CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Expanding and Strengthening the National Cybersecurity Workforce

确保国家网络基础设施安全的一个关键方面是确保一支熟练和可持续的网络安全队伍。2020年，美国仍有超过35万个网络安全职位空缺。这些空缺职位突显了美国信息基础设施防御方面的巨大缺口。为了帮助满足这一需求，宾厄姆顿大学(BU)的CyberCorps(R)服务奖学金(SFS)项目将招募和培训有才华的学生进入政府工作队伍并在网络安全职业生涯中取得长期成功。该项目团队将利用波士顿大学的网络安全研究和教育优势，推进国家的网络防御准备。该项目的一个重要目标是通过有针对性地招聘女性、网络安全领域代表性不足的少数群体学生、第一代大学生和经济困难学生来提高网络安全劳动力的多样性。该项目将在五年内为24名学生提供奖学金，并以三个目标为指导。首先是招募和培训SFS学者成为高技能的网络安全专业人员。第二是与政府机构合作，提供实习机会和招募SFS学者。三是通过研究推进网络安全教育。实现这些目标有赖于宾厄姆顿大学提供的广泛的网络安全课程，从深入的网络安全理论和实践培训到更广泛的信息保证、隐私、风险管理和政策管理培训。SFS学者将通过网络安全课程、个性化的学术和研究咨询、网络安全会议/研讨会、参加“夺旗”俱乐部和比赛以及社区/K-12外联活动，接受严格的培训。学者还将接受在职业生涯中取得成功所需的关键技能方面的培训，包括伦理、沟通、网络、写作、演示、批判性思维、领导力和团队合作。该项目的每个实施阶段将包括由一名外部评估专家协调的形成性和终结性评估。该项目由CyberCorps(R)服务奖学金(SFS)计划支持，该计划为建立或继续开展网络安全奖学金计划的提案提供资金，并与美国国家网络战略保持一致，以培养一支优秀的网络安全队伍。毕业后，奖学金获得者被要求在联邦、州、地方或部落政府组织的网络安全工作中工作，时间与他们的奖学金支持相同。这一奖项反映了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。

A key facet of securing the Nation’s cyberinfrastructure is to ensure a skilled and sustainable cybersecurity workforce. In 2020, over 350,000 cybersecurity positions remained unfilled in the United States. These unfilled positions highlight an enormous gap in the Nation’s information infrastructure defense. To help address this need, Binghamton University’s (BU) CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS) project will recruit and train talented students for entry into the government workforce and long-term success in cybersecurity careers. The project team will leverage BU's cybersecurity research and education strengths to advance the Nation’s cyberdefense preparedness. An important goal of the project is to improve the diversity of the cybersecurity workforce through targeted recruitment of women, students from minority groups that are underrepresented in the cybersecurity field, first-generation college students, and economically disadvantaged students. This project will provide scholarships to 24 students over five years and be guided by three objectives. First is to recruit and train SFS scholars into highly skilled cybersecurity professionals. Second is to partner with government organizations for internships and recruitment of SFS scholars. Third is to advance cybersecurity education through research. Accomplishing these objectives rests on the wide-ranging cybersecurity curriculum that Binghamton University offers, from in-depth training in cybersecurity theory and practice to broader training in information assurance, privacy, risk management, and policy management. SFS scholars will undergo rigorous training through cybersecurity courses, personalized academic and research advising, cybersecurity conferences/seminars, participation in a "Capture the Flag" club and competitions, and community/K-12 outreach activities. Scholars will also be trained in critical skills needed to succeed in their careers, including ethics, communication, networking, writing, presentation, critical thinking, leadership, and teamwork. Each implementation stage of this project will include formative and summative evaluations coordinated by an external evaluation specialist.This project is supported by the CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, which funds proposals establishing or continuing scholarship programs in cybersecurity and aligns with the U.S. National Cyber Strategy to develop a superior cybersecurity workforce. Following graduation, scholarship recipients are required to work in cybersecurity for a Federal, state, local, or tribal Government organization for the same duration as their scholarship support.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.