Cybersecurity Study Programs: What's in a Name?

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14330%2F25%3A00140367" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14330/25:00140367 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.09240" target="_blank" >https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.09240</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3641554.3701976" target="_blank" >10.1145/3641554.3701976</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Cybersecurity Study Programs: What's in a Name?

Original language description

Improving cybersecurity education has become a priority for many countries and organizations worldwide. Computing societies and professional associations have recognized cybersecurity as a distinctive computing discipline and created specialized cybersecurity curricular guidelines. Higher education institutions are introducing new cybersecurity programs, attracting students to this expanding field. In this paper, we examined 101 study programs across 24 countries. Based on their analysis, we argue that top-ranked universities have not yet fully implemented the guidelines and offer programs that have "cyber" in their name but lack some essential elements of a cybersecurity program. In particular, most programs do not sufficiently cover non-technical components, such as law, policies, or risk management. Also, most programs teach knowledge and skills but do not expose students to experiential learning outside the traditional classroom (such as internships) to develop their competencies. As a result, graduates of these programs may not meet employer expectations and may require additional training. To help program directors and educators improve their programs and courses, this paper offers examples of effective practices from cybersecurity programs around the world and our teaching practice.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

ISBN

9798400705311

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

1169-1175

Publisher name

ACM

Place of publication

New York, NY, USA

Event location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Event date

Jan 1, 2025

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

001443080400170