TWOPD: A Novel Approach to Teaching an Introductory Cybersecurity Course

摘要

In today's world, technology is ubiquitous. Today's children grow up with a lot of technology, such as phones, gaming systems, tablets and computers. Even 'things' are connected to the Internet. Such things include door locks, coffee makers, refrigerators, thermostats, and speakers to name a few. There are more Internet of Things devices than there are people worldwide. Connected things have changed lives of people and the world in a lot of positive ways, but they also come with numerous security and privacy issues. Thus, cybersecurity education has become crucial in providing security awareness, secure behavior and cybersecurity expertise. This paper discusses TWOPD, a novel approach to teaching cybersecurity in a college classroom and evaluates the effectiveness of the proposed approach.