Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA)

系统安全与信息保障中心 (CSSIA)

• 批准号: 1465163
• 负责人: John Sands
• 金额: $ 153.31万
• 依托单位: Moraine Valley Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-15 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1465163&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Center; Systems; Security; Information; Assurance

Keeping computers and information systems secure is a major challenge. Business, industry, and government need well-prepared technicians who can prevent, detect, and investigate cybersecurity breaches, and the growth of cyber-threats has created a need for many more workers who have appropriate, specific knowledge and skills. The Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA; http://www.cssia.org) was founded in 2003 to expand the pipeline of professionals in the emerging field of cybersecurity. Since then, CSSIA has worked with community colleges, educators at all levels, and business leaders across the nation to identify and address obstacles in building successful cybersecurity certificate and degree programs. The center distributes course content to more than 260 institutions and hosts a national faculty development academy that provides workshops to over 500 cybersecurity educators annually. With continued funding as an Advanced Technological Education (ATE) support center, CSSIA will continue to expand the nation's pool of entry-level Information Assurance/Cyber Defense (IA/CD) professionals and to improve curricula and teaching in the field.CSSIA was previously funded as an ATE regional center (NSF Awards DUE-0302612 and DUE-0702872) and as an ATE resource center (NSF Award DUE-1002746). As an ATE support center, CSSIA will focus on four activities:(1) Increasing the number of minority, female, and veteran students pursuing IA/CD training. An outreach team will provide mentoring and will work with the Association of Computer and Information Science/Engineering Departments at Minority Institutions (ADMI), the Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), and Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) to prepare minorities, women, and veterans to compete in cyber defense competitions, which serve as recruiting sources for cybersecurity employers.(2) Providing updated, relevant curricula and faculty development opportunities that meet IA/CD business and industry needs. Certification classes for college faculty and National Faculty Development Academy workshops will keep faculty members current with industry trends, help them earn industry-recognized credentials, and ensure that they are able to prepare students to combat current and future cybersecurity threats.(3) Updating and widely distributing innovative virtual teaching and learning environments. CSSIA's virtual platform, which has been developed and fine-tuned over past years, provides a safe setting for experiential learning, including IA/CD competitions, simulations, and on-site workforce experiences.(4) Leveraging CSSIA's social media network, which has over 3,500 subscribers, across other ATE cybersecurity education centers and projects. This network will be utilized to assist with business, industry, and academic needs assessments; to expand the impact of the resources offered by the ATE centers and projects; and to boost attendance at national IA/CD events, including the Community College Cyber Summit (3CS), the High-Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC), the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE), and the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) conference.

确保计算机和信息系统的安全是一项重大挑战。企业、工业和政府需要训练有素的技术人员，他们可以预防、检测和调查网络安全漏洞，而网络威胁的增长产生了对更多拥有适当、特定知识和技能的员工的需求。系统安全和信息保障中心(http://www.cssia.org))成立于2003年，旨在扩大新兴网络安全领域的专业人员队伍。从那时起，CSSIA与全国各地的社区大学、各级教育工作者和商界领袖合作，确定并解决建立成功的网络安全证书和学位计划的障碍。该中心向260多家机构分发课程内容，并主办了一所国家教师发展学院，每年为500多名网络安全教育工作者提供研讨会。在作为高级技术教育(ATE)支持中心的持续资助下，CSSIA将继续扩大国家入门级信息保障/网络防御(IA/CD)专业人员的储备，并改进该领域的课程和教学。CSSIA以前是作为ATE区域中心(美国国家科学基金会奖到期-0302612和到期-0702872)和ATE资源中心(美国国家科学基金会奖到期-1002746)。作为ATE支持中心，CSSIA将专注于四项活动：(1)增加学习IA/CD培训的少数族裔、女性和退伍军人学生的数量。一个外展小组将提供指导，并将与少数族裔机构计算机和信息科学/工程部门协会(ADMI)、拉美裔/奇卡诺人和美国原住民科学促进会(SACNAS)和网络安全中的妇女(WiCyS)合作，为少数族裔、妇女和退伍军人准备参加网络防御竞赛，作为网络安全雇主的招聘来源。(2)提供满足IA/CD业务和行业需求的最新相关课程和教师发展机会。面向大学教师的认证课程和国家教师发展学院研讨会将使教师了解行业趋势，帮助他们获得行业认可的证书，并确保他们能够让学生做好应对当前和未来网络安全威胁的准备。(3)更新和广泛分发创新的虚拟教学环境。CSSIA的虚拟平台是在过去几年中开发和微调的，为体验式学习提供了一个安全的环境，包括IA/CD比赛、模拟和现场劳动力体验。(4)利用CSSIA拥有超过3500订户的社交媒体网络，跨越其他ATE网络安全教育中心和项目。该网络将被用来协助商业、工业和学术需求评估；扩大ATE中心和项目提供的资源的影响；以及提高国家IA/CD活动的上座率，包括社区大学网络峰会(3CS)、高影响力技术交流会议(HI-TEC)、信息系统安全教育座谈会(CISSE)和国家网络安全教育倡议(NICE)会议。