Re-engineering cybersecurity education in the US: An analysis of the critical factors

Abstract

The need for cyber security professionals continues to grow and education systems are responding in a variety of way. The US government has weighed in with two efforts; the NICE effort led by NIST and the CAE effort jointly led by NSA and DHS. Industry has unfilled needs and the CAE program is changing to meet both NICE and industry needs. This paper analyzes these efforts and examines several critical, yet unaddressed issues facing school programs as they adapt to new criteria and guidelines. Technical issues are easy to enumerate, yet it is the programmatic and student success factors that will define successful programs. © 2014 IEEE.