Introduction videos of NetS-X:
Education in the field of network security is dull, expensive and time consuming. NetS-X helps addressing these issues.
NetS-X is an educational hacking game from students for students. It makes use of real computer systems, therefor "shooting with real guns" (instead of using pure state machine teaching systems).
NetS-X introduces the running prototype of a novel open source e-learning environment for network security education utilizing an interactive game approach. Network security is a difficult topic to teach due to the high turnover rate of practices and specific knowledge in this area. Combining a real physical network, an appealing user interface, and a competitive, fun atmosphere, NetS-X provides an explorative learning platform for a broad variety of security-related scenarios.
The NetS-X e-learning environment is able to provide a fully controlled hacking environment, with on demand guidance and an optimized learning process. The hands on experience combined with the ongoing encouragement through instant feedback on request are delivering an interesting learning experience. NetS-X is setup on top of an existing enterprise like, sandbox network, to provide a suitable learning environment. Nothing is simulated or emulated.
Therefore the experience of the practical learning module (scenario) is "the real deal„. Special scenario deployment, controlled by the game engine is the key to the multiuser capability of NetS-X. This deployment is realized by the implementation of different setup types for environment and user. The user knows every fault is reversible with the click of a button, and therefore encouraged to play around as he likes, exploring the environment in his own way. Multiple choice tests before and after a scenario are introduced to help understanding & remembering even better. The game motivated e- learning environment helps the player to extend the knowledge on his own and is supported by the game engine counselling. The build in framework technologies maintainable through admin interfaces are allowing tutors as well as the learner himself to add content to the education process. Students of the University of Applied Sciences Bremen become capable of developing even more scenarios respectively learning modules to the game after passing it. Now NetS-X is deployed initially with 4 Levels and 31 scenarios from brute force and man in the middle attacks to SQL injections and buffer overflows.
NetS-X is an educational network security learning environment. It teaches knowledge via practical hands on exams in a secured network topology. The topology is using as much as 16 computer and a bunch of routers to simulate a medium size network.
To reduce the amount of needed hardware, NetS-X makes now use of virtualization technology.
The benefit of NetS-X is rapid education in the field of IT security by not just using simulation. An environment automatically setup for your needs with automatic evaluation.
Look at the InstallationManual and pdf files in the "Downloads" section.
More adjustments to gcode needed. update to 12.04 All pdf documents need to be transferred into the wiki (and sometimes these pdf's need translation).
And what is with http://www.nets-x.hs-bremen.de/mediawiki/index.php/Hauptseite ?
If you want to participate, just mail me:
mail (aet) alexanderott.com
The current stable version of NetS-X:
http://nets-x.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/deb/
Helmut Eirund, Richard Sethmann "NetS-X – Netzsicherheit lernen mit Spaß"
19.04.2008 Akademietag 2008 (Slides)
01.07.2008 7th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security
29.09.2009 Presentation at CCCHB (Slides)
29.12.2009 LT at 26c3 (Slides)
01.07.2010 9th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security (Slides)
28.12.2010 LT at 27c3 (Video-> jump to 40min and 40 sec)
30.12.2010 at berlinsides -> NetS-X: Network Security eXperience (Slides will follow)