Improving Cyber Defense Education Through National Standard Alignment

2019 ◽  
pp. 78-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Wang ◽  
Maurice Dawson ◽  
Kenneth L Williams
Keyword(s):  
Workforce Development ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Cyber Defense ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Robert Morris

There has been a fast-growing demand for cybersecurity professionals to defend cyber space and information systems. With more and more programs and course offerings in cybersecurity popping up in higher education, it is important to have a consistent and reliable quality standard to guide and evaluate the training and preparation of qualified cyber defense workforce. The national Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE) designation program jointly sponsored by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a rigorous national standard with specific criteria for maintaining the quality of cybersecurity education. This article explains the CAE-CDE program criteria and requirements and discusses the important role of the special designation in improving cyber defense education and workforce development. This article illustrates the educational value and quality impact of the CAE-CDE program with three case studies: (1) University of Missouri – St. Louis; (2) American Public University; and (3) Robert Morris University.

Improving Cyber Defense Education through National Standard Alignment

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Wang ◽  
Maurice Dawson ◽  
Kenneth L Williams
Keyword(s):  
Workforce Development ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Cyber Defense ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Robert Morris

There has been a fast-growing demand for cybersecurity professionals to defend cyber space and information systems. With more and more programs and course offerings in cybersecurity popping up in higher education, it is important to have a consistent and reliable quality standard to guide and evaluate the training and preparation of qualified cyber defense workforce. The national Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE) designation program jointly sponsored by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a rigorous national standard with specific criteria for maintaining the quality of cybersecurity education. This article explains the CAE-CDE program criteria and requirements and discusses the important role of the special designation in improving cyber defense education and workforce development. This article illustrates the educational value and quality impact of the CAE-CDE program with three case studies: (1) University of Missouri – St. Louis; (2) American Public University; and (3) Robert Morris University.

scholarly journals RISK ASSESSMENT PROFILING PROCEDURE (RAPP) FOR AIR CARGO SECURITY

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-52
Author(s):  
Doron Levy ◽  
Yvonne Ziegler ◽  
Susanne Koch
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Core Competence ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Air Cargo ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Core Competence ◽  
The Right

This paper offers a risk assessment profiling procedure (RAPP) for air cargo based on leveraging the role of the human factor along the security process. RAPP is based on principles taken from the Israeli method of passenger profiling and suspicious signs published by the United State Department of Homeland Security. RAPP is challenged with the plot of 2010 to bomb an all-cargo airplane using explosives concealed in printers originating from Yemen. The core competence of RAPP is individually assessing the risk of each shipment by a qualified agent, who looks for suspicious signs and anomalous patterns and αddressing the level of risk by adjusting appropriate technological resources for detecting the explosives. RAPP allows less screening of cargo and makes the security process of air cargo more active. The combination of the human factor and the right technological resources enhances the level of success in securing air cargo.

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