Cyber security exercise : Literature review to pedagogical methodology

Abstract

This paper is a literature review, where we try to find out pedagogical principles has used in different virtual or simulated industry learning environments. The purpose is to use these findings to create in the future a new model for teaching in cyber security exercises. Cyber security exercises are the major service at JYVSECTEC - Jyväskylä Security Technology, cyber security research, training and development center in Finland [1]. JYVSECTEC Cyber security exercises are executed in real life simulation environment, RGCE (Realistic Global Cyber Environment) [1]. It provides the same functionality as the real Internet, but it is isolated from the real Internet and fully controlled by JYVSECTEC, enabling the use of global threats and scenarios [2]. As a result, we found out that there is a limited number of research on cyber security exercise from a pedagogical point of view. We observed that results of studies from other business areas can be applied partly in the development of pedagogical principles of cyber security exercise.