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Virtualization of Laboratory Education in Network Security Engineering

Antti Hakkala, Seppo Virtanen, Virtualization of Laboratory Education in Network Security Engineering. In: International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE 2015, 1–8, INEER, 2015.

Abstract:

In this paper we discuss the benefits of virtualization of network security education environments in university
level information security education. We approach the topic with regard to student learning experience, teaching
staff workload, learning environment engineering, and facility use. Virtualization technologies have advanced
significantly in recent years, making the switch to virtual environments possible. This paradigm shift from physical
computer laboratories to virtual learning environments has gained momentum also in higher education, where
large lab rooms full of computers are still an everyday reality for students. With virtualization, these computer
classrooms can be repurposed as multifunctional facilities. Practical benefits for virtualization include better use
of facilities, cutting costs and providing added value to both students and the faculty. Our goal is to take this
emerging transformation to its logical conclusion with a fully virtualized network security education environment,
with a separate network infrastructure from production networks. This environment is designed to allow students
to use their own devices when doing lab exercises, with support to most popular operating systems, making it
possible to arrange lab sessions in a regular classroom, or anywhere a suitable Internet connection is available.

BibTeX entry:

@INPROCEEDINGS{inpHaVi15a,
  title = {Virtualization of Laboratory Education in Network Security Engineering},
  booktitle = {International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE 2015},
  author = {Hakkala, Antti and Virtanen, Seppo},
  publisher = {INEER},
  pages = {1–8},
  year = {2015},
}

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