Iowa Community College Information Assurance and Computer Security Training

爱荷华州社区学院信息保障和计算机安全培训计划(ICCIACST-发音为I See，I ACTION)是一个为期两年的计划，面向来自爱荷华州和邻近州的社区大学的信息技术(IT)教师，以获取或扩展他们的信息保证和计算机安全知识。该计划提供了实施安全课程所需的课程材料，并将现实世界的练习纳入课堂作业。IT讲师参加为期一年的远程教育课程，将为期一周的现场强化暑期研讨会作为最重要的活动。在第二个暑期课程结束时，除了将安全纳入IT课程之外，IT讲师还可以运行自己的安全扩展计划，包括网络防御竞赛。全国各地的社区大学为科技领域代表性不足的人群提供高比例的服务，包括少数族裔和女性。通过重点提高社区学院信息技术教师的信息保障和计算机安全知识和技能，代表人数较少的群体的学生可以接触到更完整的信息，并可以扩大他们对安全原则的理解。此外，许多社区大学信息技术(IT)专业的学生进入就业市场，成为一名IT专业人员。在实施IT项目时，他们需要知识、经验和对安全重要性的理解，因为他们中的许多人正在成为战壕中的IT员工？连接计算机、服务器、网络以及编写代码，以支持IT行业的最基本需求。

The Iowa Community College Information Assurance and Computer Security Training (ICCIACST - pronounced I see, I act) program is a two-year program for information technology (IT) instructors from community colleges in Iowa and adjacent states to gain or expand their information assurance and computer security knowledge. The program provides curricular materials needed to implement a security course and incorporate real world exercises into class work. IT instructors participate in year-long distance education courses with a one week, on-site, intensive summer workshop as a capstone event. At the end of the second summer session, in addition to incorporating security across IT curriculum, the IT instructors are able to run their own security outreach programs including a cyber defense competition.Community colleges across the nation serve a high percentage of populations underrepresented in the science and technology areas, including minorities and women. By focusing on improving the information assurance and computer security knowledge and skill of the IT instructors at community colleges, students in underrepresented populations are given access to more complete information and can broaden their own understanding of security principles. Further, many students in an information technology (IT) track at a community college enter the job market as an IT professional. They need knowledge, experience and understanding of the importance of security when implementing IT projects since many of them are becoming the IT staff who are ?in the trenches? connecting computers, servers, networks, as well as writing code, to support the most basic needs in the IT industry.