Information Assurance Scholarships for Service (SfS) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha

该项目扩展了内布拉斯加大学奥马哈分校(UNO)正在进行的CyberCorps®：服务奖学金(SFS)计划，以其现有能力为基础，解决国家网络安全人员危机。2001年，内布拉斯加州大学在联合国组织设立了内布拉斯加州信息保障中心(Nucia)，2003年，该中心被批准为信息保障教育学术卓越中心(CAEIAE)，并首次获得国家科学基金会颁发的SFS奖学金。自2003年来，UNO培养了许多IA毕业生，其中包括34个服务奖学金。该项目旨在向学生展示网络安全、逆向工程、关键基础设施保护、安全理论、信息保障基础以及其他网络安全主题的技术背景。SFS的学生通过参加国际网络竞赛并获得高分，展示了他们的技术熟练程度。学生支持的更广泛影响包括学生向联邦和其他政府官员介绍关键基础设施保护情况。SFS的学生还与国防部合作，通过全球研讨会提供网络安全培训，并协助当地行业进行安全审计和培训。毕业后，联合国大学的学者们进入了NSF、商务部和财政部以及美国战略司令部等部门的职位。过去的SFS学生经常返回该机构，与现在的SFS学生一起参加指导和比赛，从而持久地提供支持，并将新毕业的联合国组织毕业生与实地实践者联系起来。Nucia继续加强与当地社区大学和高中的伙伴关系，为SFS计划招收有才华的学生，并促进将信息保障作为职业选择的意识。

This project expands the ongoing CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), building on its existing capabilities to address the national cyber security personnel crisis. In 2001, the University of Nebraska established the Nebraska Center for Information Assurance (NUCIA) at UNO and, in 2003, it was approved as a the Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) and received its first NSF award for SFS scholarships. Since 2003 UNO has produced numerous IA graduates, including 34 Scholarship for Service scholars.The program is designed to present the students with a technical background including network security, reverse engineering, critical infrastructure protection, security theory, the foundations of Information Assurance, and other topics in cybersecurity. SFS students have demonstrated their technical proficiency by participating -- and scoring highly -- in international cyber competitions. Broader impacts of the student support include the students presenting briefings on critical infrastructure protection before Federal and other government officials. The SFS students also work with DoD to deliver cybersecurity training through worldwide workshops, and assist local industry in security auditing and training.Upon graduation the UNO scholars have moved on to positions within NSF, Departments of Commerce and Treasury, and the United States Strategic Command, among others. Past SFS students regularly return to the institution and participate in the mentoring and competitions along with current SFS students, thus perpetuating the support as well as linking new UNO graduates with practitioners in the field. NUCIA continues to strengthen its partnerships with local community colleges and high schools to recruit talented students for the SFS program as well as promote awareness of information assurance as a career choice.