Pathways in cybersecurity: Translating theory into practice

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Abstract

In this paper, we report on a pilot project which was geared to explore the possibility of enabling a pathway in Cybersecurity education between community colleges and four-year institutions where students enter the four-year institution with Junior status after graduating from the community college with a suitable Associate in Science degree. The pilot was carried out in the context of the Cybercorps ®: Scholarship for Service program, also focusing on exploring whether it is possible to support students pursuing such a pathway through the Cybercorps ®: Scholarship for Service program and successfully placing them in the government to complete their internship and post-graduation service requirements. The pilot included two students from a community college pursuing an Associate in Science degree in Computer Science/ Engineering and then transferring to the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree program at a nearby four-year institution. This paper reviews the various components of the pilot project, discusses challenges and opportunities, and provides some suggestions for future directions from the perspective of the four-year institution.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInformation Security Education for a Global Digital Society - 10th IFIP WG 11.8 World Conference, WISE 10, Proceedings
EditorsNatalia Miloslavskaya, Lynn Futcher, Matt Bishop, Marianthi Theocharidou
Pages39-48
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event10th World Conference on Information Security Education, WISE10 2017 held in conjunction with the 32nd International Conference on ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection, IFIP SEC 2017 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 29 May 201731 May 2017

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume503
ISSN (Print)1868-4238

Conference

Conference10th World Conference on Information Security Education, WISE10 2017 held in conjunction with the 32nd International Conference on ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection, IFIP SEC 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period29/05/1731/05/17

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