Hardware Components in Cyber Security Education
Dan Chia-Tien Lo, Max North, Sarah North
Information Security Education Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2014.
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Link: http://www.dline.info/isej/fulltext/v1n1/4.pdf
Abstract:
Hardware components have been designated as required academic content for colleges to be recognized as a center of academic excellence in cyber operations by the National Security Agency (NSA). To meet the hardware requirement, computer science and information technology programs must cover hardware concepts and design skills, topics which are less emphasized in existing programs. This paper describes a new pedagogical model for hardware based on network intrusion detection taught at college and graduate levels in a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education Program (CAE/IAE). The curriculum focuses on the fundamental concepts of network intrusion detection mechanisms, network traffic analysis, rule-based detection logic, system configuration, and basic hardware design and experiments. This new course enriches students with the latest developments in computer security and hands-on projects to better prepare them for their information security and assurance careers.