Curriculum Development for a Doctoral Program in Cybersecurity

• 作者: Donna M.Schaeffer Patrick Olson
• 来源期刊: 美中公共管理:英文版
• 学科: 政治法律
• 关键词: CYBERSECURITY CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GLOBALIZATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（4）
• 页码范围: 155-162
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: D035

摘要

Almost daily and current media has stories about data breaches,hacking,privacy,and security.In today’s digital society,security of our personal information is a major concern for individuals,security of corporate data is a bottom line issue for organizations,and security of the physical and economic infrastructure is a national concern.The interconnectedness of our systems results in bigger and more complex risks.For individuals,their financial well-being and personal safety may be at risk.For companies,security risks drive costs up and impact revenues.Companies may lose their ability gain and maintain customers.For the nation,the economy,public safety and health are at risk.In recent years,countries and non-governmental organizations have created frameworks for enhancing the security and resilience of critical infrastructures and providing safe and secure systems for the public.Some examples include Executive Order 13636,“Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity”by then-President of the United States Barack Obama,the United Nations(UN)International Telecommunications Union(ITU)Global Cybersecurity Agenda(GCA),and China’s Information and Communications Technology Governance Regime.Such frameworks can provide a basis for designing a curriculum and developing courses for academic programs in cybersecurity.This paper describes three frameworks and proposes a doctoral-level curriculum that synthesizes the frameworks to provide graduates with the necessary competencies to be cybersecurity experts in the global arena.