Open source centric information security lab development

In addition to the intellectual effort, information security lab development can require substantial organizational budget and labor commitments. For example, obtaining commercial security software necessitates a significant budget commitment. In an analogous manner, installing security software, setting up user accounts, and configuring lab systems can require a significant labor commitment. In many academic environments, obtaining the necessary budget and labor commitments for effective 'Hands On' information security lab modules is problematic.To mitigate these problems, we developed a security lab development framework with specific technological and pedagogical attributes. These attributes were specifically chosen to mitigate the previously identified constraints. Specifically, two technological attributes and one pedagogical attribute identify the framework. The two technological attributes are the utilization of Open Source Tools and the utilization of LiveCDs. The pedagogical attribute is the utilization of Kolb's Experiential Learning Model.