Development of a Federal Cyber Force in Puerto Rico

该提案将在波多黎各理工大学（PUPR）启动CyberCorps®：服务奖学金（SFS）计划，该大学是美国第二大西班牙裔高等教育机构，为工程、计算机科学、建筑和工商管理等领域的约5,000名学生提供服务。自成立以来，该研究所已培养了大约6000名西班牙裔工程师和测量师。该项目的主要目标是：1)成功实施SFS研究生计划，以增加与网络安全相关的技术领域的研究和改善教育；2)让学生参与专业活动，如实习、研讨会、外展和其他sfs赞助的活动。3)增加信息保障和网络安全领域的合格学生数量，保护和捍卫网络空间。学生将从波多黎各的私立和公立大学中选出，被选中的学者将参加有意义的暑期实习。该项目旨在为入选的学生提供改变人生的网络安全教育，帮助他们开启终身网络安全职业生涯。该项目将继续之前的努力，大幅增加女性和少数族裔为网络安全研究生学习和职业做好准备的人数；并将有助于缓解这些领域合格专业人员在全国范围内的短缺。学生将参与研究项目、团队合作和专业发展。sffs学者的研究成果和论文将在网络安全期刊和会议上发布，也将通过PUPR网页发布。

This proposal will inaugurate a CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR), the second largest Hispanic Higher Education Institution in the USA, serving around 5,000 students in the areas of Engineering, Computer Science, Architecture, and Business Administration. Since its inception, the Institution has graduated approximately 6,000 Hispanic engineers and surveyors. The main goals of the proposed project are: 1) Successfully implement an SFS graduate program to increase research and improve education in technology areas relevant to cybersecurity; 2) Engage students in professional activities such as internships, workshops, outreach, and other SFS-sponsored activities. 3) Increase the number of qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and cyber security to protect and defend the cyberspace. Students will be selected from private and public universities from Puerto Rico and the selected scholars will participate in meaningful summer internships.The project intends to provide life-changing cybersecurity education to the selected students and to help them lunch life-long cybersecurity professional careers. The project will continue previous efforts to substantially increase the number of women and minorities prepared for graduate studies and careers in Cybersecurity; and will help to alleviate the nationwide shortage of qualified professionals in these areas. Students will be involved in research projects, teamwork and professional development. Research results and thesis of SFS scholars will be disseminated in Cybersecurity journals and conferences, and will also be available through the PUPR web page.