1. Virginia—Leading the Way in Cybersecurity Education and Pathways
Staying in the Forefront While Helping to Fill the Cybersecurity Careers Pipeline
Virginia Department of Education
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
for the
Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference
August 14-15, 2018 1

2. What is Cybersecurity?
Science fiction author William Gibson coined the term “cyberspace” in the 1980’s because it seemed like an effective buzzword and was essentially meaningless.
Now cyberspace and cybersecurity have taken on a whole new life of their own.
My favorite definition: Cybersecurity refers to the body of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect networks, devices, programs, and data from attack, damage, or unauthorized access (Digital Guardian)

3. The Internet of Things (IoT)
From 2015 to 2020, the number of wireless connected devices is projected to grow from 16 billion to 40 billion.
This produces a $19 Trillion Global Market.
From 2000 to 2020, the cybersecurity market will grow from $3.5 billion employing a few thousand to $175 billion providing critical infrastructure to every kind of business.
The market increase means more cybersecurity threats, more cyber jobs available, and more cyber jobs unfilled

4. Statistics are Alarming
53% of organizations experience delays as long as 6 months to find qualified security candidates (DataGravity.com)
In launching his budget recently, Gov. Ralph Northam’s CyberX projected that “Northern Virginia (alone) has over 30,000 unfilled cyber-and technology related jobs, a number that will grow if Amazon chooses that region for its second headquarters.”
In June 2018, newspaper headlines stated “Research Grants Support New State Cyber Initiatives” and Virginia Tech and George Mason University will each receive a $250,000 grant to hire top researchers in cybersecurity, with Virginia Tech being the lead on the CyberX initiative. Watch for more news on this recent announcement.

5. Examining Needs of the Work Force
According to a recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Virginia has the highest employment rate for information security analysts and is on the top five list of top paying states for infomation security analysts, with an average annual wage of $106,320. And according to Burning Glass Technologies, Virginia was the second highest state for job postings, second only to California.

6. Examining Needs of the Workforce
According to a 2016 article in Forbes magazine, there were more than a million cybersecurity job openings in 2016. More than 200,000 of those jobs remained unfilled, with job postings up nearly 75 percent over five years. The industry is projected to grow from $75 billion in 2015 to $170 billion by 2020.
According to former Gov. McAuliffe, Virginia annually has over “37,000 cybersecurity-related unfilled opportunities starting at $80,000 per year.”

7. Cybersecurity Careers Pipeline
It has finally come to fruition—we have to prepare students today for jobs that we don’t even know about today.
Students must ask themselves not what they want to be when they grow up but “What am I doing to prepare myself to enter the workforce?”
The jobs with the highest demand did not even exist 15 years ago.

8. Challenges
The lack of a highly skilled cybersecurity workforce not only poses a great risk to our economy, but also to our personal security and state and national security—AND TO EDUCATION!
Cyber risks are widespread!
Students must develop both technical and soft skills to ensure success.
Classrooms for technology savvy students must allow teachers to transform classrooms into experiential learning sites!
Teachers must keep up with instructional strategies and resources (Virginia Cyber Range, for example)
Career counseling MUST take on a new persona /role (YouScience, for example)

9. Cybersecurity Industry Model
Source: Competency Model Clearinghouse,

10. Discuss gap between interest and aptitudes—YouScience
Students aren’t interested in a career if they don’t know what it means

11. But Virginia and VDOE were already developing programs to :
Foster an improved cybersecurity workforce pipeline
Identify stakeholders to develop a plan for cybersecurity education.
Create a collaboration with Virginia’s community colleges and universities.
Develop career pathways for cybersecurity careers.
Secure instructional resources for a world-class cybersecurity initiative.
Starting in 2016, the work and rewards became even more evident at VDOE with CyberCamps and curriculum development.

12. Cybersecurity Infusion Units

13. Alignment of Cybersecurity Infusion Units with IT Courses
Course Code and Title
6613/6615 Computer Inf Systems, Adv
6661 DBDM, Advanced (Oracle)
6614/6612 Computer Inf Systems
6662 DBDM with Pl/SQL (Oracle)
IB6113 IB Inf Tech in Global Society
6630/6632 Design, Multimedia and Web Technologies
8621 Computer Maintenance
6631/6633 Design, Multimedia and Web Technologies, Advanced
6650 Comp Network Software Op
6161/6160 Digital Input Technologies
6651 Comp Network Software Op, Adv
6670 Information Technology Fund.
8542, 8543, 8544, Comp Network Hardware Operations I, II, III, IV
6735/6736 Legal Systems Adm
6609/6610 Computer Solutions
6731/6730 Medical Systems Adm
8622, 8623, 8624 Comp Sys Tech I, II, III
6640 Programming
6660 DBDM (Oracle)
6641 Programming, Advanced

