This proposal discusses the findings of an interesting research study with the objective of identifying writing and communication challenges faced by both cybersecurity students and professionals in the field and proposing effective solutions to address these challenges. This research study was part of a comprehensive project (funded by the NSA) intended to enhance cybersecurity education in western PA.

The use of NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NCWF) is critically important to ensure consistency across cybersecurity jobs in government, industry, and academia. Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has been a leader in cybersecurity education for many years and was among the first in the state of Florida to receive CAE designation. NSU received the initial CAE designation in March 2005 and received CAE re-designation in 2009 and 2014.

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.

As we become a more digital society, it imperative that first responders, including EMS and law enforcement, become well-versed in the role that technology plays in their field and understand the security implications demanded in this changing environment. Most existing continuing education (CE) credits, however, are only offered specifically for technical job requirements, such as de-escalation techniques and airway management training for law enforcement and EMS certified personnel, respectively.

UNT’s new B.S. in Cybersecurity was formally approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) in March 2020 with an implementation date starting in the Fall 2020 semester. Given the rapidly changing and often unchartered environment that cybersecurity operates in, the B.S. in Cybersecurity was created to provide a high quality, academically challenging, and career-enriching educational program that is responsive to industry trends, changing standards, and employer needs.

This Fastpitch covers Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso IS258 Cyber Ethics, Career Development, and Professional course curriculum developed and endorsed jointly by an advisory team from ExxonMobil, DOD U.S. Navy, Academia, New Mexico Workforce Development. The rationale for student taking this course was to provide students with the necessary understanding and abilities to apply ethics in the cyber world. This course prepares students to apply cyber ethics in the workplace and in furthering their careers.

Existing literature show that Escape The Room themed games have not been used much in cybersecurity education and outreach. In this fast pitch talk, we will present an original Escape The Room themed cybersecurity educational game, which consists of a set of nifty cybersecurity challenges in the form of beginner’s puzzles on a variety of introductory cybersecurity topics, including cryptographic ciphers, social engineeringbased phishing attacks, online fake web certificates, and ransomware attacks.