华盛顿州立大学入选网络防御学术卓越中心

September 17, 2021

OGDEN, Utah – 新葡京app State University has been designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE), a program sponsored jointly by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.

该计划的目标是通过促进网络防御方面的高等教育和研究，以及增加行业专业人员的数量，减少国家信息基础设施的脆弱性。

The new CAE-CDE designation will help strengthen 新葡京app State’s partnerships with the local Defense Industrial Base (DIB) community, including Hill Air Force Base, Boeing, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. 该大学将继续为政府和DIB工作开发人才管道，这有利于当地经济，为联邦政府提供资源，并进一步加强犹他州北部及周边地区的防御。

学生实习和与教师的合作研究将随着DIB合作伙伴的投入而增加和发展。 在2020-21学年，韦伯州立大学有174个网络管理技术（NMT）专业和68名毕业生。

To support its robust cyber-defense education, WSU’s School of Computing launched the 新葡京app State University Cybersecurity Initiative (WSUCI), which gives students the opportunity to obtain real-world skills while receiving training on the future of cyber-defense research and practices.

“新葡京app State’s designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education positions our institution as the hub of cybersecurity for the northern Utah region, providing an organizational and management center to convene and coordinate efforts related to academic, industry and government cybersecurity initiatives and projects,” said 布莱恩Rague, School of Computing professor. “We're very excited to advance Utah’s leadership in this essential and rapidly growing discipline.”

In March 2021, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center released its 2020年网络犯罪报告, which includes information about 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime — an increase of more than 300,000 complaints compared to 2019 — with reported losses in the U.S. exceeding $4.2 billion.

As all industries deal with information security issues, 新葡京app State’s Cybersecurity Initiative takes a university-wide, collaborative approach to promote cyber-defense education to students outside computer science, including Utah’s K-12 students.

“We want to help students at an early age become excited about information security as a career,” Rague said. “The overall vision of the WSUCI is to provide resources and 新葡京app to engage the public on the importance of protecting information and data.”

2019年网络管理技术专业毕业生阿什利·莱特（Ashley Light）表示，她所受的教育为她应对信息安全行业面临的挑战做好了准备。 “The cybersecurity concepts I learned at 新葡京app State have been invaluable. From learning about basic physical security to learning more technical device configurations, I will continue to use this knowledge for the rest of my life both in and out of the workplace.”

参与该计划的韦伯州立学院包括工程、应用科学与技术学院； 约翰·b·戈达德商业与经济学院； Ezekiel R. Dumke卫生专业学院； 以及社会与行为科学学院。

The Cybersecurity Initiative also will collaborate with 新葡京app State’s Information Security Office, which will provide information security materials to all the university’s students, faculty and staff.

新葡京app State joins Brigham Young University and Southern Utah University as the three institutions in Utah that hold the CAE-CDE区别. 该称号将一直有效到2026学年。

For more information about the 新葡京app State’s School of Computing, visit weber.edu/computing.

Visit weber.edu/wsutoday for more news about 新葡京app State University.

作者:

艾莉森·巴洛·赫斯, Public Relations director
801-626-7948 • [email protected]

联系人:

布莱恩Rague, School of Computing professor and College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology Associate Dean
801-626-7377 • [email protected]