Leveraging VR/AR/MR/XR Technologies to Improve Cybersecurity Education, Training, and Operations
The United States faces persistent threats conducting malicious cyber campaigns that threaten critical infrastructure, companies and their intellectual property, and the privacy of its citizens. Additionally, there are millions of unfilled cybersecurity positions, and the cybersecurity skills gap co...
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Kennesaw State University
2023-10-01
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| description | The United States faces persistent threats conducting malicious cyber campaigns that threaten critical infrastructure, companies and their intellectual property, and the privacy of its citizens. Additionally, there are millions of unfilled cybersecurity positions, and the cybersecurity skills gap continues to widen. Most companies believe that this problem has not improved and nearly 44% believe it has gotten worse over the past 10 years. Threat actors are continuing to evolve their tactics, techniques, and procedures for conducting attacks on public and private targets. Education institutions and companies must adopt emerging technologies to develop security professionals and to increase cybersecurity awareness holistically. Leveraging Virtual/ Augmented/Mixed/Extended Reality technologies for education, training, and awareness can augment traditional learning methodologies and improve the nation’s cybersecurity posture. This paper reviews previous research to identify how distance and remote education are conducted generally, and how Virtual/Augmented/Extended/Mixed reality technologies are used to conduct cybersecurity awareness training, cybersecurity training, and conduct operations. Finally, barriers to adopting these technologies will be discussed. Understanding how these technologies can be developed and implemented provides one potential way of overcoming the cybersecurity workforce gap and increasing the competencies and capabilities of cybersecurity professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-34f7fc104ba64e0b91a9f14644ee97db2025-08-20T02:36:09ZengKennesaw State UniversityJournal of Cybersecurity Education, Research & Practice2472-27072023-10-0120241Leveraging VR/AR/MR/XR Technologies to Improve Cybersecurity Education, Training, and OperationsPaul Wagner0Dalal Alharthi1University of ArizonaUniversity of ArizonaThe United States faces persistent threats conducting malicious cyber campaigns that threaten critical infrastructure, companies and their intellectual property, and the privacy of its citizens. Additionally, there are millions of unfilled cybersecurity positions, and the cybersecurity skills gap continues to widen. Most companies believe that this problem has not improved and nearly 44% believe it has gotten worse over the past 10 years. Threat actors are continuing to evolve their tactics, techniques, and procedures for conducting attacks on public and private targets. Education institutions and companies must adopt emerging technologies to develop security professionals and to increase cybersecurity awareness holistically. Leveraging Virtual/ Augmented/Mixed/Extended Reality technologies for education, training, and awareness can augment traditional learning methodologies and improve the nation’s cybersecurity posture. This paper reviews previous research to identify how distance and remote education are conducted generally, and how Virtual/Augmented/Extended/Mixed reality technologies are used to conduct cybersecurity awareness training, cybersecurity training, and conduct operations. Finally, barriers to adopting these technologies will be discussed. Understanding how these technologies can be developed and implemented provides one potential way of overcoming the cybersecurity workforce gap and increasing the competencies and capabilities of cybersecurity professionals.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jcerp/vol2024/iss1/7/ |
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| title | Leveraging VR/AR/MR/XR Technologies to Improve Cybersecurity Education, Training, and Operations |
| title_full | Leveraging VR/AR/MR/XR Technologies to Improve Cybersecurity Education, Training, and Operations |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Leveraging VR/AR/MR/XR Technologies to Improve Cybersecurity Education, Training, and Operations |
| title_short | Leveraging VR/AR/MR/XR Technologies to Improve Cybersecurity Education, Training, and Operations |
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