CyberCorps(R): SFS (Scholarship Track): Renewal: An Interdisciplinary Cyber Security Curriculum

作为指定的网络安全教育国家卓越中心（CAE）和网络安全研究国家卓越中心（CAE-R），纽约州立大学布法罗分校（UB）提议继续并扩大其对网络军团(R)：服务奖学金（SFS）计划的参与，为进入政府工作队伍准备高素质的网络安全专业人员。该项目的主要目标是吸引从中学到研究生的学生成为信息安全问题解决者和安全专业人员。布法罗大学的独特定位是建立在一个已经成功的项目上，并在最佳实践、体验式学习和研究的基础上开发一个全面的网络安全课程。现时的资讯保障及网络安全（IA/CS）课程将扩展至本科课程，并发展合适的途径，以招收部分学生攻读研究生课程。SFS计划资助解决网络安全教育和劳动力发展的项目，包括为网络安全学生颁发奖学金的资金。作为奖学金的回报，获奖者将在毕业后为联邦、州、地方或部落政府组织工作，担任与网络安全相关的职位，工作时间与奖学金的期限相同。该提案旨在通过审查和建立现有的移动设备安全、计算机取证和社交网络隐私方面的研究，进一步发展基础广泛的信息保障和网络安全（IA/CS）计划。该教育计划是在一个项目下培养技术和管理方面的学者。UB利用最先进的资源：位于布法罗的区域计算机取证实验室（RCFL）和15个国家安全局认可的课程，其中包括四个新课程- IA综合课程，无线网络安全，电子商务安全和数字取证。提案团队通过当地少数族裔管理协会、纽约州立大学路易斯·斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟项目以及管理和工程与科学领域的女性团体积极参与代表性不足的群体，招募学生并在布法罗举办IA意识研讨会。与当地产业的合作将为新兴区块链技术提供教育机会和人才发展。这些让利益相关方参与的机会将有助于进一步传播整个IA/CS社区的努力。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The State University of New York at Buffalo (UB), a designated National Center of Excellence (CAE) in cyber security education and a CAE in cyber security research (CAE-R) 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 primary goal of this project is to attract students from middle school through graduate school to become information security problem-solvers and security professionals. UB is uniquely positioned to build on an already successful program and develop a comprehensive cyber security curriculum based on best practices, experiential learning and grounded in research. The current Information Assurance and Cyber Security (IA/CS) will be expanded to the undergraduate level by developing suitable pathways to pursue IA/CS with the goal of recruiting some of them for graduate studies. The SFS program funds projects that address cybersecurity education and workforce development, including funding to award scholarships to students in cybersecurity. In return for their scholarships, recipients will work after graduation for a Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Government organization in a position related to Cybersecurity for a period equal to the length of the scholarship.This proposal aims to further develop the broad-based Information Assurance and Cyber Security (IA/CS) program by examining and building on existing research on the security of mobile devices, computer forensics, and privacy in social networks. The educational plan is to train scholars in both technical and managerial tracks, under one program. UB leverages state-of-the-art resources: the Regional Computer Forensics Lab (RCFL) located in Buffalo, and 15 NSA-accredited courses that include four new offerings - an integrative course in IA, wireless networks security, e-commerce security and digital forensics. The proposing team has active involvement with underrepresented groups through the local Minority Management Society, the SUNY Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program, and the Women in Management and Engineering and Science groups to recruit students and conduct IA awareness workshops in Buffalo. Partnerships with local industries will allow for educational opportunities and talent development on the emerging blockchain technology. These opportunities for stakeholder engagement will serve to further disseminate the efforts of the IA/CS community at large.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.