Towards Effective Cyber Security Education

在更广泛的计算机界，关于如何最好地应对教育挑战，培养出合格的、满足国家网络安全需求的毕业生，存在着相当大的争论。这个由ACM教育委员会领导的项目的主要目的是为解决这些问题做出贡献。一个由来自大学、社区学院、行业和政府的网络安全专家/领导人组成的领导小组正在就如何最好地促进高质量的网络安全高等教育以及应该采取何种形式提供重要的信息和指导。正在出版一份关于结果的独立报告，并广泛提供。归根结底，这项活动是关于采取初步步骤，以培养一批新的网络安全专业人员。这方面的影响是相当大的。除了培养能够服务于工业、商业和政府需求的熟练毕业生外，这项活动还能让人们更好地认识到教育机构内外网络安全教育的挑战。预期的结果是提高该领域的教师专业知识和博士研究水平，最终这应该会对某些类型的网络安全研究起到刺激作用。

In the wider computing community, there is substantial debate about how best to address the educational challenges of producing graduates who are well qualified and meet the cybersecurity needs of the country. The primary purpose of this project, led by ACM's Education Board, is to contribute to the resolution of these issues. A Leadership Group, composed of cybersecurity experts / leaders from universities, community colleges, industry and government, is providing important information and guidance on how best to stimulate high quality higher education in cybersecurity and what form that should take. A stand-alone report on the results is being published and made widely available. Ultimately this activity is about taking initial steps that will lead to the development of a new set of professionals in cybersecurity. The implications for this are considerable. Apart from producing skilled graduates who can serve industry, business and government needs, this activity leads to a greater awareness of the challenges of cybersecurity education within educational institutions and beyond. Intended outcomes are an improved level of faculty expertise, doctoral studies in the area and eventually this should act as a stimulant for certain kinds of cybersecurity research.