14. But it Isn’t Just IT--Can you Name Some Cyber Risks in Each Career Cluster?
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Health Sciences
Architecture & Construction; Manufacturing
Hospitality & Tourism; Marketing
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
Human Services
Business Management & Administration
Information Technology
Education & Training
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
Finance
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Government & Public Administration
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

15. Research Report

16. CyberCamps History of Initiative
Partnership with Cyber Innovation Center
Professional Development of Camp Teams
Implementation of Camps
Report of Success and Challenges
Replication of CyberCamps Concepts in Years Following Initial CyberCamps
Summer 2018, a CyberCamp was held in Richmond for the DBVI

17. Curriculum Development
Infusion Units—March 2013
Virginia’s 21st Century Career Pathway: Cybersecurity research document—October 2015-January 2016
First Cybersecurity Business and Industry Panel-November 2015
Teacher Panel for Framework Development—March 2016 and October 18 & 19, 2016
Course Code and Teacher Endorsements established in time for 2017 and 2018 release
Additional courses within each cluster were developed throughout 2017 and 2018 and completed courses were posted June 1, More courses will be developed during school year—and then the review and revisions will begin!
The recently developed pathways and courses will be discussed today (and a handout distributed) and are available on the VDOE website and through Verso on the CTE Resource Center website.

18. Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conferen

22. Virginia Centers for Academic Excellence designated by NSA and DHS as of June, 2018
George Mason University, School of Business
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CDE)
Center of Academic Excellence in Research (CAE-R)            
Hampton University, Information Assurance Center
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CDE)       
James Madison University, Computer Science Department
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CDE)   
        
Lord Fairfax Community College, Cybersecurity
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense 2-Year Education (CAE-2Y)
Marymount University
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CDE)     
       
Norfolk State University, Department of Computer Science
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CDE)    
Northern Virginia Community College, Cybersecurity Center
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense 2-Year Education (CAE-2Y)
Radford University, Department of Information Technology
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CDE)      
      
Tidewater Community College, Computer Science & IT
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Cybersecurity Research and Education

23. Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Certification
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) was designed specifically for high school students as a recommended entry point into IT certification and job preparation.
MTA curriculum and certification allows students to take their first step toward a career in technology.
MTA is an industry-recognized certification for those pursuing a career path in IT infrastructure, database design, or software development using Microsoft technologies.
Reaching for 100,000th Microsoft certification this year!

24. VDOE Webpage for Cybersecurity
CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REVISION AND UPDATING, but will include
Data on current Virginia employment
Emerging Careers
NEW Cybersecurity Pathways for Career Clusters
Resources
Scholarships and Grants
Cybersecurity in Career Clusters
Instructional Resources
Links to CTE Resource Center for Curriculum

25. Continuous Learning for Everyone
Professional Development Workshops at each Professional Association Conference this summer—sessions filled with waiting lists for teachers to learn how to teach cybersecurity courses designed for their specific program area
Cyber Range workshops at Virginia Business Education Association Conference in July with Dr. Raymond and Dr. Gardner co-presenting!
1st Annual Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference by the Virginia Cyber Range at James Madison University, August 14-15, Contact:
Making Virginia a Natural Resource for Cybersecurity Education
Innovative Teaching and Learning in Cybersecurity
Regular workshops announced through Supts. Memos and listserv announcements—sign up for listserv if not already receiving announcements.

26. Link to download the video file and logo

27. Employers are looking to fill more than 150,000 high-quality jobs across the Commonwealth with million to be filled over the next ten years.
Virginia Career Works advances economic growth by preparing and connecting individuals with Virginia businesses to build a stronger workforce.
Includes a network of state and local partners
62+ One Stop Centers
Unified branding means a more cohesive, strategic approach for workforce development to benefit both businesses and job seekers

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29. NEXT STEPS… More Professional Development for Teachers
Watch the listserv and Supts. Memo each week for announcements
PD already being planned for 2019 summer professional association conferences by Cyber Innovation Center (NICERC) using a Homeland Securities grant
Continuing Development of Curriculum Frameworks—need your input!
Development of Specific Courses in Pathway—need your input!
Updating Sample Plans of Study to indicate how Cybersecurity courses can be integrated into existing graduation requirements and concentration sequences

30. Thank You! Judith P. Sams, Specialist
Business and Information Technology and Related Clusters
Or for General CTE Questions or Information