Moving Target: Utica的网络安全项目正与快速变化的行业保持同步
关注机会和学生的成功, Utica的网络安全项目正与快速变化的行业保持同步.
大约20年前,安德鲁·卡尔作为一名学生来到利记sbo, 9/11恐怖袭击在每个人的脑海中仍然记忆犹新.
The profound effect that the resulting global war on terror had on American society resonated deeply within the domain of law enforcement education. 如网络安全等新兴领域, 在2001年那个决定命运的日子里,它还处于起步阶段, 很大程度上沿袭了这些历史潮流.
现在是利记sbo网络安全硕士项目的助理教授和主任, 2007年网络安全专业成立时,卡尔是创始团队中的一员. 当时,该计划的重点是国家安全,而且有充分的理由.
“利记sbo students sought careers in law enforcement or intelligence to help defend against threats to our way of life. 当时, the public sector was typically the main employer of cybersecurity professionals and terrorism was everyone’s main concern,卡尔说。. “The private sector was not a significant focus of Utica’s cybersecurity program in those early days.”
Part of the reason for this was the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and other institutional resources created as a direct response to 9/11, 比如国家反恐中心和国家情报局. 联邦政府需要大批技术骨干, highly trained professionals to bring these new agencies online and pursue the goal of keeping America safe.
其他方面的担忧也推动了公共部门对网络安全专业人员的需求. 随着方法和实践变得更加复杂, law enforcement agencies were increasingly turning to digital forensics to aid in the fight against white collar crime, 贩卖儿童, 以及其他国内威胁. The cybersecurity curriculum at Utica was designed in large measure to prepare students to meet this demand.
卡尔自己的经历强调了这种动态. 作为一名学生, he completed an internship with the Utica Police Department under the supervision of his now-colleague Professor Anthony Martino. 他的第一份工作是在奥农达加县的小沃利·霍华德(Wallie Howard Jr .)担任计算机证据专家. 锡拉丘兹法医科学中心.
“Many of the people I graduated with currently hold positions in government at both the federal and state level,卡尔说。.
Dr. 莱斯利Corbo, 网络安全副教授兼本科项目主任, 她的职业生涯始于私营部门为一家全球国防承包商工作. 2012年,她来到尤蒂卡担任兼职教师, an important focus of the program was on cyberwarfare and intelligence collection in support of the U.S. 国防部.
“政府的重点是寻找和关闭用于资助恐怖主义的资源. 这是我们项目的重点, 我们的学生支持军事和执法设施. 我们的课程为毕业生在政府机构和国防承包商工作做准备,Corbo说。.
大转变
但随着时间的推移,网络安全的重点逐渐开始转移. 虽然反恐和国防仍然是重要的优先事项, the private sector has increasingly emerged as the terrain upon which many cybersecurity battles are fought in the modern era.
With the monumental growth in commercial activity via the Internet over the past two decades and an ever-greater reliance on digital technologies to support day-to-day operations, private businesses and non-profits have become the targets of a growing onslaught of highly sophisticated cyberattacks by shadowy criminal enterprises and non-state actors. This has prompted a dramatic increase in private sector demand for qualified cybersecurity professionals capable of meeting these threats head-on.
“Cybersecurity is no longer a career almost exclusively housed in government agencies and defense contractors. 每个组织都需要网络安全,”Corbo说.
这不是一个员工或几个顾问就能解决的问题, 她说. 私营企业现在需要一系列的能力, 包括事件响应小组, 网络拥护者, 云安全专家, 威胁分析, 以及能够评估和管理网络安全领域风险的员工.
“Organizations of all sizes are investing in in-house cybersecurity departments with their own threat hunting and forensics teams,卡尔说。. “The number of open positions for private sector cybersecurity employees is now more than ten times that of the public sector.”
战术也在发生变化. 现在,勒索软件比以往任何时候都更成为网络犯罪分子的首选武器.
“勒索软件极大地改变了网络威胁的格局, and now every organization must be aware of and prepare for cybersecurity incidents and the threat of data theft. 现在的平均赎金是数百万美元,”卡尔说.
勒索软件攻击并不局限于大型组织. 目标范围从小医生办公室到 《利记sbo》杂志 100家公司, and the number of attacks is steadily increasing – the average number of cyber attacks and data breaches rose more than 15% in 2021 over the previous year, 根据 《利记sbo》.
新的焦点
利记sbo(利记sbo)的网络安全项目顺应了这一变化, 更新课程,使学生更好地为未来做好准备, 不断发展的战.
“Both the undergraduate and the graduate cybersecurity programs have undergone complete overhauls to focus on the skills necessary for careers in the private sector. The curriculum is now focused on preparing students for roles that are highly rewarding and in high demand,卡尔说。.
Corbo describes a proactive process of listening to industry experts and potential employers to determine what skills and capabilities are in demand. “我们问的是一个简单的问题,你想从你的组织中得到什么样的新员工? 我们用供应图和热图来确定有哪些职位空缺, 以及这些工作需要什么样的技能和知识. 从那里, 我们开发了一个一流的项目,专业反映了当前的需求,她说。.
专业列表现在包括数字取证和事件响应, 网络安全操作, 以及网络犯罪和欺诈调查. 除了, the program has integrated a suite of exercises and digital badging from the industry-leading RangeForce training platform as well as certifications from CompTIA.
也, the program leadership and most of the faculty come from long careers in both the public and private sectors. They remain active in their pre-existing professional networks and are able to keep their finger on the pulse of what’s needed in the real world.
软技能
卡尔说,这个项目的一个关键部分是培养在不同工作之间可转换的技能, 行业, 和行业. 技术技能很重要,但因岗位而异. 雇主也在寻找他所说的“软技能”:毅力, 适应性, 良好的沟通能力.
最后一个项目在私营部门尤为重要. 卡尔说:“大部分工作都是将技术信息传递给非技术人员. “Our students need to be able to properly convey cybersecurity risks and resolutions to these people in a way that they can understand so they can take appropriate action. 你可以成为世界上最好的分析师, 但如果你缺乏这些人际交往能力, 你对你的公司没有利记sbo.”
“很多次, 网络安全从业者充当技术和非技术团队之间的管道,Corbo说. “我们需要会说两种语言. 许多雇主告诉我们,他们非常欣赏我们学生的“软技能”。. 学生们从第一天起就在学习这些技能,这是显而易见的.”
就像利记sbo的很多项目一样, the cybersecurity major and master’s program have managed to keep pace with a rapidly changing industry by focusing on new career opportunities as they emerge. 最重要的是, it demonstrates the strength of Utica’s mission and the salience of its promise to prepare students for a future beyond their imagining.
“早期,我们的许多学生都想帮助拯救世界,”卡尔说. 这在当时是高尚的,今天仍然如此. But many now realize that there are more opportunities for success and advancement in the private sector, 其薪酬规模令公共部门相形见绌, 因此,学生们正被吸引到这条道路上. 我们的工作是让学生为就业做好准备, 我们将尽一切努力实现这一目标, 即使这意味着在未来的几年里,我们要一次又一次地重写整个计划.”
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