CyberWatch West

Mt.Mt.圣安东尼奥学院(Mt.SAC)和五个教育合作伙伴[加州州立理工大学、波莫纳、加州州立大学多明格斯山庄和圣贝纳迪诺分校，以及Whatcom社区学院(西澳)]正在建立一个ATE区域网络安全中心CyberWatch West，服务于加利福尼亚州、华盛顿州和俄勒冈州。目前，还有另外三个ATE区域网络安全教育中心：华盛顿特区乔治王子CC的CyberWatch；芝加哥附近Moraine Valley CC的CSSIA；以及俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨大学的CSEC。CyberWatch West的总体目标是加强加州和太平洋西北部的网络安全劳动力。为了实现这一目标，CyberWatch West专注于以下四个主要领域：(1)学生活动，包括有意义的实习和每周虚拟练习的网络防御联盟；(2)基于公认标准的课程开发援助，并创建从社区大学到四年制院校的网络安全途径；(3)教师发展和指导计划，帮助将网络安全概念注入课程工作；(4)与地区社区学院、大学、高中和行业的外联和合作伙伴关系，以确定和协助区域在网络安全教育方面的需求。每个核心合作伙伴都有大量少数族裔学生入学，该项目针对的是网络安全中代表不足的群体。此外，该联盟还包括美国西部其他16所中学后教育机构，该联盟的外展计划正在惠及大量高中。传播工作包括一个门户网站、在国家会议上的发言，以及积极参与国家网络安全教育倡议。

Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) and five educational partners [California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California State Universities at Dominguez Hills and San Bernardino, and Whatcom Community College (WA)] are establishing an ATE regional center for cybersecurity, CyberWatch West, serving California, Washington, and Oregon. There are, at present, three other ATE regional centers for cybersecurity education: CyberWatch at Prince George CC in Washington, DC, metropolitan area; CSSIA based at Moraine Valley CC, near Chicago; and CSEC based at the University of Tulsa, in Oklahoma.The overarching goal of CyberWatch West is to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce in California and the Pacific Northwest. To accomplish this goal, CyberWatch West is concentrating on the following four major areas: (1) student activities, including meaningful internships and a cyber-defense league with weekly virtual exercises; (2) assistance in curriculum development based on recognized standards and creation of cybersecurity pathways from community colleges to four-year institutions; (3) a faculty development and mentor program to help infuse cybersecurity concepts into coursework; (4) outreach and partnership with regional community colleges, universities, high schools, and industry to determine and assist with regional needs in cybersecurity education.Each of the core partners has large minority student enrollments and the project is targeting these underrepresented groups in cybersecurity. In addition, the consortium includes 16 other postsecondary institutions throughout the western United States and its outreach program is reaching a large number of high schools. The dissemination efforts include a web portal, presentations at national conferences, and an active participation in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE).