CyberWATCH (Cybersecurity: Washington Area Technician and Consortium Headquarters)

该ATE区域网络安全教育中心的合作伙伴包括乔治王子社区学院、安妮阿伦德尔社区学院、巴尔的摩县社区学院、蒙哥马利学院、北弗吉尼亚社区学院、乔治梅森大学、乔治华盛顿大学、约翰霍普金斯大学、陶森大学、马里兰大学、五所思科学院高中和华盛顿大都会政府委员会。*根据CNSS/NSTISSC标准（具体为NSTISSI第4011号），在社区学院开发和实施网络安全课程、计算机取证课程、灾难恢复管理课程、网络法律课程及相关模块；*为社区大学学生提供实习机会，并为教师提供信息保障和计算机取证等各个技术领域的实习和其他专业发展；*赞助网络防御和数字取证杯比赛；*在各社区大学校园推行全面及可复制的保安意识计划；*创造从高中到社区大学再到四年制大学或就业市场的教育途径；并*实施技术来协助互动式教学。该中心的课程采用基于问题和基于案例的学习方法，以便为学生提供模拟现实生活工作经验的活动。该中心为整个华盛顿-巴尔的摩地区的大学提供服务，将其带有安全组件的无线局域网放在路上，提供无线培训设备，在其虚拟安全实验室租用空间，并为教育工作者提供培训机会。由于该地区及其社区大学拥有如此多样化的人口，针对教师、高中教师和学生的教育活动正在接触到传统上不太可能主修具有信息保障成分的领域的人群。该中心的区域利益包括对学生的持续教育，这些学生从参与学院的课程毕业后，具备满足安全行业专业要求所需的技能。社区学院与大学的合作，特别是与国家安全局信息保障学术卓越中心的合作，确保了该地区的许多雇主可以获得具有各级网络安全技能的信息技术劳动力。

Partners in this ATE regional center for cybersecurity education include Prince George's Community College, Anne Arundel Community College, the Community College of Baltimore County, Montgomery College, Northern Virginia Community College, George Mason University, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, Towson University, the University of Maryland, five Cisco Academy high schools, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. The center is:* developing and implementing, at the community colleges, a cybersecurity curriculum, a computer forensics course, a disaster recovery management course, a cyber law course, and related modules that are aligned with CNSS/NSTISSC standards (specifically, NSTISSI No. 4011);* providing internships for community college students and externships and other professional development for faculty in the various technical areas of information assurance and computer forensics;* sponsoring cyber defense and Digital Forensic Cup competitions;* developing a comprehensive and replicable security awareness program on each community college campus;* creating educational pathways from high schools to community colleges to four-year institutions or the job market; and* implementing technology to assist with interactive teaching and learning.The center's curriculum employs problem-based and case-based learning methodologies in order to provide students with activities that simulate real-life work experiences. The center is serving colleges throughout the Washington-Baltimore region by taking its wireless LAN with security components on the road, providing the equipment for wireless training, renting space on its virtual security lab, and offering training opportunities to educators. Because the region and its community colleges have such a diverse population, educational activities aimed at faculty, high school teachers, and students are reaching populations that are traditionally less likely to major in fields having an information assurance component.The regional benefits of this center include the consistent education of students who, after graduating from a participating college's program, have the skills needed to meet the specialized requirements of the security industry. Collaboration of the community colleges with the universities--especially the NSA Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance--ensures that an information technology workforce with cybersecurity skills at all levels is available for the region's many employers.