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Cyberwatch West

Corrinne Sande Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA. Cyberwatch West. Cyberwatch West. Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Center, headquartered at Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA. Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF ). Cyberwatch West.

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Cyberwatch West

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  1. Corrinne Sande Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA Cyberwatch West

  2. Cyberwatch West • Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Center, headquartered at Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA. • Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

  3. Cyberwatch West • Established in October, 2011 • Five regional institutions: • Mt. San Antonio College • Cal Poly Pomona • Cal State Dominguez Hills • Cal State San Bernardino • Whatcom Community College

  4. Cyberwatch West • Mission: increase the quantity and quality of the Cybersecurity workforce throughout the western United States.

  5. Cyberwatch West • Faculty Development through sponsored training and Graduate Faculty Program. • Student Development through Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC). • Industry Partnerships.

  6. Cyberwatch West • Mentoring for curriculum development and degree and certificate programs in cybersecurity. • Assistance with mapping courseware to CNSS standards and preparing articulation agreements between 2-year and 4-year colleges. • Access to Information via CWW website, quarterly newsletter, and reports

  7. NIETP • The National Security Agency's IA Education and Training Program (NIETP). • Academic outreach by the NSA. • NSA's Information Assurance mission advocates improvements in IA education, training, and awareness. • Develops training standards with Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS).

  8. CNSS Standards • CNSS issues certifications to institutions that have mapped their curriculum to the CNSS standards. Typical certifications include: • 4011 : Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals • 4013 : System Administrators (SA)

  9. CNSS standards • Benefits to mapping: • Curriculum is recognized as meeting a national standard. • Students can receive a recognition from their institution stating they met this standard. • Looks good on the resume. • Brings standardization to security education. • Helps in obtaining grants.

  10. CAE, CAE-R, CAE2Y • Institutional award established by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). • CAE = National Center of Academic Excellence in IA Education. • CAE – R = CAE-Research . • CAE2Y = National Center of Academic Excellence in IA Education 2 Year.

  11. CAE • Institutions receive formal recognition from the U.S. Government as well as opportunities for prestige and publicity for their role in securing our Nation's information systems. • Institutional designation recognizing the institutions commitment to IA. • Marketing tool for institutions. • Recognition in political and professional communities.

  12. CAE2Y • 2 Year institutions became eligible for this designation in 2010. • 13 community colleges in the nation have earned this designation, including Whatcom Community College. • Excellent student recruitment tool. • Strengthens ties with 4 year CAEs. • Aids in articulation between schools.

  13. Competitions • Method to recruit students into information security field. • Method to encourage students toward careers in cybersecurity or other STEM disciplines. • US Cyberchallenge • National Collegiate Cyberdefense competition. • Pacific Rim Regional • National Cyber league

  14. K-12 • Cyberwatch West and Whatcom Community College have a strong focus on K-12 education. • Whatcom Community College has been funded by the NSF to hold two Cybersecurity Camps for High School students. • Involves several Whatcom students acting as mentors to the high school students. • First one started in January with 28 students applying for 24 slots.

  15. Cybercamps • Whatcom Cybercamp will culminate in a Competition Day, where students can experience a competition exercise. • Goal is to foster interest in cybersecurity as a career. • High School students also can participate in Cyberpatriot and US Cyberchallenge.

  16. Resources • US CyberChallenge: Cyber Foundations for High School students • http://www.uscyberchallenge.org/ • Cyberpatriot • http://www.uscyberpatriot.org/ • National Collegiate Cyberdefense competition • http://www.nationalccdc.org/

  17. Questions? • Cyberwatch West: http://cyberwatchwest.org/ • Whatcom Community College • http://whatcom.ctc.edu/cybercenter • Contact Information: • Corrinne Sande • csande@whatcom.ctc.edu

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