Division of Graduate Education (DGE)

Cybersecurity has been identified as one of the most serious economic and national security challenges the nation faces. However, current cybersecurity education has not kept pace with the rapidly changing world of modern computing technologies. This project will produce curricular materials that will allow instructors to teach cybersecurity as it relates to cloud computing environments. A set of reusable virtual platforms will be developed, that will be used by a wide audience to effectively learn network and system security in cloud computing.

The need for professional cybersecurity experts is well established. To address this need, students must have exposure to the various forms of digital forensics training materials, before being exposed to the complex world of cybercrimes. Current approaches used to teach digital forensics lack practical considerations. This project will develop a collaborative learning platform to enhance cybersecurity pedagogy, promote an understanding of how to defend against cyberattacks, and explore effective incident response techniques to address cybersecurity incidents.

In the current Internet-connected world, most companies, government agencies, and the public heavily rely on the cyber world for information and data management, processing, and exchange. Information leakage and data breaches have become increasingly damaging to businesses, the government, and people's lives. Correspondingly, hackers have more incentive to attack for financial and political gains.

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) provide functionality to critical infrastructure systems such as transportation, manufacturing, healthcare, communications, utilities and electrical power distribution. They provide richer functionality, efficiency, and autonomy than manually controlled or loosely coupled systems; however, they also create inherent vulnerability related to privacy, security, and reliability of the underlying components. Addressing the vulnerabilities in next generation CPS will require contributions from different disciplines.

The Cybercorps(r): Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) promotes cybersecurity excellence through a dynamic curriculum, unique applied learning requirements, and a diverse student population. The curriculum is designed around the needs of government organizations seeking well-qualified students.