In this presentation Chris Simpson will discuss National University’s mapping of low cost and open source labs to the NICE Workforce Framework and course learning outcomes using the online database Airtable. He will also provide updates on some new free and low cost lab environments that might be of interest to the CAE community.

As the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, the critical shortage of cybersecurity professionals continues to expand, particularly in Critical Infrastructure Sectors. This session will highlight three innovative cybersecurity workforce development programs, funded by the NCAE-C Program to address that challenge. An overarching goal is to support other CAE-C designated institutions in developing similar upskilling and reskilling training programs to complement their academic degree programs and multiply the pathways toward cybersecurity jobs.

Concerns with cyber-attacks in the form of ransomware are on the mind of many executives and leadership staff in all industries. Inaction is not an option, and approaching the topic with real, honest, and hard discussions will be valuable ahead of such a possible devastating experience. This research note aims to bring thoughtfulness to the topics of ethics in the role of cybersecurity when dealing with ransomware events.

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We propose a designed growth path for emerging researchers that does not currently exist. When Ph.D.’s defend, it is expected that their directed training and research focus will provide clear direction for impactful future work, but that assumption has not been realized. We propose an entry path for graduate students to better understand and contribute to research and administration publication functions that should enhance their academic prospects and help them add to scientific solutions business desperately needs.

There is a pervasive talent deficit in cybersecurity that prevents employers from being able to find qualified job applicants. In a recent survey of cybersecurity professionals, most report that their teams are at least somewhat understaffed with open positions remaining unfilled. Many tools are available to bridge the educational gap for the cybersecurity workforce, but these tools do not take a holistic approach to security by addressing both operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT).

As the majority of jobs in Computer Science are software development oriented, Computer Science curricula have shifted towards producing software more efficiently. As a result, low-level concepts such as computer instructions, assembly programming and calling conventions that are fundamental to cyber security are only covered marginally. Ultimately the security of cyberspace depends on the programs we use; increasing their robustness to vulnerabilities will enhance cyber security greatly.

Cybersecurity has become a prevalent topic in many colleges, but how it should fit into the overall educational process is still not fully understood. A cybersecurity project at the University of Hawaii Maui College (UHMC), funded by the NSF ATE program, spans multiple disciplines and targets women and minorities. The goal of this project is to ensure that a broad audience of faculty, students and practitioners get trained in the fundamentals of cybersecurity. This is especially challenging during a pandemic, when all education is online.

Learn how a program management process and a single document can support your faculty and also your course/program reviews. Elevate the instructor’s workbook into a tool that not only provides situational awareness and pedagogical foundations, but also helps to connect remote faculty and capture ideas and experiences in a hectic and demanding environment. Presuming that all faculty are experts in a course’s subject matter, the workbook does not focus on substantive knowledge.

This presentation is intended to discuss the promotion of security tools in general, and Wireshark in particular, in security-related classes at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). As a pioneer in cybersecurity education, NSU was striving to introduce students with hands-on experience in classroom settings. Wireshark is one of the most widely used tools in computer networking for deep packet analysis and has been used widely in several courses.