Justice Science Meets Computer Science: Preparing an SFS Workforce Ready to Face Cyber-Crime Challenges

该项目旨在在阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校建立一个新的CyberCorps®：服务奖学金（SFS）项目，为进入联邦、州、地方和部落政府工作岗位的高素质网络安全专业人员做好准备。该提案通过计算机与信息科学（CIS）和司法科学（JS）之间的独特合作关系，解决了对训练有素的网络安全劳动力日益增长的需求。该提案支持美国司法部的呼吁，即开发新的工具和应用程序，以提高使用和处理数字证据的能力。实现这些目标的关键是教育下一代网络安全专业人员熟练使用这些新工具和流程。该项目将为学生提供有关如何进行网络犯罪调查的知识和实践经验。毕业生将掌握打击网络犯罪的独特技能。CIS和JS的拟议结合创造了一个独特的跨学科教育和研究模式，以解决网络犯罪问题。该项目旨在培养服务于公共部门的独特专业人才，可以作为其他大学的榜样。该项目将采用机制招收少数民族学生，并通过注重监测和指导的创新方法留住他们。该项目强调通过安全活动和夏令营向高中生推广，通过实习向情报界推广，通过安全会议和研讨会向公众推广，以及向媒体推广。它将通过培养致力于公共服务的高技能网络安全专业人员，为改善国家安全和网络安全做出贡献。该大学被指定为DHS/NSA网络防御研究学术卓越中心，拟议的项目将利用CIS和JS联合提供的现有计算机取证和安全管理硕士项目（CFSM）。MS-CFSM学位至少需要30个学期的学分，包括21个小时的必修学分和9个小时的选修学分，通过选择两个课程中的一个来完成：网络犯罪调查或IT审计/欺诈检查。该计划提供的课程包括计算机网络安全；信息安全管理；伦理与计算机取证；法律证据与诉讼程序；恶意软件分析;欺诈审查；在其他几个产品中。该团队与联邦组织有着密切的工作关系，包括正式的实习协议，以及来自NSF、DARPA、IARPA、ONR、DHS、NIJ、COPS、BJA、阿拉巴马州和联邦执法机构（包括FBI和ICE）的网络安全研究支持。

This project seeks to establish a new CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to prepare highly-qualified Cybersecurity professionals for entry into the federal, state, local, and tribal government workforce. The proposal addresses the growing need for a well-trained cyber-security workforce via a unique partnership between Computer and Information Sciences (CIS) and Justice Sciences (JS). This proposal supports the U.S. Department of Justice's call to develop new tools and applications that improve the capacity to use and process digital evidence. The key to these goals is to educate the next generation of cybersecurity professionals skilled in the use of these new tools and processes. The project will provide SFS students with knowledge and practical experience on how to conduct cyber-criminal investigations. The graduates will develop unique skills to combat cyber-crime. The proposed combination of CIS and JS creates a unique model of cross-disciplinary education and research to address cyber-crime. The program aims to produce unique professionals serving in the public sector and it could serve as an exemple for other universities. The project will employ mechanisms to enroll students from minority populations and to retain them via innovative approaches focused on monitoring and mentoring. The project emphasizes outreach to high school students via security events and summer camps, the Intelligence Community via internships, the public via security conferences and workshops, as well as the media. It will contribute to improve national security and online safety by graduating highly-skilled cybersecurity professionals who are dedicated to public service.The university is designated as the DHS/NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research, and the proposed program is leveraging the existing Master's program in Computer Forensics and Security Management (CFSM) offered jointly by CIS and JS. A minimum of 30 semester hours of credit are required for the MS-CFSM degree, including 21 hours of required credits and 9 hours of elective credits fulfilled by choosing one of two tracks in the program: Cybercrime Investigations or IT Audit/Fraud Examination. The courses offered within the program include Computer Network Security; Information Security Management; Ethics and Computer Forensics; Law Evidence and Procedure; Malware Analysis; and Fraud Examination; among several other offerings. The team has a close working relationship with federal organizations, including formal internship agreements, and cybersecurity research support from NSF, DARPA, IARPA, ONR, DHS, NIJ, COPS, BJA, the state of Alabama, and federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and ICE.