Glas, Magdalena and Messmann, Gerhard and Pernul, Guenther (2024) Complex yet attainable? An interdisciplinary approach to designing better cyber range exercises. COMPUTERS & SECURITY, 144: 103965. ISSN 0167-4048, 1872-6208
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The global shortage of cybersecurity professionals poses a daunting challenge for organizations seeking to protect their assets and data. To counteract this workforce shortage, cyber range exercises (CRXs) can equip individuals with the necessary knowledge and skills to become security professionals. However, the complexity of CRXs tends to overwhelm trainees with little prior cybersecurity experience, resulting in ineffective learning experiences. To address this issue, we take an interdisciplinary approach, leveraging established models on learning and motivation for cybersecurity. In this pursuit, we propose a literature-based framework of six design principles that aim to facilitate CRX designers in creating more effective CRXs. To illustrate the framework's utility, we introduce a CRX for incident response built upon these principles. To evaluate the effectiveness of this principle-driven CRX design, we conducted a user study with N = 89 participants. The results of this study showed that the design provided an engaging learning experience that enabled participants to effectively acquire incident response knowledge and skills.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SELF-DETERMINATION; EDUCATION; Cyber range; Authentic learning; Cybersecurity exercise; Instructional design; Cyber defense exercise |
| Subjects: | 000 Computer science, information & general works > 004 Computer science |
| Divisions: | Business, Economics and Information Systems > Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik > Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik I - Informationssysteme (Prof. Dr. Günther Pernul) Informatics and Data Science > Department Information Systems > Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik I - Informationssysteme (Prof. Dr. Günther Pernul) Human Sciences > Institut für Erziehungswissenschaften |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2025 11:55 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2025 11:55 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/63453 |
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