1. CyberPaths Interdisciplinary Modules
Xiangyang Li and Xenia Mountrouidou

2. Outline Project cyber paths general education modules – Xiangyang
Finance Module
Political Science Module
General Education & Intro to Cyber Security - Xenia
11/8/2018

3. Standalone Module Type Topics PUI/LIA Curriculum
Legal issues in CySec
Case study, essay, discussion
HIPPA/FERPA, Computer Security Act, Laws and Authorities, US Patriot Act
Political Science International Studies Social Science
Management
Strategic Plan and Management, Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery
Economics Leadership Social Science
Human Factors
Case study, essay, discussion, hands on exercise
Privacy, Passwords, Usable Security
Humanities Social Science
Attacks and Defense
GENI experiment
IDS, Traffic, Log Analysis, performance
Technology
Cryptography
Hands on exercise
Cryptograms, ciphers, encryption, decryption
Network components and traffic
Traffic and performance analysis, protocol introduction
11/8/2018

4. Finance Module Module design Lecture slides
financial investment basics
cybersecurity investment specific materials
Case study on Target breach
There are other resources!
Gordon-Loeb Cybersecurity Investment Model
11/8/2018

5. Political Science General Education Module
Lecture slides on cyber warfare and international conflict
Case study assignment
Ukraine power grid attack
Role play and analysis
International Conflict
Stuxnet
Denial of Service as a weapon
Goals:
Gain an appreciation about attacks and cyberwar
Research about international laws and policies
11/8/2018

6. General education @ CofC
FYE: First Year Experience
Writing
Foreign Language
History
Humanities
Mathematics & Logic
Natural Science
Social Sciences
11/8/2018

7. FYE: First Year Experience – Chasing Ghosts in the Wires
Introductory knowledge:
Bits & Bytes
Computer Architecture
Software and Operating Systems
11/8/2018

8. FYE: First Year Experience – Chasing Ghosts in the Wires
Basic Command Line
CIANA
Risks, threats, vulnerabilities
Laws and policies
International conflict
Authentication &Passwords
Computer Networks & Security
Social Engineering
11/8/2018

9. FYE Course Design Project
- Open Ended Topic: IoT, Software, Human Factors, Business and cybersecurity
- Specific topic: Elections 2016
Labs
- Virtualization
- Command Line
- Hello GENI
- DDos Attack & Defense
-Passwords
- Ransomware
Case Studies
- Poli Sci: cyber war, Stuxnet, Esthonia
- Humanities: Social Engineering, Privacy, Ethics
11/8/2018

10. Assessment Pre, post surveys Focus Groups Publications
Table I Profile of Entering Students
Programming Experience?
Programming Semesters
Math Years
Science Years
Yes
42.2%
57.7% 3
3.3%
10% No 1
24.4% 4
74.4%
83.3%
>1
14.5%
>5
22.2
6.6%
Pre, post surveys
Focus Groups
Publications
CCSC-SE 2016: “Denial of Service Lab for Experiential Cyber Security Learning”, Ledford, Mountrouidou, Li
ITiCSE 2018: “Cybersecurity in Liberal Arts General Education Curriculum”, Mountrouidou, Li, Burke.
CISSE 2018
11/8/2018

11. Assessment Results
Q1 Compared to other students in this class, I feel I know a lot about computers
Q2 I am confident in my problem solving ability.
Q3 I am confident in my ability to persist until a solution is found.
Q4 I am confident in my ability to meet unexpected challenges with success.
Q5 I enjoy being challenged by seemingly unsolvable situations or problems.
11/8/2018

12. Assessment Results
Q1 I am confident in the security of my own online accounts (e.g., banking, , social, media).
Q2 Cyber security is an important issue facing the country.
Q3 Cyber security is an important topic of study for computer science students.
Q4 Cyber security is an important topic of study for all students
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13. Conclusions & Future Work
Cybersecurity workforce can be diversified with liberal arts students
Experiential cybersecurity learning does not have to be expensive
Realistic experiential learning attracts students to cybersecurity
Future of project cyber paths:
GENI labs
SIGCSE Workshop
Continuous support, research, and development

14. Resources
Train the TA – posted in GENI educators google group educators/train$20the$20TA%7Csort:date
GENI Summer Workshops – posted in
GENI Experimenter Wiki -
GENI google groups
GENI Users:
GENI in Education

15. GENI Cyber Security and Computer Networks Labs

16. Thank you!
Questions?