CyberWatch West: Securing the Cyber West

保持计算机和信息系统的安全是一项重大挑战。商业、工业和政府都需要准备充分的技术人员，他们可以预防、检测和调查网络安全漏洞，而网络威胁的增长也创造了对更多拥有适当、特定知识和技能的工人的需求。为了满足这些需求，网络观察西部（CWW; http://cyberwatchwest.org），一个先进技术教育（ATE）区域中心，将继续其活动，加强和扩大美国西部地区的网络安全教育。该地区是许多高科技公司、公用事业公司、政府机构和非营利组织的所在地，这些公司需要大量具备各级网络安全知识和技能的员工。CWW的网络安全教育项目、动手网络竞赛和培训研讨会、教师和学生发展方法以及行业参与计划都是经过验证的模式，应该在西方和全国广泛分享。通过与行业和政府合作伙伴的合作，CWW将教育学生填补网络安全领域的数千个职位空缺，从而满足国家对关键基础设施、国防、医疗和商业安全的需求。CWW以前是通过NSF奖du -1104278和du -1361636资助的。该中心的使命是通过创新的课程开发，为解决社区学院资源有限的问题提供解决方案，从而加强美国西部的网络安全劳动力；为教师专业成长和指导建立在线社区；建立竞赛发展途径，促进学生网络安全技能的成长；并支持在州、地区和国家层面开展和传播网络安全项目的其他努力。该中心将在14个州的地区传播其网络安全教育模式；拓展课程发展、教师专业发展和学生发展机会；加强和维持行业合作伙伴关系，以确保最新的课程以及学生实习和就业。特别是，CWW将支持申请国家信息保障学术卓越中心两年制教育（CAE2Y）指定的机构。该中心将开发符合CAE2Y知识单元（KU）标准和国家网络安全教育倡议（NICE）标准的模型课程，以解决劳动力准备问题。扩展CWW过去在“2 + 2 + 2”教育途径上的工作，该中心将开发一个网络安全转移模式课程（TMC），以促进加州社区学院学生自动转移到加州州立大学系统的大学。CWW将通过网络研讨会、研讨会、CWW网站和创新的教师指导计划，解决网络安全方面的新主题和内容，进一步为该地区的大学教师提供服务。

Keeping computers and information systems secure is a major challenge. Business, industry, and government need well-prepared technicians who can prevent, detect, and investigate cybersecurity breaches, and the growth of cyber-threats has created a need for many more workers who have appropriate, specific knowledge and skills. To address these needs, CyberWatch West (CWW; http://cyberwatchwest.org), an Advanced Technological Education (ATE) regional center, will continue its activities that are strengthening and expanding cybersecurity education in the Western region of the United States. This area is home to many high-tech companies, utilities, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations, which need a healthy supply of employees with cybersecurity knowledge and skills at all levels. CWW's cybersecurity education programs, hands-on cyber competitions and training workshops, approaches to faculty and student development, and industry engagement initiatives are proven models that should be shared broadly across the West and the nation. In cooperation with industry and government partners, CWW will educate students to fill thousands of job openings in cybersecurity and will thereby address national needs for the security of critical infrastructure, defense, healthcare, and commerce.CWW was previously funded through NSF Awards DUE-1104278 and DUE-1361636. The center's mission is to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce in the Western United States by providing solutions to address the limited resources at community colleges through innovative curriculum development; building an online community for faculty professional growth and mentoring; creating a developmental pathway of competitions that facilitate growth of students' cybersecurity skills; and supporting other efforts at the state, regional, and national levels to develop and disseminate cybersecurity programs. The center will disseminate its model cybersecurity education programs throughout a 14-state region; expand curriculum development, faculty professional development, and student development opportunities; and strengthen and sustain industry partnerships to ensure up-to-date curricula as well as student internships and employment. In particular, CWW will support institutions seeking the National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance 2-Year Education (CAE2Y) designation. The center will develop model curricula that meet CAE2Y Knowledge Unit (KU) criteria and National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) criteria addressing workforce readiness. Expanding CWW's past work on "2 + 2 + 2" educational pathways, the center will develop a cybersecurity Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC) to facilitate automatic transfer for California community college students to universities in the California State University system. CWW will further serve college faculty in the region by addressing new topics and content in cybersecurity via webinars, workshops, the CWW website, and an innovative faculty mentoring program.