SaTC: EDU: Game-Based Cyber Security Education on Anonymous Communication

匿名网络，即允许用户保持匿名的网络，正变得越来越流行。据报道，Tor是第二代匿名网络，拥有约120万固定用户。尽管关于匿名通信的研究工作已经取得了重要成果，匿名网络也被互联网用户广泛采用，但关于匿名通信的教育非常有限。这个项目将开发和实施一门课程，向学生传授使用基于游戏的学习的匿名网络的基础知识。完成课程的学生将拥有广泛的匿名通信知识，并将能够应用这些知识来打击一系列网络安全攻击，当他们进入劳动力大军。鉴于计算和通信环境的日益普及以及匿名网络的日益普及，保护通信隐私、诸如VoIP电话之类的各种互联网应用的隐私以及网络物理系统(CP)中的隐私具有重要的社会意义。企业、政府和安全机构需要了解现有匿名通信网络的能力。通过该项目开发的课程将以信息论为基础，通过了解和分析匿名网络质量、匿名网络的可用性和不同匿名方法所需的网络资源量之间的复杂关系，提供坚实的科学基础。将开发学生作业和项目，以提供广泛的匿名交流实践经验。该项目将通过以下方式加强网络安全教育：(1)课程开发；(2)利用GENI网络开发易于复制的项目；(3)利用基于游戏的学习；以及(4)为学生提供在匿名网络上进行研究的机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Anonymity networks, networks that allow users to remain anonymous, are becoming increasingly popular. It has been reported that Tor, a second the second generation anonymity network, has about 1.2 million regular users. Although research efforts have generated important results regarding anonymous communication, and that anonymity networks are widely adopted by Internet users, the education on anonymous communication is very limited. This project will develop and implement a curriculum that will teach students the basics of anonymity networks using game-based learning. Students completing the curriculum, will have an extensive knowledge of anonymous communication, and will be able to apply this knowledge to combat a range of cybersecurity attacks when they enter the workforce. Given the increasingly pervasive nature of computing and communication settings and the increasing popularity of anonymity networks, protecting communication privacy, privacy of various Internet applications such as VoIP telephony, and privacy in cyber-physical systems (CPS) is of great societal importance. Corporations, governments, and security agencies need to understand the capacity of existing anonymous communication networks.The curriculum that will be developed through this project will be based on information theory and will provide a solid scientific foundation by understanding and analyzing the complex relationship among quality of anonymity networks, usability of anonymity networks, and the amount of network resources needed for different anonymizing approaches. Student assignment and projects will be developed to provide extensive hands-on experience with anonymous communication. This project will enhance cybersecurity education through: (1) curriculum development; (2) developing projects using GENI networks for easy replication; (3) utilizing game-based learning; and (4) providing students with the opportunity to do research on anonymous networks.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.