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U.S. Cybersecurity Report Available

Posted by michael on from the batten-down-the-firewalls dept.

Kaelem writes "Kevin Rose put up a copy of the report Cybersecurity for the Homeland (pdf), due to be released tomorrow. It talks about some interesting things, like expanding the US-CERT website as well as funding for colleges to develop cybersecurity curriculum."

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  1. Re:Cyber security curriculum. by ProfaneBaby · · Score: 2, Informative

    Many certainly don't. Seems like something where the topic would be addressed in many separate classes, but I can't see the importance of a few course on it.

    You talk about the coding implications when you teach common coding practices (buffer overflows, etc, belong in a C/C++ theory course), you talk about the practical implications in networking style courses, and you talk about the social and realistic implementations in computing ethics courses.

    Build it into the curriculum doesn't mean making a single course and forgetting about it - it means building it into the curriculum.

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  2. Yes, there are programs by dexterpexter · · Score: 4, Informative

    The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Defense (DoD) already sponsor Scholarship For Service (SFS) programs like the Cyber Corps to train students in aspects of cyber security with the intention of placing them in government information assurance positions.

    And many colleges are developing Centers for Information Security (CIS), and among those, that is where you see the government encouraging these programs.

    The tag line, I believe, is "Defending America's Cyberspace."

    More information on the SFS program can be found here:
    http://www.sfs.opm.gov/ScholarshipMain.asp

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  3. Re:Cyber security curriculum. by Raynach · · Score: 2, Informative
    Well, I know that Purdue has CERIAS (Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security), headed by the almighty Eugene Spafford. We've got a pretty big emphasis on security classes here, including a few undergrad courses in cryptography and secure networks.

    I know that the grad program is much more extensive. If you want to do security research, Purdue is definitely the place to persue it.

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  4. Re:Wide range of topics ... by Saeger · · Score: 3, Informative
    I'm afraid you're right.

    In order for the control-freaks of the world to keep their socio-economic power, it's in their best interest to turn the open internet into a "Secure Internet" dystopia where only "Trusted Computing" devices are permitted to communicate.

    As usual, they'll spin total-accountability as a good thing necessary for combatting the evil cyber-terrahists, economic pirates, and pedophiles. But I, for one, will NEVER bow to DRM mandated by government and/or pushed by monopoly interests.

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