This is a presentation of research completed to compare higher education information security policies to the NIST risk management framework. A surprising event occurred when it was found that the higher ed institutions were using the NIST cybersecurity framework instead, which incorporates parts of the RMF. This workshop presents the results of this research along with a discussion.

Manufacturing is not only the backbone of U.S. military-technical advantage, but also a major contributor to the U.S. economy. A healthy, innovative, and vibrant manufacturing sector is essential to the economic strength and national security of the United States. The Industrial IoT, coupled with 5G, security in IIoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, is impacting the future and growth of manufacturing.

The Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) set of standards is developed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to ensure the protection of assets used to operate North America’s Bulk Electric Systems (BES). Any entity that owns or operates any type of BES in the United States and Canada must be compliant with the requirements of the NERC-CIP Standards.

How do you ensure your CAE outcomes are consistently addressed from class section to class section? This workshop will provide some best practices to ensure student assessment and KU content is addressed in every section.

No matter how stressful the thought of an interview may be for you, there is an easy answer. Each person has a collection of responses that can be used to solve almost every question, and the best part is that there is no wrong answer! The answer that the interviewer is looking for is your personal story. It is a collection of events that shaped you as an individual and will ultimately be the deciding factor in your success in the role and within the company. Each of you has been on a project, worked on a team, failed, and succeeded.

The UAH Cyber Force Incubator (CFI) is a cybersecurity workforce development program which recruits students from UAH, partner colleges and universities, and some Alabama high schools. CFI students are enrolled in an extracurricular cybersecurity and work place behaviors training program. Select students who pass the aforementioned training are nominated for security clearance. Students are hired to work on UAH cybersecurity research and development projects and students are placed into internships at government and industry partner locations.

While the job market for cyber talent has hit record numbers, employers have found it quite difficult to recruit quality individuals to fill the ranks. There are intense efforts to identify and hire employees with related experience, yet with limited success.

Beginning in 2020, a team of 4 higher education institutions established an NSA funded consortium named Cybersecurity Workforce Certification Training initiative or CWCT with the support from N-CAE. CWCT leadership projects by September of 2023 when this round of funding concludes, 1,100 people will be trained.

Most young people do not know what a cybersecurity professional is, the skills required to reach and excel at a high level or a pathway to pursue the goal of a cyber-based career. The joy and impact of learning cybersecurity through competitions is still in its infancy.

Employers are citing a significant disconnect between the needs of their organizations and what higher education institutions are turning out in their cybersecurity-related education programs, with only 23 percent believing that college graduates are fully prepared to enter the cybersecurity industry with a certain knowledge set and applicable technical skills.

This fast pitch session will describe how the Information Technology—Networking and Cybersecurity department at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) established a K-12 pathway with a large local district, Blue Valley Schools. The pathway provides students the opportunity to complete the JCCC Cybersecurity Certificate program tuition-free alongside their high school education. Successful students will receive both their diploma and the Cybersecurity Certificate upon graduation from high school. The session will discuss: