Scalable Cybersecurity Training: Integrating Virtual and Physical Security Teaching Environments
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The number of cybersecurity incidents increases year over year. Cybersecurity education requires hands-on experience to protect infrastructure and services against hackers. However, existing teaching infrastructures face scalability and hardware integration challenges. This paper presents a semivirtualized security teaching infrastructure combining virtual infrastructure, physical hardware access, and an Attack & Defense framework. The infrastructure is based on a Proxmox cluster, managed through a self-developed platform that allows parallel access to different courses. The teaching concept enables students to solve team-based exercises on personal laptops. Using personal laptops motivates students to create and maintain their own set of tools for cybersecurity analysis. Automated scoring and hardware interaction enhance engagement, providing a flexible platform for practical cybersecurity training.
Source: Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen
Authors: Bechtel, Lukas, Schramm, Markus, Popperl, Lukas, Heer, Tobias
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6962530911
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