Dakota Defenders Information Assurance Scholarship Program

达科他州州立大学(DSU)提议为计算机与网络安全(CONS)学位计划的本科生创建达科他州防御者信息保障奖学金计划，并接待三批服务奖学金(SFS)学生。该项目提高了国家在信息保障(IA)方面的研究和开发能力，并为联邦政府工作人员带来了新的进入者。CONS计划包括在硬件、操作系统、网络、数据库和软件方面进行进攻性安全实践的广泛动手技术练习。所有达科他州的辩护人都参加了创新的社区建设机制，如学生研究倡议(SRI)、ACM计算机俱乐部的安全小组、Infrard会议和大学网络防御竞赛的北中区。达科他州捍卫者计划通过从大学现有的35名成员中招募科学和技术女性小组的申请者，努力为对信息保障感兴趣的女性服务。该项目的毕业生精通安全政策、基础设施运营和防御性编程，并表现出良好的口头和书面沟通能力。

Dakota State University (DSU) proposes to create the Dakota Defenders Information Assurance Scholarship Program for undergraduate students in the Computer and Network Security (CONS) degree program and to host three cohorts of Scholarship for Service (SFS) students. This project increases national research and development capabilities in Information Assurance (IA) and produces new entrants to the federal government workforce. The CONS program includes extensive hands-on technical exercises in offensive security practices in hardware, operating systems, networks, databases, and software. All Dakota Defenders take part in innovative mechanisms of community building such as the Student Research Initiative (SRI), the Security Group of the ACM Computer Club, InfraGard meetings, and the North Central Region of the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The Dakota Defenders program strives to serve women interested in Information Assurance by recruiting applicants from the University's 35 current members in the Women in Science and Technology group. Program graduates are well-versed in security policy, infrastructure operations, and defensive programming and exhibit strong oral and written communication skills.