Collaborative Research: Education DCL: EAGER: Redefining Cybersecurity Education for Criminal Justice Professionals: Bridging the Gap in National Cyber Capabilities

合作研究：教育 DCL：EAGER：重新定义刑事司法专业人员的网络安全教育：缩小国家网络能力的差距

• 批准号: 2334196
• 负责人: Yan Bai
• 金额: $ 17.99万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2025-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2334196&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Education; DCL; EAGER

Criminal Justice professionals play a critical role in safeguarding the nation's infrastructure against cybercrime and upholding national security. However, limited resources, time constraints, and a lack of standardized frameworks have hindered their access to comprehensive cybersecurity education and training. To address this gap, the University of Washington Tacoma and North Dakota State University are pushing a collaborative project that aims to develop tailored curriculum modules and scalable pathways for the widespread adoption of cybersecurity and privacy education among Criminal Justice professionals across the country. By equipping them with essential skills, this project will significantly enhance the nation's cyber capabilities and foster a diverse and interdisciplinary cybersecurity workforce proficient in technical and non-technical domains. The project focuses on providing scenario-based offensive security and Web-based showcase labs with interactive simulations and case studies in three progressive courses, revolutionizing cybersecurity education for future Criminal Justice professionals. The curriculum starts with foundational courses in cybersecurity and privacy and progresses to specialized training in cyber forensics, cyber intelligence, and solving Criminal Justice-specific cyber challenges. Strategic partnerships between academic institutions and Criminal Justice-related agencies ensure curriculum alignment with industry standards and the evolving needs of professionals. The project also integrates artificial intelligence (AI) into the curriculum to enhance their capabilities. Exploring AI applications in law enforcement, ethics, cybersecurity, privacy protection, and social media will provide valuable insights into AI's practical implications and ethical considerations. The development of a web portal will facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration, enabling researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas and foster teamwork across cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence, and Criminal Justice domains. Moreover, the project aims to support underrepresented minority students, fostering diversity in the cybersecurity workforce and promoting inclusivity in the fieldThis 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.

刑事司法专业人士在保护国家基础设施免受网络犯罪和维护国家安全方面发挥着关键作用。但是，资源有限，时间限制以及缺乏标准化框架阻碍了他们获得全面的网络安全教育和培训的机会。为了解决这一差距，华盛顿大学塔科马大学和北达科他州立大学正在推动一个合作项目，旨在开发量身定制的课程模块和可扩展的途径，以广泛采用全国刑事司法专业人士之间的网络安全和隐私教育。通过为他们提供必不可少的技能，该项目将显着增强国家的网络能力，并促进熟练技术和非技术领域的多样化和跨学科的网络安全劳动力。该项目着重于在三个渐进课程中提供基于方案的进攻安全和基于Web的展示实验室，并在三个渐进式课程中进行案例研究，从而彻底改变了未来刑事司法专业人士的网络安全教育。该课程始于网络安全和隐私的基础课程，并发展为网络取证，网络情报和解决刑事司法特定于特定于司法的网络挑战的专业培训。学术机构与刑事司法相关机构之间的战略伙伴关系可确保课程与行业标准和专业人士不断发展的需求保持一致。该项目还将人工智能（AI）集成到课程中，以增强其功能。探索AI在执法，道德，网络安全，隐私保护和社交媒体中的应用程序将为AI的实际含义和道德考虑提供宝贵的见解。 Web门户网站的开发将促进跨学科的合作，使研究人员和从业人员能够在网络安全，隐私，人工智能和刑事司法领域进行交流和培养团队合作。此外，该项目旨在支持代表性不足的少数族裔学生，促进网络安全劳动力的多样性，并促进现场奖项中的包容性，这反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估通过评估来支持的。