Collective Views of the NSA/CSS Cyber Defense Exercise on Curricula and Learning Objectives
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The Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX) is a four day Information Assurance exercise run by the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) to help train federal service academy students in secure network operations. This paper is a collaborative work on the various tools and techniques used and the overall effectiveness of live-attack exercises in teaching information security.
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