CyberTraining: Pilot: EBCS-TMPS: An Evidence Based Cybersecurity Training and Mentorship Program for Students

基于证据的学生网络安全培训和指导计划(EBCS-TMPS)利用现有的网络基础设施，为学生成为有效的网络安全和执法研究人员做好准备。通过这个项目，学生可以接触到政府、工业和执法机构最需要的理论知识、实践技能和实践经验。这是利用佐治亚州立大学基于证据的网络安全研究小组的研究人员和从业人员创建和维护的独立网络基础设施来实现的，该基础设施能够产生基于证据的网络安全研究，并支持网络犯罪研究人员的培训。最终的好处是提高了网络安全，以及一个更安全、更无犯罪的在线环境。EBCS-TMPS聘请学者和实践网络安全专业人士作为研究成果的共同创造者。在为期两个月的暑期讲习班期间，利用现有和强大的学术-行业-执法伙伴关系，对30名本科生和研究生进行培训，以部署更好的科学努力，旨在促进由传播与信息支持的可靠研究。该培训计划实施了广泛的活动，以传授关键的方法和技术技能，这些技能对于为组织(针对行业跟踪学生)制定具有成本效益的网络安全态势以及执行旨在以有效方式扰乱在线犯罪活动的政策和法律(针对行业和执法跟踪)是必要的。由犯罪学、计算机科学和计算机信息系统学者组成的跨学科教育团队支持学生在网络安全领域发展知识，如收集和保存证据、实施有效的安全政策和安全的技术方面。行业和执法导师支持为EBCS-TMPS开发与行业相关的课程，并与他们的团队一起指导实习。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Evidence Based Cybersecurity Training and Mentorship Program for Students (EBCS-TMPS) leverages an existing cyberinfrastructure to prepare students to become effective cybersecurity and law enforcement researchers. Through this program, students are exposed to theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and hands-on experience that are most sought by governmental, industrial and law enforcement organizations. This is accomplished using a standalone cyberinfrastructure created and maintained by researchers and practitioners in the Evidence Based Cybersecurity Research group in Georgia State University that enables the production of evidence-based cybersecurity research and supports the training of cybercrime researchers. Among ultimate benefits are improved cybersecurity and a more secure and crime-free online environment.The EBCS-TMPS engages academics and practicing cybersecurity professionals as co-creators of research outcomes. During a two-months-long summer workshop, existing and strong academic-industry-law-enforcement partnerships are leveraged to train 30 undergraduate and graduate students in the deployment of better scientific efforts aimed at advancing CI-enabled and reliable research. The training program implements a wide range of activities to deliver key methodological and technical skills that are necessary for developing a cost effective cybersecurity posture for organizations (for industry track students), as well as for enforcing policies and laws aimed at disrupting online criminal activities in an effective manner (for both industry and law enforcement tracks). The interdisciplinary team of educators (composed of Criminology, Computer Science and Computer Information System scholars) supports students’ development of knowledge in cybersecurity areas such as gathering and preserving evidence, implementing effective security policies, and technical aspects of security. The industry and law enforcement mentors support both the development of an industry-relevant curriculum for the EBCS-TMPS, and guided internships with their teams.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.