Exploring IoT Vulnerabilities in a Comprehensive Remote Cybersecurity Laboratory
With the rapid proliferation of Internet of things (IoT) devices across various sectors, ensuring robust cybersecurity practices has become paramount. The complexity and diversity of IoT ecosystems pose unique security challenges that traditional educational approaches often fail to address comprehe...
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| description | With the rapid proliferation of Internet of things (IoT) devices across various sectors, ensuring robust cybersecurity practices has become paramount. The complexity and diversity of IoT ecosystems pose unique security challenges that traditional educational approaches often fail to address comprehensively. Current curricula may provide theoretical knowledge but typically lack the practical components necessary for students to engage with real-world cybersecurity scenarios. This gap hinders the development of proficient cybersecurity professionals capable of securing complex IoT infrastructures. To bridge this educational divide, a remote online laboratory was developed, allowing students to gain hands-on experience in identifying and mitigating cybersecurity threats in an IoT context. This virtual environment simulates real IoT ecosystems, enabling students to interact with actual devices and protocols while practicing various security techniques. The laboratory is designed to be accessible, scalable, and versatile, offering a range of modules from basic protocol analysis to advanced threat management. The implementation of this remote laboratory demonstrated significant benefits, equipping students with the necessary skills to confront and resolve IoT security issues effectively. Our results show an improvement in practical cybersecurity abilities among students, highlighting the laboratory’s efficacy in enhancing IoT security education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f00f4c4826c34dd68d3e1005ee1f68702023-11-24T15:06:01ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-11-012322927910.3390/s23229279Exploring IoT Vulnerabilities in a Comprehensive Remote Cybersecurity LaboratoryIsmael Delgado0Elio Sancristobal1Sergio Martin2Antonio Robles-Gómez3Computer Engineering Faculty, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, 28040 Madrid, SpainIndustrial Engineering Faculty, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, 28040 Madrid, SpainIndustrial Engineering Faculty, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, 28040 Madrid, SpainComputer Engineering Faculty, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, 28040 Madrid, SpainWith the rapid proliferation of Internet of things (IoT) devices across various sectors, ensuring robust cybersecurity practices has become paramount. The complexity and diversity of IoT ecosystems pose unique security challenges that traditional educational approaches often fail to address comprehensively. Current curricula may provide theoretical knowledge but typically lack the practical components necessary for students to engage with real-world cybersecurity scenarios. This gap hinders the development of proficient cybersecurity professionals capable of securing complex IoT infrastructures. To bridge this educational divide, a remote online laboratory was developed, allowing students to gain hands-on experience in identifying and mitigating cybersecurity threats in an IoT context. This virtual environment simulates real IoT ecosystems, enabling students to interact with actual devices and protocols while practicing various security techniques. The laboratory is designed to be accessible, scalable, and versatile, offering a range of modules from basic protocol analysis to advanced threat management. The implementation of this remote laboratory demonstrated significant benefits, equipping students with the necessary skills to confront and resolve IoT security issues effectively. Our results show an improvement in practical cybersecurity abilities among students, highlighting the laboratory’s efficacy in enhancing IoT security education.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/22/9279cybersecurityInternet of things (IoT)Industry 4.0remote experimentationdistance laboratories |
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| title | Exploring IoT Vulnerabilities in a Comprehensive Remote Cybersecurity Laboratory |
| title_full | Exploring IoT Vulnerabilities in a Comprehensive Remote Cybersecurity Laboratory |
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| title_short | Exploring IoT Vulnerabilities in a Comprehensive Remote Cybersecurity Laboratory |
| title_sort | exploring iot vulnerabilities in a comprehensive remote cybersecurity laboratory |
| topic | cybersecurity Internet of things (IoT) Industry 4.0 remote experimentation distance laboratories |
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