SFS Renewal: Using Auburn University's Land Grant Mission to Prepare Cybersecurity Professionals

SFS 更新：利用奥本大学的土地赠款使命来培养网络安全专业人员

• 批准号: 1663616
• 负责人: Theron Hendrix
• 金额: $ 466.74万
• 依托单位: Auburn University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1663616&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SFS; Renewal; Using; Auburn; University

Auburn University, one of the sixteen National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations, 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. Along the path to becoming prepared for the public sector, students work with Alabama communities to raise awareness of cybersecurity issues. The project will have an immediate impact on the information assurance and forensics capabilities of the federal workforce by developing well-trained cybersecurity professionals. Given the University's strong record in graduating engineers from underrepresented groups, the team will work closely with the Auburn University's BellSouth Minority Engineering Program (BMEP), 1000-Women Strong organization, the Office of Accessibility, and the Office of Veteran Affairs to ensure at least half of the scholarship students come from segments of the population that are under-represented. SFS students are required to participate in extracurricular activities that ensure they are equipped with skills that will prepare them for the variety of challenges they will see in the workplace. Undergraduate and graduate scholarship recipients are encouraged to seek cybersecurity certifications that demonstrate in a tangible and recognizable fashion their cyber capabilities, making them more competitive for placement in civil service positions. In addition, graduate scholars complete their degree having done a deep dive into a least one area of advanced cybersecurity resulting in a publishable paper relevant to the public sector. Those mentoring the SFS scholars engage with government agencies to understand cybersecurity needs and trends to achieve a mutual fit between SFS graduates and jobs.Auburn's SFS program continues to be a source of qualified cybersecurity personnel going to work in the public sector. The specific objectives are to 1) qualify students for cybersecurity careers in the public sector; 2) prepare students through hands-on learning that reflects the realities of the workspace; 3) engage students in raising the awareness of cybersecurity within Alabama's communities in support of Auburn University's role as a land grant university; and 4) fund qualified students from disenfranchised backgrounds who would not be able to otherwise afford an education. The University's long-term research and education relationships with government organizations such as Redstone Arsenal, Maxwell AFB, Alabama Department of Revenue, and Ft Benning have fostered special contributions to the success of the SFS program by aligning scholarship recipients with agencies early in their careers. Over two-thirds of the SFS students participated in a cybersecurity project sponsored by the Federal Government during a regular academic year. Such close collaboration provide students hands-on experience and support efforts within government organizations, resulting in students receiving multiple offers of employment upon graduation.

奥本大学是16个国家网络运营学术卓越中心之一，建议继续并扩大其在CyberCorps（R）服务奖学金（SFS）计划中的参与，以培养高素质的网络安全专业人员进入政府工作队伍。沿着为公共部门做好准备的道路，学生们与亚拉巴马社区合作，提高对网络安全问题的认识。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证和取证能力产生直接影响。鉴于该大学在从代表性不足的群体毕业的工程师方面的良好记录，该团队将与奥本大学的贝尔南方少数民族工程计划（BMEP），1000名妇女强组织，无障碍办公室和退伍军人事务办公室密切合作，以确保至少有一半的奖学金学生来自代表性不足的人群。SFS学生必须参加课外活动，确保他们具备技能，为他们在工作场所看到的各种挑战做好准备。鼓励本科生和研究生奖学金获得者寻求网络安全认证，以有形和可识别的方式展示他们的网络能力，使他们在公务员职位上更具竞争力。此外，研究生学者完成了他们的学位，深入研究了至少一个先进的网络安全领域，从而产生了与公共部门相关的可追溯性论文。指导SFS学者的人与政府机构合作，了解网络安全需求和趋势，以实现SFS毕业生和工作之间的相互配合。奥本的SFS计划仍然是合格的网络安全人员的来源，他们将在公共部门工作。具体目标是：1）使学生有资格从事公共部门的网络安全职业; 2）通过实践学习为学生做好准备，反映工作场所的现实; 3）让学生参与提高亚拉巴马社区内的网络安全意识，以支持奥本大学作为赠地大学的作用;以及4）资助那些来自被剥夺公民权背景的合格学生，否则他们将无法负担教育费用。该大学与政府组织，如红石兵工厂，麦克斯韦空军基地，税收的亚拉巴马部和本宁堡的长期研究和教育关系，通过调整奖学金获得者与机构在他们的职业生涯早期促进了SFS计划的成功作出了特殊贡献。超过三分之二的SFS学生在正常学年期间参加了由联邦政府赞助的网络安全项目。这种密切的合作为学生提供了实践经验和政府组织内的支持工作，导致学生在毕业时获得多个就业机会。