An Innovative Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Education Program for Protecting Critical Infrastructure

该能力跟踪项目正在为工程师开发一个跨学科的网络安全教育计划，这些工程师必须意识到解决机电设备网络安全控制系统的关键设计问题，更有效的安全软件和硬件设备集成技术，以及相关的法律和政策问题。 该课程包括一个跨学科的核心，解决信息保障，网络物理系统，法律和政策，与多个轨道，可以在特定的工程学科的网络安全教育量身定制。现代控制系统的关键基础设施，如电网，运输系统和通信网络是网络物理系统，包括软件支持的控制系统和硬件执行组件。对这些机电系统的网络攻击可能会对整个控制系统的安全运行产生重大影响。计算，工程和法律教师之间的合作积极影响网络安全课程的设计和实施，这将教育更广泛的专业人员，以更有效地保护我们国家的资产。 工业界正在利用社区建设，使网络安全成为一个综合概念，由跨学科项目小组设计成系统，以加强关键基础设施的安全，而不是作为附加功能，这些成果正在更广泛的教育研究成果论坛以及该项目合作学科的相关会议和期刊上传播。 在大学社区和K-12级别的网络安全意识宣传有助于教育公众，并为网络安全教育提供潜在的渠道。

This capacity track project is developing an interdisciplinary, cybersecurity education program for engineers that must be aware of critical design issues for addressing cybersecured control systems for electromechanical devices, more effective techniques for the integration of secure software and hardware devices, and associated law and policy issues. The curriculum consists of an interdisciplinary core that addresses information assurance, cyberphysical systems, and law and policy, with multiple tracks that can be tailored to cybersecurity education within a specific engineering discipline.Modern control systems for critical infrastructure such as power grids, transportation systems, and communication networks are cyberphysical systems consisting of both software-enabled control systems and hardware execution components. Cyberattacks on these electromechanical systems can have a significant impact on the secured operation of the overall control system. The collaboration among computing, engineering, and law faculty positively impacts the design and implementation of cybersecurity curriculum that will educate a wider range of professionals that are needed to more effectively secure our Nation's assets. Community building is being leveraged in industry, such that cybersecurity is an integrated concept that is designed into systems by interdisciplinary project teams for more secure critical infrastructure, rather than as add-on features.These results are being disseminated in the broader forums for education research results, as well as associated conferences and journals of the collaborating disciplines of this project. Cybersecurity awareness outreach within the university community and at the K-12 level serves to educate the public and provide a potential pipeline for cybersecurity education.