Collaborative Research: SFS Program: Strengthening the National Cyber Security Workforce

数据丢失、网络犯罪和安全漏洞对网络空间构成了重大威胁，许多专家预计网络攻击的数量和严重程度将会增加。计算机系统、关键基础设施和网络空间的保护和安全对我们社会的几乎所有方面都至关重要。为了确保网络空间的安全，国家需要网络安全劳动力中有能力、训练有素、反应迅速的专业人员和专家。田纳西大学查塔努加分校(UTC)与塔斯基吉大学(TU)合作推出了一项新的服务奖学金(SFS)计划，以帮助高能力和有才华的网络安全专业人员获得硕士学位。UTC和TU都拥有一个由国家安全局和国土安全部指定的信息保障教育/网络防御学术卓越中心(CAE IA/CD)。因此，这两家机构都做好了准备，为SFS学者在地方、州和联邦政府的网络安全职业生涯做好准备。拟议的新SFS计划通过学术和社区外展计划招募优秀学生。战略包括从大学网络防御竞赛(CCDC)团队、荣誉学院招募人员，以及向其他机构外展。SFS学者的遴选将基于对证书排名和群体多样性的全面考虑。SFS计划将实施队列计划，学生将获得共同的队列经验，包括：在每个队列中参加共同课程；参加每月论坛或实地考察；进行协作研究；参加安全会议；加入CCDC；以及进行K-12外联。这些强大而精心设计的学术项目，与高质量的学生服务相结合，并与行业合作网络相结合，将有助于培养高素质的网络安全专业人员。SFS计划还将通过导师和职业规划努力帮助学者过渡到政府部门。该项目将通过培养训练有素的网络安全专业人员来加强网络安全队伍，以保卫网络基础设施、关键基础设施、公民隐私和网络空间的日常活动。UTC和TU(HBCU的一所实力雄厚的学校)之间的合作将有助于实现网络安全劳动力的多元化。通过该计划获得的知识和经验将在地区和国家会议、研讨会和期刊中传播，以促进机构、政府和行业在培养和培训高能力网络安全专业人员方面的合作。通过接触当地社区和K-12学校，包括那些在计算机领域有大量代表不足的群体的学校，该项目将提高人们对国家面临的网络安全问题的认识，并传播有关信息安全的基本知识。

Data loss, cybercrimes, and security breaches have posed significant threats to cyberspace, and many experts expect that the number and severity of cyber-attacks will increase. The protection and security of computing systems, critical infrastructure, and cyberspace are vital to nearly all aspects of our society. To secure cyberspace, the nation needs capable, well-trained, and responsive professionals and experts in the cybersecurity workforce. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), in collaboration with the Tuskegee University (TU), launches a new Scholarship for Service (SFS) program to graduate highly capable and talented cybersecurity professionals with Master's degrees. Both UTC and TU host a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education/Cyber Defense (CAE IA/CD), designated by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. As such, both institutions are well equipped to prepare SFS scholars for cybersecurity careers in local, state, and federal governments. The proposed new SFS program recruits exceptional students through academic and community outreach initiatives. Strategies include recruiting from the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) team, Honor College, and outreaching to other institutions. The SFS scholars will be selected based on a holistic consideration of credential ranking and group diversity. The SFS program will implement cohort programs, and students will gain common cohort experiences including: taking common curriculum in each cohort; attending monthly forums or field trips; conducting collaborative research; participating in security conferences; joining CCDC; and conducting K-12 outreach. These strong and well-designed academic programs, combined with high-quality student services, and paired with a network of industry partnerships, will help prepare quality professionals in cybersecurity. The SFS program will also assist scholars' transition into government through mentorship and career planning efforts. This project will strengthen the cybersecurity workforce by graduating well-trained cybersecurity professionals to defend the cyber-infrastructure, critical infrastructure, citizen privacy, and daily activities in cyberspace. The partnership between UTC and TU (a strong HBCU school) will help diversify the cybersecurity workforce. The knowledge and experiences gained through this program will be disseminated in regional and national conferences, workshops, and journals to inspire collaboration among institutions, government, and industry in creating and training highly capable cybersecurity professionals. Through outreach to local communities and K-12 schools, including those with large populations of underrepresented groups in computing, this project will promote awareness of the cybersecurity issues that the nation faces as well as disseminate basic knowledge about information security.