Penn State's CyberCorps; Scholarship for Service Program

宾夕法尼亚州立大学(宾夕法尼亚州立大学)是指定的国家信息保障教育和研究学术卓越中心，它建议继续并扩大其对CyberCorps(R)服务奖学金(SFS)计划的参与，为进入政府工作人员培养高素质的网络安全专业人员。该项目将增加学生对几个与网络相关的学科的参与。该项目将通过培养训练有素的网络安全专业人员，对联邦工作人员的信息保障和取证能力产生立竿见影的影响。该项目将提高学生对网络安全的兴趣，包括信息科学和相关交叉学科领域，如计算机工程、计算机科学、社会科学和风险分析。到目前为止，宾夕法尼亚州立大学的SFS项目已经为26名学生提供了奖学金，每个学生在毕业时都至少获得了一份政府工作。该项目在宾夕法尼亚州立大学信息科学与技术学院(IST)内提供了一个多学科环境，有机会从技术、法律、伦理、政策和商业角度识别、分析和解决现实世界的安全和隐私问题。该计划旨在通过创建创新的解决方案来检测和消除网络威胁、从网络攻击中恢复、保护隐私、了解政策、增强信任和降低风险，来改善个人和组织的网络安全态势。宾夕法尼亚州立大学SFS项目的一个关键特点是它的跨学科性质，这需要整个大学的参与。SFS的学生从事各种现实世界的项目，这些项目将网络与不同的主题联系起来，例如：评估在线恐怖分子招募战略或打击毒品和人口贩运。此外，该学院还拥有八个致力于网络安全创新研究的实验室，由政府机构和私营部门资助。学生的职业发展涵盖以下主题：简历；求职信和面试；作为延伸面试的实习；个性和领导类型；在政治和批评中的生存；有效的会议管理；专业陈述；职业管理技能；以及国家安全方面的新兴话题。

The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), a designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and Research, proposes to continue and expand its participation in the CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS) program to prepare highly-qualified cybersecurity professionals for entry into the government workforce. The project will increase involvement of students in several cyber-relevant disciplines. The project will have an immediate impact on the information assurance and forensics capabilities of the federal workforce by developing well-trained cybersecurity professionals. The project will increase interest in cybersecurity among students, both in information sciences and in related interdisciplinary areas such as computer engineering, computer science, social science, and risk analysis. To date, the SFS program at Penn State has provided scholarships to twenty-six students and each of them had at least one government job offer at the time of graduation. This project provides a multi-disciplinary environment within Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) with the opportunity to identify, analyze and solve real-world security and privacy problems from technical, legal, ethical, policy, and business perspectives. The program seeks to improve the cybersecurity posture of individuals and organizations by creating innovative solutions for detecting and removing cyber threats, recovering from cyber-attacks, protecting privacy, understanding policy, enhancing trust, and mitigating risks. A critical feature of the SFS program at Penn State is its interdisciplinary nature, which requires engagement across the university. SFS students work on a variety of real-world projects that connect cyber with diverse topics, like: assessing online terrorist recruitment strategies or combating drug and human trafficking. Further, the college hosts eight labs dedicated to innovative research in cybersecurity, funded by government agencies and the private sector. Student professional development covers the following topics: resumes; cover letters and interviews; the internship as an extended interview; personality and leadership types; surviving politics and criticism; effective meeting management; professional presentations; career management skills; and emerging topics in national security.