| Title |
A multidimensional cyber defense exercise: emphasis on emotional, social, and cognitive aspects / |
| Authors |
Maennel, Kaie ; Brilingaitė, Agnė ; Bukauskas, Linas ; Juozapavičius, Aušrius ; Knox, Benjamin James ; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio ; Maennel, Olaf ; Majore, Ginta ; Sütterlin, Stefan |
| DOI |
10.1177/21582440231156367 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
SAGE Open.. Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications. 2023, vol. 13, iss. 1, p. [1-12].. ISSN 2158-2440. eISSN 2158-2440 |
| Keywords [eng] |
cybersecurity ; cyber defense exercise ; interdisciplinary education ; psychological safety ; cognitive skills |
| Abstract [eng] |
Hands-on and practical learning has been key to cybersecurity education and training success. Cyber Defense Exercises (CDX) are a common approach to training, testing, and verifying technical and soft skills. However, full-scale CDX implementation is also an expensive training event. In order to advance such exercises to the next level, CDX organizers should further focus on educational, psychological, and cross-domain relationships. The paper discusses and proposes a multidimensional approach for CDX that balances cognitive, emotional, and social aspects critical for successful interdisciplinary learning. We share our experience incorporating knowledge from well-known psychology theories to CDX. We derive and describe seven elementary ingredients if a CDX is to meet the interdisciplinary and critical thinking needs of defensive cyberspace operations. |
| Published |
Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2023 |
| CC license |
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