Information system security curricula development
CITC4 '03 Proceedings of the 4th conference on Information technology curriculum
Network Security Assessment
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Developing and configuring an information security lab can require a substantial budget, support, and resource commitment. In addition to an appropriate software budget, activities such as installing security software, setting up user accounts, and configuring lab systems can require a significant labor commitment. In a traditional environment, it may also require the semester long dedication of a computer lab to a single security class section. In many educational environments, obtaining these commitments is problematic.To mitigate these problems, we developed a supplementary security lab framework that utilizes Open Source Software and the Knoppix Live CD. By definition, a Live CD is a bootable CD that contains a complete operating system. Some Live CDs, such as Knoppix, also include system utility and application programs. In addition to being self configuring, the Knoppix Live CD may also be remastered to accommodate additional security tools. In this paper, we will present an overview of our supplemental lab framework and its components the Knoppix Live CD and Open Source tools. We will also discuss a sample Live CD based security project that utilizes our supplementary security lab framework.