Requirements and Challenges for Building a National Open Security Lab
Izzat Mahmoud Alsmadi, Mohammed Naji Al-Kabi, Emad Ahmed Abu-Shanab · 2015
Izzat M. Alsmadi Computer Science Department Boise State University Boise, ID 83725, USA [email protected] Mohammed N. Al-Kabi Faculty of Sciences and Information Technology Zarqa University, P.O. Box 132222 13132 Zarqa, Jordan. [email protected] Emad Abu-Shanab Management Information Systems Department IT & CS Faculty Yarmouk University, 21163 Irbid – Jordan [email protected] Abstract The evolution of Internet, networking and security continue through the recent years. Such evolution in those fields or technologies expand significantly their rules and usage in our life. The world is now connected through the Internet not only within computers, laptops, etc. but also within smart phones, tablets, smart devices, etc. The Internet of Things (IoT) envisions that eventually everything around us (i.e. cars, refrigerators, homes, etc.) will be part of the Internet and send/receive information in one way or another. On the other hand, security continues to evolve and intruders of security in networks and users’ private information try always to find new methods and techniques to hack into those resources. As a result investing in security assessment and protection methods become a national priorities for all countries around the world. In this paper, we present a proposal to develop a security open test lab as a national project. We present major requirement and design issues. We present also some of the significant security issues or challenges that should be handled to be able to successfully design and operate such labs.