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Designing a Security System Administration Course for Cybersecurity with a Companion Project

Cryptography and Security 2023-10-17 v2

Abstract

In the past few years, an incident response-oriented cybersecurity program has been constructed at University of Central Oklahoma. As a core course in the newly-established curricula, Secure System Administration focuses on the essential knowledge and skill set for system administration. To enrich students with hands-on experience, we also develop a companion coursework project, named PowerGrader. In this paper, we present the course structure as well as the companion project design. Additionally, we survey the pertinent criterion and curriculum requirements from the widely recognized accreditation units. By this means, we demonstrate the importance of a secure system administration course within the context of cybersecurity education.

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@article{arxiv.2309.01839,
  title  = {Designing a Security System Administration Course for Cybersecurity with a Companion Project},
  author = {Fei Zuo and Junghwan Rhee and Myungah Park and Gang Qian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.01839},
  year   = {2023}
}

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Accepted by the 37th Annual CCSC: Southeastern Conference

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