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1 1 Challenges of Cyber Security Education at the Graduate Level Ravi Sandhu Executive Director and Endowed Professor July 27, 2011 ravi.sandhu@utsa.edu www.profsandhu.com www.ics.utsa.edu © Ravi Sandhu World-Leading Research with Real-World Impact! Institute for Cyber Security

2 2 World-Leading Research with Real-World Impact! Graduate Cyber Security Education Tech- Light Tech- Heavy Tech- Medium

3  We can, and must, do better  Graduate education has been neglected  Often a step-child in discussions about workforce development  Academia incentives encourage inertia  Graduate education is critical  These are our future practitioners and teachers  Cyber security is a growing field  Unifies and defines the profession © Ravi Sandhu 3 World-Leading Research with Real-World Impact! Current State

4  Too much material to teach  Growing faster than teachers can keep up with it  Computer science theory  Computer system principles and practice  Cyber security theory  Cyber security system principles and practice  Statistics, sociology, organizational theory, economics, psychology, game theory ….  Laws, regulations, compliance ….  Privacy ….  History, successes and failures  ….. © Ravi Sandhu 4 World-Leading Research with Real-World Impact! Fundamental Challenge

5  Mismatch of academic incentives  Complacency: graduates are in high demand  No community effort, no forum  People who can make a difference are typically preoccupied by other matters © Ravi Sandhu 5 World-Leading Research with Real-World Impact! Ecosystem Challenge

6  This is a challenge for Graduate education in many high-tech high-touch areas.  What is special about cyber security?  Inertia will not fix the problem  Merits a community effort © Ravi Sandhu 6 World-Leading Research with Real-World Impact! To Conclude


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