CYBER DEFENSE EXERCISES IN XAMK VIRTUAL LABORATORY
Himel, Syed (2022)
Himel, Syed
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022120827142
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022120827142
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The purpose of this study was to research the current best practices of cyber defense and the possible ways to implement them in a virtual lab environment. The thesis will add value to the commissioner virtual lab by providing a collection of exercises. To build a cyber defense network, different tools and techniques were studied and implemented.
Research through design approach was chosen as the research approach of this thesis. Design research is suitable for the research problems and the desired solution. Qualitative research methods were used to collect data from different sources, peers, and pilot students. The research process was broken into different stages, which were gathering resources and analyzing the resources to create cyber defense exercises for XAMK virtuallab environments.
The purpose of these cyber defense exercises was to build virtuallab environment exercises to develop participants’ skills in cyber operations. The built exercises had various scenarios such as attacking a machine, detecting the attack, and defending and strengthen the security for future attacks. The target group of this study was XAMK students and companies that want to carry out cyber defense exercises in virtual environments. This defensive lab can be used to train individuals in real-time scenarios, and it can be used to practice different operating system (Linux OS or Windows OS) and their properties. The participants in these exercises will gain the required skills and experience in managing situations using different tools and techniques when an incident takes place.
The result of the thesis can be developed further in the future. They can be used to carry out defensive exercises in real events. With the help of the exercises, the cyber security skills of students and external company personnel can be developed in the future.
Research through design approach was chosen as the research approach of this thesis. Design research is suitable for the research problems and the desired solution. Qualitative research methods were used to collect data from different sources, peers, and pilot students. The research process was broken into different stages, which were gathering resources and analyzing the resources to create cyber defense exercises for XAMK virtuallab environments.
The purpose of these cyber defense exercises was to build virtuallab environment exercises to develop participants’ skills in cyber operations. The built exercises had various scenarios such as attacking a machine, detecting the attack, and defending and strengthen the security for future attacks. The target group of this study was XAMK students and companies that want to carry out cyber defense exercises in virtual environments. This defensive lab can be used to train individuals in real-time scenarios, and it can be used to practice different operating system (Linux OS or Windows OS) and their properties. The participants in these exercises will gain the required skills and experience in managing situations using different tools and techniques when an incident takes place.
The result of the thesis can be developed further in the future. They can be used to carry out defensive exercises in real events. With the help of the exercises, the cyber security skills of students and external company personnel can be developed in the future.