Renewal of Illinois Cyber Security Scholars Program

该项目旨在扩大和扩大伊利诺伊州网络安全学者计划(ICSSP)，该计划通过CyberCorps(R)：SFS奖学金计划针对政府服务人员。法学院(COL)成为这一扩展的新合作伙伴，因此现在向CS/ECA毕业生和法学博士生提供了SFS机会。ICSSP从每年超过2700名研究生、6700名本科生和三年级社区大学转校生中挑选出一批伊利诺伊州网络安全学者。每年的法学博士(J.D.)该计划招收190名学生，其中40%来自代表人数较少的少数群体。这一扩展还改善了对少数族裔和两年制大学转学学生的接触，并增加了优秀学生的候选人池，特别是来自经济困难背景的学生。与UIUC信息信任研究所教员联系的高级项目，以及与政府设施的合作项目，使学者们能够更好地将研究和教育结合在一起，而不是仅仅在课堂上。此外，学者们将他们的实践经验带回了UIUC，丰富了其他UIUC学生的课堂经验。此外，ICSSP的拟议扩展涉及采取跨学科方法，除了技术解决方案外，还强调法律和政策的重要性。拟议的项目肩负着为联邦、州、地方和部落政府机构的职位培养网络安全专业人员的重要使命。利用在该计划中获得的知识和技能，毕业生们做好了充分准备，以应对保护我们国家的信息和基础设施资源的挑战。

This project aims to extend and expand the Illinois Cyber Security Scholars Program (ICSSP), which targets the government service workforce with the CyberCorps(R): SFS scholarship program. The College of Law (COL) becomes a new partner in this extension so SFS opportunities are now available to CS/ECE graduates and Juris Doctor Law students. The ICSSP selects from an annual pool of over 2,700 graduate and 6,700 undergraduate students and third-year community college transfer students to create a cohort of Illinois Cyber Security Scholars. Each year the Juris Doctor (J.D.) program admits 190 students of which 40% are from underrepresented minority groups. This expansion also improves outreach to minorities and 2-year college transfer students and increases the candidate pool of excellent students especially those coming from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. The senior project, contact with UIUC's Information Trust Institute faculty, and cooperative program with government facilities expose scholars to a better integration of research and education than is possible in the classroom alone. Furthermore, scholars bring their practical experience back, enriching the classroom experience for other UIUC students. In addition, proposed expansion of the ICSSP involves taking an interdisciplinary approach that emphasizes the importance of law and policy in addition to technical solutions.The proposed project has an important mission of preparing cybersecurity professionals for positions in agencies of the Federal, state, local and tribal government. Using knowledge and skills obtained in the program, the graduates are well prepared to meet challenges of protecting the information and infrastructure resources of our Nation.