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2022
Applying Process Discovery to Cybersecurity Training: An Experience Report
MACÁK, Martin, Radek OŠLEJŠEK and Barbora BÜHNOVÁ
Basic information
Original name
Applying Process Discovery to Cybersecurity Training: An Experience Report
Authors
MACÁK, Martin (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Radek OŠLEJŠEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Barbora BÜHNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Neuveden, PW), p. 394-402, 9 pp. 2022
Other information
Type of outcome
Proceedings paper
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form
electronic version available online
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14330/22:00125678
Organization
Fakulta informatiky – Repository – Repository
EID Scopus
2-s2.0-85134163067
Keywords in English
cybersecurity; hands-on training; process mining; data analysis; learning analytics
Links
CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000822, interní kód Repo. EF16_019/0000822, research and development project.
V originále
Quality improvement of practical cybersecurity training is challenging due to the process-oriented nature of this learning domain. Event logs provide only a sparse preview of trainees' behavior in a form that is difficult to analyze. Process mining has great potential in converting events into behavioral graphs that could provide better cognitive features for understanding users' behavior than the raw data. However, practical usability for learning analytics is affected by many aspects. This paper aims to provide an experience report summarizing key features and obstacles in integrating process discovery into cyber ranges. We describe our lessons learned from applying process mining techniques to data captured in a cyber range, which we have been developing and operating for almost ten years. We discuss lessons learned from the whole workflow that covers data preprocessing, data mapping, and the utilization of process models for the post-training analysis of Capture the Flag games. Tactics addressing scalability are explicitly discussed because scalability has proven to be a challenging task. Interactive data mapping and Capture the Flag specific features are used to address this issue.
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