Collaborative Project: Building Cybersecurity Capacity by Means of a National High School Digital Forensics Challenge

这是纽约理工大学（NSF奖励号1129459）和纽约市立理工大学（NSF奖励号1128869）的合作项目。SFS的能力建设项目让高中生参与到网络安全相关的活动中，并激励他们在这一重要领域继续深造。该项目正在创建一个全国性的高中取证挑战，吸引了成千上万的学生获得第一手的经验，学习和从事与安全相关的问题。为了帮助学生参与者，该项目正在培训一批高中教师骨干，以指导和指导参加挑战的团队，从而促进将网络安全主题融入高中课程。该项目还为高中生创建了一个网络资源门户，以促进他们参与网络安全领域的自学活动。该项目的评价部分旨在回答与影响有关的较困难的问题。也就是说，竞赛的创建是否会导致越来越多的学生在STEM学科中接受高等教育？它能激发创造性思维吗？它能扩大参与吗？参加网络安全竞赛是否能提高学生对网络安全、计算机科学、数学和科学的兴趣？比赛参与者在大学里参加计算机科学课程的比例是否高于同龄人？该项目包括与少数群体服务机构合作，以增加妇女和少数群体的参与。该项目专门招募了10名女性和少数民族教师参加暑期训练营，并邀请了10组女性和少数民族教师及其学生参加网络安全意识周（CSAW）颁奖典礼。这两项活动有助于形成个人、教育和专业联系的网络；为年轻学生树立榜样；并导致卓有成效的师徒关系和研究。

This is a collaborative project involving the Polytechnic University of New York (NSF Award No. 1129459) and CUNY New York City College of Technology (NSF Award No. 1128869).This SFS Capacity Building project is engaging high school students in cybersecurity-related activities and inspiring them to pursue higher studies in this important area. The project is creating a nationwide high school forensics challenge, which attracts thousands of students to get first-hand experience learning and working on security-related issues. In order to help the student participants, the project is training a cadre of high school teachers to mentor and coach teams that take part in the challenge and thereby to facilitate the integration of cybersecurity topics into high school curricula. The project is also creating a portal of Web resources for high school students, to facilitate their engagement in self-learning activities in the area of cybersecurity. The evaluation component of the project aims to answer the more difficult questions related to impact. Namely, does the creation of a contest lead to an increased number of students pursuing higher education in STEM disciplines? Does it stimulate creative thinking? Does it broaden participation? Does participation in a cybersecurity competition enhance students' interest in cybersecurity, computer science, math, and science? Do competition participants enroll in computer science programs at college in higher proportion than their peers?The project includes collaboration with a minority serving institution in order to increase the participation of women and minorities. The project is specifically recruiting 10 women and minority teachers to attend the summer boot camp and is inviting 10 groups of women and minority teachers and their students to attend the Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) award ceremony. These two activities contribute to the formation of a network of personal, educational, and professional ties; provide young students with role models; and lead to fruitful mentoring relationships and research.