SaTC: EDU: Collaborative: Enhancing Security Education through Transiting Research on Security in Emerging Network Technologies

网络安全教育对于未来网络安全专业人员的发展和保护IT资产至关重要。软件定义网络（SDN）、网络功能虚拟化（NFV）等新网络技术的出现，带来了网络基础设施的高度灵活性，但同时也带来了新的安全挑战。尽管目前的研究工作在解决SDN和NFV的安全挑战和机遇方面取得了积极进展，但最新的结果出现在少数针对SDN和NFV安全的教育材料中。随着新兴的SDN和NFV技术，教育需要跟上步伐。该项目由圣何塞州立大学基金会发起，旨在开发有效的SDN和NFV安全教育材料，帮助学生保护新兴的基于SDN/NFV的网络基础设施。该项目将通过创建SDN/NFV实践实验室和课程来推进网络安全教育知识。课程材料，沿着九个动手实验室，旨在增加网络安全的教育资源，特别是新网络技术的安全性。此外，该项目将提高使用基于云的开放实验室的可用性和有效性，以支持SDN/NFV安全的实践实验室。从这个项目产生的知识可以应用到过渡安全研究的教材，并融入计算课程，以及建设教师在安全教育的能力。此外，在这个合作项目中的共同努力将改善三个机构之间的伙伴关系，以共同改善网络安全教育。

Cybersecurity education is critical for the development of future cybersecurity professionals, and for protecting IT assets. The advent of new network technologies such as Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has resulted in a high degree of flexibility in network infrastructure, but at the same time brought new security challenges. Although current research efforts have prompted positive progress in addressing security challenges and opportunities in SDN and NFV, the latest results appear in few educational materials targeting SDN and NFV security. With emerging SDN and NFV technologies, there is a need for education to keep pace. This project from the San Jose State University Foundation aims to develop effective educational materials on SDN and NFV security for preparing students to protect the emerging SDN/NFV-based network infrastructure. This project will advance the knowledge of cybersecurity education by creating hands-on labs and curriculum on SDN/NFV. The course materials, along with nine hands-on labs, will aim to increase the educational resources for cybersecurity, particularly for security in new networking technologies. Further, this project will advance the usability and effectiveness of using a cloud-based open laboratory to support hands-on labs on SDN/NFV security. The knowledge generated from this project can be applied to transitioning research in security to teaching materials, and integrating into computing curricula, as well as building faculty capacity in security education. In addition, the joint effort in this collaborative project will improve the partnership among three institutions to collaboratively improve cybersecurity education.