaden Participation at Cyber Defense Competitions

该项目的目标是通过开发一个旨在加强观众学习和理解的可视化和广播系统，激发人们对网络安全竞赛的兴趣。该系统通过以可用和灵动的方式呈现与理解比赛的实时细节相关的信息来吸引观众。它通过组合各种技术来实现这一点，包括实时网络安全可视化、实时视频和音频监控、动画、计算机图形和评论。因此，该项目提高了观众的教育价值和兴奋度，并扩大了对网络安全领域的兴趣。拟议的工具捕捉所有参赛队伍的计算机和网络活动，并以用户友好的方式利用最先进的广播、动画和评论为观众提供这些活动。虽然可视化已经在大型网络防御比赛中得到了应用，如中大西洋大学网络防御大赛，但它的使用仍然有限。此外，它没有严肃地针对观众，很少用于小型网络防御比赛，这是本项目的主要目标。通过改善观众体验，吸引更多的学生参加大学网络防御比赛，最终进入网络安全相关领域。该工具对比赛参与者也有好处，特别是对可以使用该工具进行网络安全可视化的学生团队。

The goal of this project is to stimulate interest in cybersecurity competitions through the development of a visualization and broadcast system targeted to enhancing learning and understanding among spectators. The system engages the spectator by presenting information pertinent to understanding the real-time details of the game in a usable and spirited manner. It accomplishes this through the combination of various techniques, including real-time network security visualization, live video and audio monitoring, animation, computer graphics and commentary. As a result, the project improves the educational value and excitement for the spectator and broaden interest in the field of cybersecurity. The proposed tool captures computer and network activities for all the competing teams and present them in a user-friendly manner for the benefit of the spectator using state-of-the-art broadcasting, animation and commentary. Although visualization has been utilized at large-scale cyber defense competition, such as the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, it is still used only in a limited way. Further, it does not target the spectator in a serious way and it is rarely used for small-scale cyber defense competitions, which is the main target of this project. By improving the spectator experience, more students are attracted to collegiate cyber defense competitions and ultimately to cyber security related fields. The tool is also beneficial to competition participants, especially to student teams who could use the tool for network security visualization.