Renewal: SFS @ Northeastern - a multi-disciplinary approach

东北大学是16个国家网络运营学术卓越中心之一，建议继续并扩大其在CyberCorps（R）服务奖学金（SFS）计划中的参与，以准备高素质的网络安全专业人员进入政府工作队伍。由该补助金支持的学生将发展必要的技能，以服务于国家确保其网络基础设施。该项目将通过培养训练有素的网络安全专业人员，对联邦工作人员的信息保证和取证能力产生直接影响。该大学已获得所有三个指定的学术卓越中心，在信息保障教育，研究和网络运营。再加上其国家认可的合作教育，东北大学是很好的定位，以吸引和教育在信息保障多学科课程的优秀学生。该大学已经建立了一个精心设计的基础设施，以管理和支持校园SFS计划，并继续招募一个代表性不足的学生的多元化群体到这个程序。该大学还与各种当地社区学院合作，为成人学习者规划进入网络安全领域的途径。东北大学将继续通过各种活动在SFS学生中建立一个社区，如夺旗，大学网络防御竞赛，黑客和演讲者系列。东北大学致力于通过招募和培养下一代网络安全专业人员的优秀学生，并让教师和学生参与相关领域的研究前沿，来提高国家的网络安全能力。该大学在网络安全方面的教育和研究计划基本上是多学科的。他们为学生提供信息保证原则的理论基础，但他们也专注于通过团队项目，实践活动和与安全相关的合作教育任务来发展道德行为，实践技能。这些学生中的许多人来自不同的背景，从政治学和刑事司法到计算机科学，计算机工程，电气工程和物理。由于网络安全涉及技术和行为科学，每个学生都为该学科带来了不同的视角，这一事实有助于更好地理解问题及其解决方案。通过校友捐赠建立的乔治·J·科斯塔斯国土安全研究所促进协作，以使用为导向的研究，旨在扩大社区，关键系统和基础设施的能力，以抵御，应对和从人为和自然灾害中恢复。与该研究所有关的活动将进一步促进政府和学术界在网络安全方面的招聘、教育和学术研究方面的交流。

Northeastern University, one of the sixteen National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations, proposes to continue and expand its participation in the CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS) program to prepare highly-qualified cybersecurity professionals for entry into the government workforce. The students supported by this grant will develop the necessary skillset to serve the nation in securing its cyber infrastructure. The project will have an immediate impact on the information assurance and forensics capabilities of the federal workforce by developing well-trained cybersecurity professionals. The University has received all three designations available for Centers of Academic Excellence, in Information Assurance Education, Research and Cyber Operations. Together with its nationally-recognized Cooperative Education, Northeastern University is well-positioned to attract and educate strong students in multi-disciplinary programs in Information Assurance. The University has established a well-designed infrastructure to manage and to support the SFS program on campus and continues to recruit a diverse group of under-represented students to this program. The University also works with a variety of local community colleges to plan pathways for adult learners to go into the field of cybersecurity. Northeastern will continue to build a community among SFS students through activities, such as Capture-the-Flag, Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, Hackathon and the Speaker Series.Northeastern University is committed to advancing the nation's cybersecurity capability by recruiting and educating strong students for the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, and engaging faculty and students in the forefront of research in related areas. The University's education and research programs in cybersecurity are fundamentally multi-disciplinary. They provide students with theoretical foundations in the principles of information assurance, but they also focus on developing ethical behavior, practical skill sets through team-based projects, hands-on activities, and security-related cooperative education assignments. Many of these students come from various backgrounds, ranging from Political Science and Criminal Justice to Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Physics. Since cybersecurity involves both the technical and behavioral sciences, the fact that each student brings a different perspective to the discipline contributes to a better understanding of the issues and their solutions. The George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, established through alumni donation, fosters collaborative, use-inspired, research aimed at expanding the capacity of communities, critical systems, and infrastructure to withstand, respond to, and recover from man-made and natural catastrophes. Activities associated with the Institute will further facilitate exchanges between government and academia regarding recruitment, education, and academic research in cybersecurity.