Aligning a Serious Game, Secure Programming and CyBOK-Linked Learning Outcomes

Leon McGregor; Sheung Chi Chan; Szymon Wlodarczyk; Manuel Maarek

doi:10.1109/EuroSPW55150.2022.00058

Aligning a Serious Game, Secure Programming and CyBOK-Linked Learning Outcomes

Leon McGregor, Sheung Chi Chan, Szymon Wlodarczyk, Manuel Maarek

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Abstract

The increased need for cybersecurity professionals and the necessity to raise the general security awareness of software developers underlines the importance of exploring new approaches for secure programming education. In this paper, we present the Citadel Programming Lab which com-prises a GitLab instance for simulated secure programming tasks and a tower defence game. Whithin the lab we inte-grated guidance linked to CyBOK, a knowledgebase which organises and presents cybersecurity topics, to introduce learners to fundamental security and secure programming concepts. We discuss the design approach of using the game as a motivation to engage with the materials but also as the vehicle for introducing key cybersecurity concepts to assist students in tackling the secure programming tasks embedded in the lab. We present the result of a focus group discussion evaluation of the approach which confirms the pertinence of the CyBOK linkage and the suitability of the serious game to support the lab's progressive introduction to complex cybersecurity topics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops (EuroS&PW)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	486-495
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665495608
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EuroSPW55150.2022.00058
Publication status	Published - 27 Jun 2022
Event	1st European Workshop on Cyber Security Education and Practice 2022 - Co-located with IEEE Euro S&P 2022, Genoa, Italy Duration: 10 Jun 2022 → 10 Jun 2022 Conference number: 1 https://sites.google.com/view/euro-csep

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Workshop	1st European Workshop on Cyber Security Education and Practice 2022
Abbreviated title	EURO CSEP 2022
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Genoa
Period	10/06/22 → 10/06/22
Internet address	https://sites.google.com/view/euro-csep

Keywords

CyBOK
learning outcomes
secure programming
serious game
virtual lab

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Hardware and Architecture
Information Systems
Information Systems and Management
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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McGregor, L, Chan, SC, Wlodarczyk, S & Maarek, M 2022, Aligning a Serious Game, Secure Programming and CyBOK-Linked Learning Outcomes. in 2022 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops (EuroS&PW). IEEE, pp. 486-495, 1st European Workshop on Cyber Security Education and Practice 2022, Genoa, Italy, 10/06/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/EuroSPW55150.2022.00058

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