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A Visual Exploration of Cybersecurity Concepts

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A Visual Exploration of Cybersecurity Concepts. / Sturdee, Miriam; Thornton, Lauren; Wimasaliri, Bhagya et al.
C&C '21: Creativity and Cognition. New York: ACM, 2021. 46.

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Sturdee, M, Thornton, L, Wimasaliri, B & Patil, S 2021, A Visual Exploration of Cybersecurity Concepts. in C&C '21: Creativity and Cognition., 46, ACM, New York. https://doi.org/10.1145/3450741.3465252

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Sturdee, M., Thornton, L., Wimasaliri, B., & Patil, S. (2021). A Visual Exploration of Cybersecurity Concepts. In C&C '21: Creativity and Cognition Article 46 ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3450741.3465252

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Sturdee M, Thornton L, Wimasaliri B, Patil S. A Visual Exploration of Cybersecurity Concepts. In C&C '21: Creativity and Cognition. New York: ACM. 2021. 46 doi: 10.1145/3450741.3465252

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Sturdee, Miriam ; Thornton, Lauren ; Wimasaliri, Bhagya et al. / A Visual Exploration of Cybersecurity Concepts. C&C '21: Creativity and Cognition. New York : ACM, 2021.

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