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| author | Lyu, Yi Dotson, Luke Draves, Nic Zhang, Andy |
| author_facet | Lyu, Yi Dotson, Luke Draves, Nic Zhang, Andy |
| contents | In this paper, we take a close look at how CTF can be used in cybersecurity education. We divide the CTF competitions into four different categories, which are attack-based CTFs, defense-based CTFs, jeopardy CTFs and gamified and wargames CTFs.
We start our analysis by summarizing the main characteristics of different CTF types. We then compare them with each other in both learning objectives and other aspects like accessibility. We conclude that combining all four CTF formats can help participants build one's cybersecurity knowledge.
By doing that, we hope that our findings will provide some useful insights for future CTF educators. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | CTF for education Lyu, Yi Dotson, Luke Draves, Nic Zhang, Andy Cryptography and Security Computers and Society In this paper, we take a close look at how CTF can be used in cybersecurity education. We divide the CTF competitions into four different categories, which are attack-based CTFs, defense-based CTFs, jeopardy CTFs and gamified and wargames CTFs. We start our analysis by summarizing the main characteristics of different CTF types. We then compare them with each other in both learning objectives and other aspects like accessibility. We conclude that combining all four CTF formats can help participants build one's cybersecurity knowledge. By doing that, we hope that our findings will provide some useful insights for future CTF educators. |
| title | CTF for education |
| topic | Cryptography and Security Computers and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.17543 |