SaTC-EDU: EAGER: CFEAR: Cyber Forensics Education via Augmented Reality

需要开发创造性的教育和研究计划，激励年轻人(也称为千禧一代)追求推动我们的网络安全和STEM未来所需的关键技能，并缩小日益扩大的网络安全人才差距。在这方面，除了理论内容外，教育工作者和研究人员必须开发包含新兴技术的创新课程，以帮助培养和留住一支高技能的网络安全劳动力队伍。沿着这一思路，大都会州立大学和明尼苏达大学的教职员工和研究人员提议探索和调查增强现实(AR)在教授网络安全和取证教育以及进行相关研究方面的使用；拟议工作的主要重点围绕智能眼镜。将使用发现(或基于探究的)学习方法，探索通过智能眼镜、相关应用程序和/或其他AR设备进行网络安全和取证教育的创造性方法。这种教学模式将允许学生以创新、互动和有效的方式与网络取证理论互动，增强他们的整体生活体验和体验式学习。这项探索性研究工作最终将转化为本科生和研究生水平的网络安全和取证课程。还将探讨AR和智能眼镜在吸引、激励和留住网络安全和取证方面的学生(特别强调少数族裔和女性)方面的功效。在收集的数据[在执行各种网络取证相关任务、课程后测试和学生满意度调查时观察第一人称(学生)视频(现场或录制)]的帮助下，拟议工作将查明未来网络取证工作人员的独特技能以及不足之处和学习差距。将调查智能眼镜的各种安全和隐私问题(硬件、软件和可用的应用程序)。此外，我们还将调查案例场景，揭露由于智能眼镜？与胰岛素泵或起搏器等其他可穿戴设备集成。

Creative educational and research programs need to be developed that will inspire young adults (also known as millennials) to pursue critical skills needed to drive our cybersecurity and STEM future and close the ever increasing cybersecurity talent gap. In this regard, educators and researchers must develop innovative curriculum incorporating emerging technologies, in addition to the theoretical content, to help cultivate and retain a highly skilled cybersecurity workforce. Along these lines, faculty and researchers at Metropolitan State University and the University of Minnesota propose to explore and investigate the use of Augmented Reality (AR) in imparting cybersecurity and forensics education and conducting related research; the major focus of the proposed work revolves around Smart- Glasses. Creative ways to impart cybersecurity and forensics education through smart-glasses, related apps, and/or other AR devices will be explored using a Discovery (or inquiry-based) Learning approach. This mode of delivery will allow students to interact with cyber forensics theories in an innovative, interactive, and effective way, enhancing their overall live experience and experiential learning. This exploratory research work will be ultimately transformed into cybersecurity and forensics curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate level. The efficacy of AR and smart-glasses in attracting, motivating and retaining students (with special emphasis on minorities and women) in cybersecurity and forensics will also be explored. With the help of collected data [observations of first-person (students) videos (live or recorded) while performing various cyber forensics related tasks, pre- post-course tests and student satisfaction surveys], the proposed work will identify unique skillsets for future cyber forensics workers as well as deficiencies, and learning gaps. Various security and privacy issues of smart-glasses (hardware, software, and available applications) will be investigated. In addition, we will investigate case scenarios, exposing system vulnerabilities due to smart-glass? integration with other wearable devices such as insulin pumps or pacemakers.