Collaborative Project: A Regional Cybersecurity Education Initiative

确保世界和我们国家的计算机和网络的安全是一个关键的国家挑战。特拉华州和马里兰州北部对训练有素的网络安全毕业生的需求很大，这对大型地区性雇主至关重要。这一区域网络安全教育倡议由特拉华大学(UD)、特拉华技术与社区学院(DTCC)和哈福德社区学院(HCC)与政府和工业合作伙伴共同组成，正在建立持续的教育和研究合作，以建设规划能力，并建立一条培养熟练掌握解决这些具有挑战性的网络安全问题所需的理论和实践的毕业生的渠道。该项目正在完成的举措包括：扩大UD的网络安全课程和辅修课程，培养能够设计最先进的安全软件和系统的学生；2+2计划，允许DTCC和HCC的二年级学生转到UD CIS和CPEG BS学位课程四年制；以及建立网络安全外展，包括实习计划、初中生和教师夏令营和桥梁计划，以激励和吸引下一代网络安全专业人员。该计划的举措是建立一种可持续的全面方法，以吸引和教育持续的网络安全专业人员。拟议活动的智力价值集中在学生、教师和专业合作伙伴通过独特的合作以及已建立的创造性教育和推广计划实现的新发现。教育和外联活动以及区域和国家能力需求得到解决，直接体现了更广泛的方案影响。

Ensuring the security of the world's and our own nation's computers and networks is a key national challenge. A significant need exists in Delaware and northern Maryland for trained cybersecurity graduates critical to large regional employers. This Regional Cybersecurity Education Initiative, formed by the University of Delaware (UD), Delaware Technical and Community College (DTCC), and Harford Community College (HCC) along with government and industrial partners is establishing ongoing education and research collaborations that is building programmatic capacity and establishing a pipeline of graduates skilled in the theories and practices required to address these challenging Cybersecurity issues. The project is completing initiatives including: expanded Cybersecurity courses and Minor at UD producing students able to design state of the art secure software and systems, a 2+2 Program to allow 2nd year DTCC and HCC student to transfer into four year UD CIS and CPEG BS degree programs, and establishing cybersecurity outreach including an internship program, middle and high school student and teacher summer camps and bridge programs to energize and attract the next generation of Cybersecurity professionals. The program's initiatives are establishing a sustainable comprehensive approach to engaging and educating a continuous pipeline of Cybersecurity professionals. The intellectual merit of the proposed activities centers on the new discoveries that will be made possible by students, faculty, and professional partners through the unique collaborations and established creative education and outreach programs. The education and outreach activities, and the regional and national capacity needs addressed, directly represent the programmatic broader impacts.