Collaborative Research: Capacity Building: Building a Cybersecurity Pipeline through Experiential Virtual Labs and Workforce Alliances

合作研究：能力建设：通过体验式虚拟实验室和劳动力联盟构建网络安全管道

• 批准号: 1723318
• 负责人: Nasir Ghani
• 金额: $ 6.57万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2021-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1723318&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Capacity; Building; Cybersecurity

This project proposes to implement a cybersecurity concentration embedded in the Bachelor degree in Information Engineering Technology at Northern New Mexico College (NNMC). The concentration will consist of two regular core courses, two Capstone courses, and one internship experience. The program of studies will also include three cybersecurity-infused prerequisite courses involving computers, networking, and programming essentials. This effort will be conducted in partnership with the University of South Florida (USF). The comprehensive project has several components. First, the project will create advanced curricular and training material for 100-level to 400-level courses enriched with a large number of virtual laboratories (vLabs) covering the fundamental principles of cybersecurity. The vLabs and training manuals will be portable, ready to use and deployable in a standard virtual environment without the need for configuration or package installation, thus promoting resource sharing. The proposed curriculum will also include a training standard recognized by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) to meet the CNSS 4011 training standard. Second, NNMC and USF will establish an alliance with industry organizations and with Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL), including Engineering/IT divisions at LANL and its National Security Education Center (NSEC), to create an internship program in cybersecurity. The alliance will strengthen the collaboration with industry and federal laboratories, in efforts to bolster national security. Third, NNMC will partner with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions and a regional rural high-school to strengthen the cybersecurity pipeline and increase the production of professionals to fill regional demand. Finally, the educational model and curricular material will be available and further disseminated through well-established channels, such as the Western Academy Support and Training Center (WASTC). WASTC provides computer science and IT training across the country and supports hundreds of higher education institutions that have interest in adopting vLabs.

该项目建议在北方新墨西哥州学院（NNMC）的信息工程技术学士学位中实施网络安全集中。浓度将包括两个常规的核心课程，两个顶点课程，和一个实习经验。研究计划还将包括三个网络安全注入的先决条件课程，涉及计算机，网络和编程要领。这项工作将与南佛罗里达大学（USF）合作进行。该综合项目有几个组成部分。首先，该项目将为100级至400级课程创建高级课程和培训材料，并通过大量涵盖网络安全基本原则的虚拟实验室（vLab）进行丰富。虚拟实验室和培训手册将是便携式的，可随时使用，并可在标准虚拟环境中部署，而无需配置或安装软件包，从而促进资源共享。拟议的课程还将包括国家安全局（NSA）和国家安全系统委员会（CNSS）认可的培训标准，以满足CNSS 4011培训标准。其次，NNMC和USF将与行业组织和洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室（LANL）建立联盟，包括LANL的工程/IT部门及其国家安全教育中心（NSEC），以创建网络安全实习计划。该联盟将加强与工业界和联邦实验室的合作，努力加强国家安全。第三，NNMC将与新墨西哥州劳动力解决方案部和一所地区农村高中合作，加强网络安全管道，增加专业人才的培养，以满足地区需求。最后，教育模式和课程材料将通过完善的渠道，如西部学院支持和培训中心（WASTC）提供和进一步传播。WASTC在全国范围内提供计算机科学和IT培训，并支持数百所有兴趣采用vLabs的高等教育机构。