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Cybersecurity Education in Universities: A Comprehensive Guide to Curriculum Development

Post Date:09/04/2024 2:57 PM

The widespread deployment of digital technologies has made the globe an interconnected world. Among other necessities of the digital world, cybersecurity is a crucial component. Therefore, education and proper training of the cybersecurity workforce are essential for building a strong national and global community. However, a significant shortage of proficient cybersecurity experts is reported worldwide. In this study, we present a comprehensive guideline for university-level cybersecurity curriculum development with respect to workforce training.

SARA RAMEZANIAN (Lund University & University of Helsinki) and  VALTTERI NIEMI (University of Helsinki,& Helsinki Institute for Information Technology) wrote a paper on Cybersecurity Education in Universities: A Comprehensive Guide to Curriculum Development. Their curriculum guideline is based on consulting various globally well-known documents, reports, and frameworks that are specifically designed for cybersecurity. Namely, to conduct their research they utilize Cybersecurity Curricula 2017 (CSEC2017) by the Joint Task Force on Cybersecurity Education, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) cybersecurity workforce framework by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Development Needs in Cybersecurity Education: Final report of the project by Lehto et al. at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. 

The significance of their work also relies on the fact that the previous efforts to establish a link between the NICE workforce framework and the CSEC2017 curriculum have fallen short, and to the best of their knowledge, this work is the first successful attempt on the matter.

Click here to review their report in full. 

 

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It is our pleasure to share the news that Michele Robinson has accepted the position of Senior Director for the NCyTE Center. Michele comes with 20+ years of experience and proven leadership at senior and executive levels in information security, and 30 years of public service experience in policy and program execution, making positive impacts at both the state and national levels.   Michele is well recognized by the NCyTE staff and its partners.   She has been a member of the NCyTE Center's National Visiting Committee for 10 years, supporting our mission and vision.

Michele has numerous professional certifications and has represented various organizations in national arenas.  She most recently served as the  State of California Chief Information Security Officer.   Michele is looking forward to continuing to advance cybersecurity education through NCyTE’s resources and expanding the network of partnerships with business and industry, government agencies, and K-12 and higher education institutions.   Her experience in collaborating with other agencies and statewide initiatives and her commitment to cybersecurity education will be tremendous assets that she brings to NCyTE.

Michele will begin her work with NCyTE on September 1, 2023.   Please join us in welcoming Michele in her new leadership role!