Curriculum Development for a Doctoral Program in Cybersecurity

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摘要 Almostdailyandcurrentmediahasstoriesaboutdatabreaches,hacking,privacy,andsecurity.Intoday’sdigitalsociety,securityofourpersonalinformationisamajorconcernforindividuals,securityofcorporatedataisabottomlineissuefororganizations,andsecurityofthephysicalandeconomicinfrastructureisanationalconcern.Theinterconnectednessofoursystemsresultsinbiggerandmorecomplexrisks.Forindividuals,theirfinancialwell-beingandpersonalsafetymaybeatrisk.Forcompanies,securityrisksdrivecostsupandimpactrevenues.Companiesmaylosetheirabilitygainandmaintaincustomers.Forthenation,theeconomy,publicsafetyandhealthareatrisk.Inrecentyears,countriesandnon-governmentalorganizationshavecreatedframeworksforenhancingthesecurityandresilienceofcriticalinfrastructuresandprovidingsafeandsecuresystemsforthepublic.SomeexamplesincludeExecutiveOrder13636,“ImprovingCriticalInfrastructureCybersecurity”bythen-PresidentoftheUnitedStatesBarackObama,theUnitedNations(UN)InternationalTelecommunicationsUnion(ITU)GlobalCybersecurityAgenda(GCA),andChina’sInformationandCommunicationsTechnologyGovernanceRegime.Suchframeworkscanprovideabasisfordesigningacurriculumanddevelopingcoursesforacademicprogramsincybersecurity.Thispaperdescribesthreeframeworksandproposesadoctoral-levelcurriculumthatsynthesizestheframeworkstoprovidegraduateswiththenecessarycompetenciestobecybersecurityexpertsintheglobalarena.
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出版日期 2018年04月14日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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