SFS: Applied Cybersecurity Training

网络安全专业人员在保护关键的商业和政府基础设施免受网络攻击方面发挥着至关重要的作用。这些角色包括积极防御计算机系统、分析涉及攻击的恶意软件、调查和归因、网络安全教育等。不幸的是，目前的需求远远超过了高素质的网络安全专业人员的供应。最紧迫的需求之一是在联邦部门，那里的工资往往低于商业部门。使这一问题雪上加霜的是，许多学生没有意识到联邦政府提供的有趣的工作机会。该项目将为路易斯安那州立大学(LSU)网络安全专业的本科生和研究生提供奖学金。学生将接受有关网络安全、市场技能和接触联邦政府提供的网络安全机会的扎实教育。从目前网络安全劳动力中代表性不足的人群中招收学生，包括妇女和少数族裔，将是优先事项。该项目将支持美国网络安全队伍的扩大，同时培养高素质的网络安全学生，使他们每个人都能在对国家安全至关重要的领域产生个人影响。路易斯安那州立大学有一个强大的网络安全项目，为学生提供学习应用网络安全的各种主题并使用最先进的设施进行研究的机会。该项目将在五年内向21名学生提供奖学金，让他们参加网络安全方面的密集学术项目，其中包括几项重要活动。这些活动将包括在内存取证、逆向工程、恶意软件分析、区块链、机器学习和网络安全等尖端领域的课程和研究。学生还将参加联邦实习计划，并获得至少一项网络安全认证。该项目得到了CyberCorps®服务奖学金(SFS)计划的支持，该计划为设立或继续开展网络安全奖学金计划的提案提供资金，并与美国国家网络战略保持一致，以培养一支优秀的网络安全队伍。毕业后，奖学金获得者被要求在联邦、州、地方或部落政府组织的网络安全工作中工作，时间与他们的奖学金支持相同。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Cybersecurity professionals perform essential roles in the protection of critical commercial and government infrastructure from cyberattacks. These roles include actively defending computer systems, analyzing malicious software involved in attacks, investigation and attribution, cybersecurity education, and more. Unfortunately, demand currently far exceeds the supply of highly qualified cybersecurity professionals. One of the most pressing needs is in the federal sector, where salaries are often lower than in the commercial sector. Compounding this problem is the fact that many students are unaware of the interesting job opportunities available in the federal government. This project will provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students studying cybersecurity at Louisiana State University (LSU). Students will receive a solid education in cybersecurity, marketable skills, and exposure to cybersecurity opportunities available in the federal government. Recruiting students from populations currently underrepresented in the cybersecurity workforce, including women and minorities, will be a priority. This project will support the expansion of the cybersecurity workforce in the United States while nurturing highly-qualified cybersecurity students and enabling each of them to make a personal impact in a field that is critically important to national security.LSU has a strong cybersecurity program that offers students the opportunity to study a variety of topics in applied cybersecurity and to conduct research using state-of-the-art facilities. The project will offer scholarships to 21 students over a five-year period to participate in an intensive academic program in cybersecurity, which includes several important activities. These activities will include both coursework and research in cutting-edge areas such as memory forensics, reverse engineering, malware analysis, blockchains, machine learning, and network security. Students will also participate in a federal internship program and obtain at least one cybersecurity certification. This project is supported by the CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, which funds proposals establishing or continuing scholarship programs in cybersecurity and aligns with the U.S. National Cyber Strategy to develop a superior cybersecurity workforce. Following graduation, scholarship recipients are required to work in cybersecurity for a federal, state, local, or tribal Government organization for the same duration as their scholarship support.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.