Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

Fall 10-2024

Abstract

The educational realm of higher education cybersecurity curriculum continues to evolve to provide more opportunities for experiential hands-on and work role-related practical applications of technology solutions. Gaining more excellent competencies is quickly becoming a standard requirement for programs with the National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence designation. The work roles of cybersecurity include a variety of knowledge, skills, and abilities, depending on the activity category or task. Firewalls have been a staple cybersecurity, network security, and information security device and strategy to protect organization networks and computing environments. This paper will provide details and a description of the effort and project to utilize a professionally available virtual firewall to give introductory students an opportunity to get an authentic and practical experience. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate to other faculty interested in holding a firewall class a chance to share and review the process, tools, and implementation used with students that resulted in a positive outcome. This write-up will demonstrate the potential for using virtual firewalls as a learning tool in information technology security learning. In addition, content that resulted from a feedback survey administered to students who utilized the virtual firewalls as part of this activity is provided.

Publication Title

2024 Proceedings of the ISCAP Conference

First Page Number

1

Last Page Number

15

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