CyberWatch West

圣安东尼奥山学院（SAC）和五个教育合作伙伴（加州州立理工大学、波莫纳分校、加州州立大学多明戈斯山分校和圣贝纳迪诺分校以及Whatcom社区学院）正在建立一个ATE网络安全区域中心——CyberWatch West，为加州、华盛顿州和俄勒冈州服务。目前，ATE还有另外三个区域网络安全教育中心：位于华盛顿特区乔治王子中心的网络观察中心；CSSIA设在芝加哥附近的Moraine Valley CC；以及位于俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨大学的CSEC。西部网络观察的首要目标是加强加州和太平洋西北地区的网络安全劳动力。为了实现这一目标，CyberWatch West将重点放在以下四个主要领域：(1)学生活动，包括有意义的实习和每周虚拟演习的网络防御联盟；(2)协助基于公认标准的课程开发，并创建从社区学院到四年制大学的网络安全路径；(3)教师发展和导师计划，帮助将网络安全概念融入课程；(4)与地区社区学院、大学、高中和行业开展外展和合作，以确定并协助满足地区在网络安全教育方面的需求。每个核心合作伙伴都有大量的少数族裔学生，该项目针对的是这些在网络安全领域代表性不足的群体。此外，该联盟还包括美国西部其他16所高等教育机构，其外展计划正在覆盖大量高中。传播工作包括建立门户网站，在全国会议上发表演讲，以及积极参与国家网络安全教育倡议（NICE）。

Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) and five educational partners [California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California State Universities at Dominguez Hills and San Bernardino, and Whatcom Community College (WA)] are establishing an ATE regional center for cybersecurity, CyberWatch West, serving California, Washington, and Oregon. There are, at present, three other ATE regional centers for cybersecurity education: CyberWatch at Prince George CC in Washington, DC, metropolitan area; CSSIA based at Moraine Valley CC, near Chicago; and CSEC based at the University of Tulsa, in Oklahoma.The overarching goal of CyberWatch West is to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce in California and the Pacific Northwest. To accomplish this goal, CyberWatch West is concentrating on the following four major areas: (1) student activities, including meaningful internships and a cyber-defense league with weekly virtual exercises; (2) assistance in curriculum development based on recognized standards and creation of cybersecurity pathways from community colleges to four-year institutions; (3) a faculty development and mentor program to help infuse cybersecurity concepts into coursework; (4) outreach and partnership with regional community colleges, universities, high schools, and industry to determine and assist with regional needs in cybersecurity education.Each of the core partners has large minority student enrollments and the project is targeting these underrepresented groups in cybersecurity. In addition, the consortium includes 16 other postsecondary institutions throughout the western United States and its outreach program is reaching a large number of high schools. The dissemination efforts include a web portal, presentations at national conferences, and an active participation in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE).