National Cybersecurity Training & Education (NCyTE) Center

保持计算机和信息系统的安全是一项重大挑战。商业、工业和政府都需要准备充分的技术人员来预防、检测和调查网络安全漏洞。网络威胁的增长催生了对更多具备网络安全知识和技能的员工的需求。作为先进技术教育（ATE）计划在安全技术领域的国家中心，国家网络安全培训与教育（NCyTE）中心将利用以前的NSF拨款、国家安全局（NSA）资助的项目以及合作伙伴的专业知识，为社区和技术学院的网络安全教育以及相关的中学项目提供领导，以培养美国在网络安全方面的熟练技术劳动力。该中心将追求四个战略目标：(1)扩大教育途径和网络安全项目的多样性，以满足国家的劳动力需求。(2)开发和部署前沿网络安全课程。(3)培养学生与雇主（商业、工业、政府）和就业机会的接触。(4)传播资源，完善当前和未来网络安全教育方向。除了Whatcom社区学院外，该中心的主要合作伙伴还包括加州州立大学圣贝纳迪诺分校；安柏瑞德航空大学（Daytona Beach， FL）；东新墨西哥大学瑞多索分校；系统安全和信息保障中心（CSSIA，设在莫雷恩山谷社区学院）；以及位于乔治王子社区学院的国家网络观察中心（NCC）。为了推进网络安全教育和建设国家网络安全劳动力，NCyTE中心将扩展、标准化和传播教学和学习（包括在线学习）的尖端资源以及与行业标准一致的最佳实践。该中心将针对新的行业部门开发网络安全内容，将新的和更新的网络安全概念整合到现有领域，为大学和K-12教育工作者进行相关的专业发展，并协调其他ATE在网络安全方面的工作。预计将有1500名教员接受培训，估计有2300名教员将参加年度领导力发展讲习班和论坛，以更新他们的知识和技能，并了解工业需求。学院和训练营将解决网络安全教员短缺的问题。通过论坛和招聘会，估计有10,000名学生将了解网络安全职业，并与雇主建立联系。这些活动以及有针对性的外联和指导活动（特别以妇女、退伍军人和印第安人为重点）将试图扩大在该领域的参与。利用该中心提供的材料、方法、经验和指导，全国各地的社区大学将能够启动、发展和维护网络安全项目，最终扩大和多样化追求网络安全职业的毕业生群体。该项目由先进技术教育（ATE）计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。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。

Keeping computers and information systems secure is a major challenge. Business, industry, and government need well-prepared technicians who can prevent, detect, and investigate cybersecurity breaches. The growth of cyber-threats has created a need for many additional workers who have cybersecurity knowledge and skills. As the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program's national center in the area of security technologies, the National Cybersecurity Training & Education (NCyTE) Center will leverage previous NSF grants, projects funded by the National Security Agency (NSA), and the expertise of partners to provide leadership for cybersecurity education in community and technical colleges and related secondary school programs that build America's skilled technical workforce in cybersecurity. The center will pursue four strategic goals:(1) Expand educational pathways and the diversity of cybersecurity programs to meet the nation's workforce needs.(2) Develop and deploy leading-edge cybersecurity curricula.(3) Cultivate engagement with employers (business, industry, government) and career opportunities for students.(4) Disseminate resources to improve current and future directions of cybersecurity education.In addition to Whatcom Community College, major partners in the center include California State University, San Bernardino; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, FL); Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso; the Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA; based at Moraine Valley Community College); and the National CyberWatch Center (NCC; based at Prince George's Community College).To advance cybersecurity education and build the nation's cybersecurity workforce, the NCyTE Center will expand, standardize, and disseminate cutting-edge resources for teaching and learning (including online learning) and best practices aligned with industry standards. The center will develop cybersecurity content targeting new industry sectors, integrate new and updated cybersecurity concepts into existing fields, conduct associated professional development for college and K-12 educators, and coordinate the work of other ATE grantees in cybersecurity. A projected 1,500 faculty will receive training and an estimated 2,300 faculty will engage in annual leadership development workshops and forums to update their knowledge and skills and to learn about needs in industry. Academies and boot camps will address the shortage of cybersecurity faculty. Through forums and career fairs, an estimated 10,000 students will learn about cybersecurity careers and make connections with employers. These activities, as well as targeted outreach and mentoring activities (with a special focus on women, veterans, and Native Americans), will attempt to broaden participation in the field. Using the materials, methods, experiences, and guidance that the center provides, community colleges around the nation will be able to launch, grow, and maintain cybersecurity programs, ultimately expanding and diversifying the pool of graduates who pursue cybersecurity careers. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, which focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.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.