MRI-R2: Acquisition for the Critical Infrastructure Security and Assessment Laboratory (CISAL)

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)提供资金的。对关键基础设施保护研究活动的强烈需求促使杰克逊维尔州立大学(JSU)建立了一个研究设施，其主要目的是调查、开发、实施和评估关键基础设施保护的安全技术。这个由数学、计算机和信息科学(MCIS)以及工程和技术部门承担的跨学科项目代表了一种新的方法，以建立一个以网络安全为重点的研究实验室设施，模拟真实工业控制系统的多种配置。该项目建立在网络安全、风险评估、安全合规、工业控制和数字法医分析等领域的现有STEM知识库的基础上，以加强国家需求领域的现有安全技术并开发新的安全技术。在设计和使用该设施方面取得的经验教训将为设计大中型高等教育机构的类似设施提供蓝图。该项目的一个关键组成部分是联合苏黎世州立大学、地区社区学院和工业伙伴之间的合作努力，通过积极的合作，最大限度地利用拟议的研究设施。创造新的STEM知识并采用现有的STEM知识，包括安全、网络和工业控制方面的创造性研究技术，将为人口结构不同的机构提供示范材料。联合技术大学最近被国家安全局(NSA)指定为国家信息保障教育学术卓越中心，它处于一个独特的地位，能够通过其学生群体的多样性为扩大代表不足群体的参与做出贡献。此外，该项目将以较小的学习机构为目标，包括传统上为代表性不足的群体提供服务的机构，作为未来的合作者。JSU、地区社区学院和工业合作伙伴之间的合作可以作为高等教育机构和工业部门未来合作的典范。我们的研究和项目评估的结果将使用专用的Web服务器？一种具有成本效益的方法来缩小那些能够获得丰富学习机会的人与那些没有机会获得学习机会的人之间的差距。我们将为社区大学教师和行业人员举办一个关于研究设施的使用和能力的试点讲习班。由于该项目的影响范围可能超出STEM学科，该项目还将为其他学科的教职员工提供情况介绍讲习班，以刺激将影响信息安全的研究方法和想法的交叉授粉。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). A strong need for research activities on critical infrastructure protection motivated the establishment of a research facility at Jacksonville State University (JSU) whose primary purpose is to investigate, develop, implement, and assess security technologies for critical infrastructure protection. This cross-disciplinary project undertaken by the Mathematical, Computer and Information Sciences (MCIS) and the Engineering and Technology departments represents a novel approach of establishing a cybersecurity-focused research laboratory facility that emulates multiple configurations of real industrial control systems. The project builds upon the existing STEM knowledge base in the areas of network security, risk assessment, security compliance, industrial controls, and digital forensic analysis to enhance existing and develop new security technologies in an area of national need. The lessons learned and the experiences gained in designing and utilizing the facility will provide a blueprint for the design of similar facilities in medium to large sized institutions of higher education. A key component of this project is the collaborative effort that will take place between JSU, area community colleges, and industrial partners in maximizing the utilization of the proposed research facility through active collaborations. The creation of new and the adoption of existing STEM knowledge nuggets, including the creative research techniques in security, networks, and industrial controls, will provide exemplary materials to institutions with diverse demographics. JSU, having been recently designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, is in a unique position of being able to contribute to broadening the participation of the underrepresented groups through the diversity of its student population. In addition, this project will target smaller institutions of learning, including institutions that traditionally serve underrepresented groups, as future collaborators. The collaboration between JSU, area community colleges and industrial partners can serve as a model for future collaborations between institutions of higher learning and the industrial sector. The results of our research and project evaluation will be disseminated using a dedicated Web server ? a cost-effective approach to closing the gap between those who have access to rich learning opportunities and those who do not. We will initiate a pilot workshop for community college instructors and industry personnel on the utilization and capability of the research facility. Since the reach of this project can extend beyond STEM disciplines, the project will also provide orientation workshops to faculty members of other disciplines to stimulate a cross-pollination of research methods and ideas that will impact information security.