Guillermo A. Francia, III, Ph.D. Jacksonville State University 2015 Cyber Security Summit Albertville, AL October 22, 2015
Capacity Building for Control Systems Security Collaborative Project Capacity building project funded by NSF under Grant # Collaboration between JSU and Snead State Community College 3-year project (9/1/2015—08/31/2018) Part of the CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program
Project Objectives Design and implement control system security curriculum modules; Offer 2-day faculty development workshops on control systems security and follow-up 1-day symposia; Provide cost-effective resources to enable teachers to develop content, pedagogical knowledge, and skills on cyber and control system security;
Project Objectives Evaluate teaching and learning effectiveness on the control system security curriculum; Devise tools to facilitate the sharing of teaching expertise and curriculum modules for widespread adoption across national setting; and Design and implement a virtual and distributed control system testbed for cybersecurity competitions and experimentations.
Timeline October, 2015-January, Call for participation January 31, 2016—Application Deadline February, 2016—Notification of application status Workshop dates--June 23-24, 2016 at JSU Symposium date—October, 2016 at JSU
Application Process Application packet: completed application form, department head letter of support, and a statement of interest describing: ○ The relevance of control system security ○ Experience in teaching information security and/or control systems; and ○ Commitment to adopt the control system security modules in relevant courses.
Application Process Download the application form from: Submit the application packet via postal service to Kathy Matthews Department of Applied Engineering Jacksonville State University 700 Pelham Rd N Jacksonville, AL or to using “Control Security Application” as the
Participant Benefits Each participant will receive: Professional development Control System Security Toolkit (Hardware+ Software worth $650) $1,000 stipend $430 travel allowance Packet of pedagogical materials consisting of control system security course modules and laboratory exercises Applicable Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and certificate of attendance
Participation Constraints Limited to 4-year and 2-year college instructors Each participant will commit to adopt the control systems security curriculum modules in classes, collect survey data for project evaluation, participate in a 1-day symposium in October, and Submit a final report Limited to 10 participants each year Stipend is disbursed in 3 installments
Critical Infrastructure Security and Assessment Laboratory JSU
Ongoing Research Activities in the JSU Continuous security monitoring of industrial control systems through real-time analytics Visualization of control systems security Data collection and aggregation of security data Pro-active cyber defense through deep packet inspection and threat intelligence Control systems security curriculum development
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