2nd Annual Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference

The objective of my presentation is to explain, to teachers, how they can have an impactful kick-off to their Introduction to Cybersecurity classes in 2019 from the very first day!

This impactful kick-off is accomplished by convincing the students that cybersecurity is a topic very relevant and important to them especially as high school teenagers.

The focal point of this PowerPoint based presentation is my presenting of uniquely, organized information -- in a lesson plan format - that will enable teachers to lead their students to the desired conclusion of this introductory lesson: Yes! Cybersecurity is important and relevant to me and I need to implement their best practices.!

Basically, the teacher is going to show them- the students, upfront, that have an invested need to learn about cybersecurity. Then, you are going to teach them the vulnerabilities of using their resources and the best cybersecurity practices to implement.

CTF (Capture the Flag) is a gamified hands-on cybersecurity activity tracing its roots to the 1996 edition of the largest cybersecurity conference in the USA (DEFCON). We propose a 45-minute presentation to explain how we were able to successfully use CTFs during class time in an introductory course for computer science majors .  We have incorporated Jeopardy-style CTFs and lessons from the Virginia Cyber Range materials to engage students in learning basic cybersecurity concepts in the context of an introductory Problem Solving course. The presentation will cover how we applied different strategies to engage students with CTF activities. For example, we divided students into small groups and encouraged them to collaborate on CTF challenges that required them to solve puzzles by applying the knowledge acquired in the classroom. Specifically, in one of the CTFs the students applied their cryptography skills to decode hidden messages and acquire the flag. We will also discuss the results of our experience and key takeaways applicable to a wide range of teaching institution types. For instance, we observed that students reacted positively to the CTF challenges and some liked them to the point were they solved them just for fun. Finally, we will conclude the presentation by covering the key opportunities and challenges that would be relevant to those that are interested in adopting CTFs into their teaching practice.

It's no secret there's a cybersecurity workforce shortage right now. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, there will be over 3.5 million job openings in the market by 2021. Moreover, it is a struggle to keep curriculum and classes up-to-date with such a fast-growing and evolving industry. As a result, we need to continue to find new ways to take difficult cybersecurity topics and make them more accessible to students as well as train them in the hacker mindset.

In this talk, Jake will explore how Cyber Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions can function as a key part of cybersecurity education and examine what makes a successful learning-based CTF. Using MetaCTF as a case study, we'll walk through how four Virginia students went from competing in CTFs to creating their own cybersecurity training company. Finally, we will end with some concrete ways to improve security education in the classroom to better train our future workforce.

The  Association of Computing Machinery (ACM0 Committee for Computing Education in Community Colleges (CCECC) as formed a task force to create a cybersecurity curriculum guide for associate programs, based on CSEC2017 the first four-year Cybersecurity curricular guide. The first draft, StrawDog was released at the SIGCSE and public commenting occurred till April. The task force released the second draft, IronDog, for review and public commenting at the 3CS conference in July and presented the guide internationally at ITiCSE in July. This proposed presentation will

· review the current work toward associate cybersecurity curricular guidance to be known as CSEC2Y,

· review some of the Cybersecurity initiatives happening with ABET accreditation within computing programs (CSAB) for cybersecurity.

· offer resources for infusing Cybersecurity in IT, Computer Science, and Engineering programs

The Internet of Things (IoT) is here, and growing, quickly. We all use IoT devices, including connected phones and devices in school and at home, connected healthcare devices, even connected vehicles.  But is it safe? What do we need to do to protect the students, citizens, devices and systems in the world of IoT? This panel, representing industry, government, research and academia, will discuss how ready we are to deliver Trust, Identity, Privacy, Protection, Safety and Security (TIPPSS) for the Internet of Things and how you can educate your students about living in and building a safer and more secure world leveraging the Internet of Things.

Practical security tips for students and educators will be presented as well as educational tips on TIPPSS for IoT. The discussion will touch upon leveraging existing initial curriculum from the National Cybersecurity Alliance's "Stop Think Connect" program as well as other efforts to allow students to explore private sector technology arenas. The panelists will share information about their book from 17 women authors around the planet entitled Women Securing the Future with TIPPSS for IoT.

Are you looking for some usable teaching lessons for Cybersecurity Fundamentals?  If so, this class is for you!  We will go over the pacing guide that we used this past school year and will give you some lessons that are mapped to specific compentencies.  We will also talk about how we used the Virginia Cyber Range and the lessons learned.  This will be a fun, interactive session that you don't want to miss.  Join us!

This is an introductory, high school level Cybersecurity presentation on IoT. This module focuses on exploration and discovery as well as research. Music is used to connect with the audience and provides an engaging experience transitioning into the lesson activity, focusing on the chorus line or a music parody using cyber terminology. Participants will walk away with lesson plans and resources.