Cybersecurity activities for education and curriculum design: A survey
Cyber threats are one of the main concerns in this growing technology epoch. To tackle this issue, highly skilled and motivated cybersecurity professionals are increasingly in demand to prevent, detect, respond to, or even mitigate the effects of such threats. However, the world faces a workforce sh...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2024-12-01
|
| Series: | Computers in Human Behavior Reports |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958824001349 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850251223490363392 |
|---|---|
| author | Muhusina Ismail Nisha Thorakkattu Madathil Meera Alalawi Saed Alrabaee Mohammad Al Bataineh Suhib Melhem Djedjiga Mouheb |
| author_facet | Muhusina Ismail Nisha Thorakkattu Madathil Meera Alalawi Saed Alrabaee Mohammad Al Bataineh Suhib Melhem Djedjiga Mouheb |
| author_sort | Muhusina Ismail |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Cyber threats are one of the main concerns in this growing technology epoch. To tackle this issue, highly skilled and motivated cybersecurity professionals are increasingly in demand to prevent, detect, respond to, or even mitigate the effects of such threats. However, the world faces a workforce shortage of qualified cybersecurity professionals and practitioners. To address this dilemma, several cybersecurity educational programs have been introduced, such as specialized cybersecurity courses in computer science graduate programs. With the increasing demand, different cybersecurity courses are introduced at the high school level, undergraduate computer science and information systems programs, and even at the government level. Due to the peculiar nature of cybersecurity, educational institutions face many issues when designing a curriculum or cybersecurity activities. In this paper, we study existing cybersecurity curriculum approaches and activities. We also present case studies on cybersecurity education around the globe. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-350ecbec3a9e4a6cb96eb254dafc994a |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2451-9588 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-12-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Computers in Human Behavior Reports |
| spelling | doaj-art-350ecbec3a9e4a6cb96eb254dafc994a2025-08-20T01:57:56ZengElsevierComputers in Human Behavior Reports2451-95882024-12-011610050110.1016/j.chbr.2024.100501Cybersecurity activities for education and curriculum design: A surveyMuhusina Ismail0Nisha Thorakkattu Madathil1Meera Alalawi2Saed Alrabaee3Mohammad Al Bataineh4Suhib Melhem5Djedjiga Mouheb6Information Systems & Security, United Arab Emirates University, 15551 Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesInformation Systems & Security, United Arab Emirates University, 15551 Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesInformation Systems & Security, United Arab Emirates University, 15551 Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesInformation Systems & Security, United Arab Emirates University, 15551 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Corresponding author.Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Telecommunications Engineering Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, JordanDepartment of Cybersecurity, College of Engineering, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesComputer Science, UniversitÃl’ Laval, Laval, CanadaCyber threats are one of the main concerns in this growing technology epoch. To tackle this issue, highly skilled and motivated cybersecurity professionals are increasingly in demand to prevent, detect, respond to, or even mitigate the effects of such threats. However, the world faces a workforce shortage of qualified cybersecurity professionals and practitioners. To address this dilemma, several cybersecurity educational programs have been introduced, such as specialized cybersecurity courses in computer science graduate programs. With the increasing demand, different cybersecurity courses are introduced at the high school level, undergraduate computer science and information systems programs, and even at the government level. Due to the peculiar nature of cybersecurity, educational institutions face many issues when designing a curriculum or cybersecurity activities. In this paper, we study existing cybersecurity curriculum approaches and activities. We also present case studies on cybersecurity education around the globe.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958824001349CybersecurityCurriculumThreatsDesignEducationCyber-attack |
| spellingShingle | Muhusina Ismail Nisha Thorakkattu Madathil Meera Alalawi Saed Alrabaee Mohammad Al Bataineh Suhib Melhem Djedjiga Mouheb Cybersecurity activities for education and curriculum design: A survey Computers in Human Behavior Reports Cybersecurity Curriculum Threats Design Education Cyber-attack |
| title | Cybersecurity activities for education and curriculum design: A survey |
| title_full | Cybersecurity activities for education and curriculum design: A survey |
| title_fullStr | Cybersecurity activities for education and curriculum design: A survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cybersecurity activities for education and curriculum design: A survey |
| title_short | Cybersecurity activities for education and curriculum design: A survey |
| title_sort | cybersecurity activities for education and curriculum design a survey |
| topic | Cybersecurity Curriculum Threats Design Education Cyber-attack |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958824001349 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT muhusinaismail cybersecurityactivitiesforeducationandcurriculumdesignasurvey AT nishathorakkattumadathil cybersecurityactivitiesforeducationandcurriculumdesignasurvey AT meeraalalawi cybersecurityactivitiesforeducationandcurriculumdesignasurvey AT saedalrabaee cybersecurityactivitiesforeducationandcurriculumdesignasurvey AT mohammadalbataineh cybersecurityactivitiesforeducationandcurriculumdesignasurvey AT suhibmelhem cybersecurityactivitiesforeducationandcurriculumdesignasurvey AT djedjigamouheb cybersecurityactivitiesforeducationandcurriculumdesignasurvey |