Collaborative Project: Carolina Cyber Defender Scholarship

卡罗莱纳网络捍卫者奖学金项目由北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校、北卡罗来纳州立大学和约翰逊·C·史密斯大学联合提供。该项目培养学生成为网络安全领域的知识领袖。学生可以攻读学士学位、硕士学位，也可以攻读博士学位。奖学金学生参加严格的学术项目，强调网络安全的理论和实践，并结合研究和体验式学习。每个奖学金学生都被要求参与由经验丰富的教授领导的许多尖端研究项目之一，并培养批判性思维、问题表达和解决问题的能力。该项目有一套丰富的课外活动，包括来自工业界和学术界的频繁研讨会演讲者，以及参加国内和国际动手网络安全竞赛。强调专业发展，包括有效的沟通和领导能力。该课程涵盖了广泛的网络安全主题，包括网络安全、配置安全、渗透测试、软件保证、数据隐私、移动和无线安全、可用安全、访问和身份管理、计算机取证、政策和治理、安全风险管理和密码学。该奖学金项目旨在培养一支多样化的网络安全专业人才队伍，以满足国家对关键国家安全和关键基础设施保护职位人才的迫切需求。

The Carolina Cyber Defender Scholarship program is jointly offered by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC A&T State University, and Johnson C. Smith University. This program prepares students to become intellectual leaders in cybersecurity. Students can pursue baccalaureate, masters as well as doctoral studies. Scholarship students engage in rigorous academic programs that emphasize both theory and practice of cybersecurity and incorporate research and experiential learning.Each scholarship student is required to contribute to one of many cutting edge research projects led by experienced professors and develop capabilities in critical thinking, problem formulation and problem solving. The program has a rich set of extracurricular activities including frequent seminar speakers from industry and academia as well as participation in national and international hands-on cybersecurity competitions. Professional development, including effective communication as well as leadership, is emphasized. The curriculum covers a broad spectrum of cybersecurity topics including network security, configuration security, penetration testing, software assurance, data privacy, mobile and wireless security, usable security, access and identity management, computer forensics, policy and governance, security risk management, and cryptography.The scholarship program is aimed at creating a cadre of diverse cyber security professionals to address the nation's critical need for talent in key national security as well as critical infrastructure protection positions.