The Case for an ABET Accredited Computer and Network Security Program

Abstract

Cyber security is a losing battle. Faced with the challenge of always being right, network defenders and secure systems developers are constantly being overwhelmed with attacks by nation states, criminal organizations and other hackers. This paper outlines the need for security academic programs as a means of meeting the nations need for personnel with deep understanding of cyber security spanning from hardware, software, and advanced technologies to risk mitigation, decision strategies, law, ethics and policy. This paper advocates for a multi-discipline ABET program accreditation to facilitate workforce hires, and skillset-job matching with a greater degree fidelity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 18, 2014
Accession Number
AD1015087

Entities

People

  • David Caswell
  • Gregory Schechtman
  • Michael Chiaramonte

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Computer Science
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computers
  • Criminals
  • Reliability
  • Security
  • Security Personnel

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).

Technology Areas

  • Cyber