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HANDS-ON CYBERSECURITY EXERCISES
In order to address the cybersecurity education and workforce challenges, we need a greater number of prepared faculty. In this workshop, we will introduce the EDURange framework, present one or two hands-on exercises that faculty can try, and discuss how they can be taught in classes.
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- PAR ID:
- 10112098
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of computing sciences in colleges
- Volume:
- 34
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 1937-4771
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 231-232
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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