An isolated, multi-platform network sandbox for teaching IT security system engineers
Gordon W. Romney, Brady R. Stevenson · 2004
The objective of this paper is to describe the successful deployment and operation of a student managed, isolated network "Sandbox" laboratory used for teaching Information Technology (IT) Security System Engineers. Laboratories for training Network Engineers have previously been deployed in IT education, frequently using a standard operating system base configuration in order to facilitate re-imaging for new classes. We have elected to employ a mujlti-platform environment that utilizes bothWindows and Linux operating systems. The Sandbox is called such because it is a creative experimental area physically isolated from all other networks including the Internet. Experimentation with every class of vulnerability such as viruses, worms, parasites, malware, and Denial of Service attacks is evaluated, mitigated and controlled.