SaTC: EDU: Improving Student Learning and Engagement in Digital Forensics through Collaborative Investigation of Cyber Security Incidents and Simulated Capture-the-Flag Exercises

对专业网络安全专家的需求已经确立。为了满足这一需求，学生必须在接触到复杂的网络犯罪世界之前，接触到各种形式的数字取证培训材料。目前用于教授数字取证的方法缺乏实际考虑。该项目将开发一个协作学习平台，以加强网络安全教学，促进对如何防御网络攻击的了解，并探索有效的事件响应技术来应对网络安全事件。该项目的成果包括教学模块以及关于最近的数字取证案件和网络事件的实践经验和教程视频。该项目的目标是增加对网络安全知识和职业感兴趣的专业个人、学生和教育工作者的数量。该项目将通过以下方式加强网络安全教育：1)创建网络安全学习资源和开源工具的在线资源库，重点是数字取证和安全事件。2)为开源数字取证工具开发一些教学模块以及实践经验和培训视频。3)实施具有持续创建和集成网络事件场景的协作式教育捕旗工具。4)包括一组基于最近现实世界事件的网络攻击场景，这些事件利用了捕获旗帜工具中的谜题。该项目将通过引入公开可用和开源安全工具的实践经验、课程模块和教程，通过直接影响数字取证的教学方式来推进网络安全教育。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。

The need for professional cybersecurity experts is well established. To address this need, students must have exposure to the various forms of digital forensics training materials, before being exposed to the complex world of cybercrimes. Current approaches used to teach digital forensics lack practical considerations. This project will develop a collaborative learning platform to enhance cybersecurity pedagogy, promote an understanding of how to defend against cyberattacks, and explore effective incident response techniques to address cybersecurity incidents. Deliverables of the project include instructional modules along with hands-on experiences and tutorial videos on recent digital forensics cases and cyber incidents. The goal of the project is to increase the number of professional individuals, students, and educators who are interested in cybersecurity knowledge and careers.This project will enhance cybersecurity education by: 1) Creating an online repository of cybersecurity learning resources and open-source tools with a focus on digital forensics and security incidents. 2) Developing a number of instructional modules along with hands-on experiences and training videos for open-source digital forensics tools. 3) Implementing a collaborative educational capture-the-flag tool with the capability of continuous creation and integration of cyber incidents scenarios. 4) Including a set of cyber-attack scenarios based on recent real-world incidents that leverage the use of puzzles in the capture-the-flag tool. This project will advance cyber security education by directly impacting the way digital forensics is taught by introducing hands-on experiences, course modules, and tutorials for publicly available and open-source security tools.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.