DefAtt - Architecture of Virtual Cyber Labs for Research and Education

Rasmi-Vlad Mahmoud; Egon Kidmose; Ahmet Türkmen; Olga Paulina Pilawka; Jens Myrup Pedersen

doi:10.1109/CyberSA52016.2021.9478236

DefAtt - Architecture of Virtual Cyber Labs for Research and Education

Rasmi-Vlad Mahmoud, Egon Kidmose, Ahmet Türkmen, Olga Paulina Pilawka, Jens Myrup Pedersen

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Abstract

There is a need for more skilled people in cybersecurity, and initiatives are being taken all over the world to improve the education of both students and professionals. This includes establishing cyber ranges and using them for training. Despite several cyber range projects going on, there is still a need for platforms that are easily accessible for both teachers and students. This paper presents ∗DefAtt∗, which is a highly automatized platform for red team and blue team games, particularly focusing on network-based attacks and their defenses. The platform supports a high degree of gamification, while at the same time giving the participants realistic feedback through the emulation of a Security Operations Center (SOC). The platform is open-source and available for everyone to use and contribute to.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment (CyberSA)
Number of pages	7
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	14 Jun 2021
Pages	1-7
Article number	9478236
ISBN (Print)	978-1-6654-3092-0
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-6654-2529-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberSA52016.2021.9478236
Publication status	Published - 14 Jun 2021
Event	2021 International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment (CyberSA) - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 14 Jun 2021 → 18 Jun 2021

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Conference	2021 International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment (CyberSA)
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	14/06/2021 → 18/06/2021

Keywords

Attack
Cyber range
Defence
Games
Red-Blue
Testbed

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Mahmoud, R-V, Kidmose, E, Türkmen, A, Pilawka, OP & Pedersen, JM 2021, DefAtt - Architecture of Virtual Cyber Labs for Research and Education. in 2021 International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment (CyberSA)., 9478236, IEEE, pp. 1-7, 2021 International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment (CyberSA), Dublin, Ireland, 14/06/2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberSA52016.2021.9478236

DefAtt - Architecture of Virtual Cyber Labs for Research and Education. / Mahmoud, Rasmi-Vlad; Kidmose, Egon; Türkmen, Ahmet et al.
2021 International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment (CyberSA). IEEE, 2021. p. 1-7 9478236.

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