Building a cyber-ready workforce is critical to help solve the worsening global cybersecurity crisis. The goal of the Cybersecurity Education Workshop is to bring together experts to focus on improving and sustaining cybersecurity education. CyberEd 2023 will be held August 6-8 in Napa Valley, California.
CyberEd 2023 is partially funded by NSF through the CyberCorps program DGE#1663184 at Towson University and NSA through the CAE in Cybersecurity (CAE-C) Community National Center administered through California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB, grant #H98230-20-1-0292).
Link to Slides, Photos, Travel Stipend Form, Feedback Form, Predictions Link: https://bit.ly/CyberEdNapa
CyberEd 2023 is partially funded by NSF through the CyberCorps program DGE#1663184 at Towson University and NSA through the CAE in Cybersecurity (CAE-C) Community National Center administered through California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB, grant #H98230-20-1-0292).
Link to Slides, Photos, Travel Stipend Form, Feedback Form, Predictions Link: https://bit.ly/CyberEdNapa
August 7
| 7:30 | Registration begins (Grand Ballroom Foyer) Curriculum Expo AM participants set up |
| 8:00-8:30 | CyberEd Eye Opener Blair Taylor & Sidd Kaza, Towson University Logistics – Marcy Krawczyk, Towson University “Time travel” is today’s theme – What has been achieved in the last 10 years? What we predict will change in the next 10 years? |
| 8:30-9:00 | The role of community colleges – Time travel Cara Tang, Portland Community College Michael Qaissaunee, Brookdale Community College Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College |
| 9:00– 9:30 | Diversity and inclusion – Time travel Ashley Podhradsky, Dakota State University Willie Sanders, Towson University |
| 9:30–10:15 | Curriculum Expo AM (details on expo tab) |
| 10:15–10:30 | BREAK |
| 10:30-10:45 | Cyber for one, many, and few John Doherty, US Naval Academy |
| 10:45-11:15 | Creating and Sustaining K-12 Cybersecurity Programs Tania Williams, UA Hunstville K-12 Pathways for Cybersecurity Education and Teacher Development Paul Wagner & Dalal Alharthi, University of Arizona |
| 11:15-11:45 | K-12 Guidelines, Pathways, and Curriculum – Time travel Melissa Dark, DARK Enterprises |
| 12:00-1:30 | Working Lunch Secure by Design and Default Anastacia Webster, CISA CLARK Review Process and Curriculum Relevancy Paige Zaleppa and Katie Winner, SecurEd Inc. and Towson University Curriculum Expo PM participants set up |
| 1:30-1:50 | Cybersecurity Clinic Consortium & Comparative Study of Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Education Lisa Ho, UC Berkeley |
| 1:50-2:30 | Audience Panel Moderated by: Eman El-Sheikh, University of West Florida Yair Levy, Nova Southeastern University |
| 2:30-2:50 | DOD Cyber Workforce Framework Roy Wilson, DOD CIO Office |
| 2:50–3:00 | ACM CS2023 Security KA Blair Taylor, Towson University |
| 3:00 – 3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 – 4:00 | Curriculum expo PM and Tasting Picks |
| 4:00-4:20 | Sustaining products from the community Blair Taylor, Sidd Kaza, Towson University – CLARK Project (http://www.clark.center) Tony Coulson, California State University, San Bernardino – NICE Challenge Project (https://nice-challenge.com/) Kevin Du, Syracuse University – SEED Labs (https://seedsecuritylabs.org/) |
| 4:20 – 5:00 | Commercializing to sustain in cyber education Heidjer Staecker, Tremonti Consulting |
| 5:00 | End of Day 1 |
| 6:00 | Group Dinner – Brix Restaurant Sponsored by CLARK and CARD (SecurEd Inc.) 7377 St Helena Hwy, Napa, CA 94558 |
August 8
| 8:00 | Opening Blair Taylor, Towson University NCAE-C Competencies Zoe Fowler, Norwich University Vinny Nestler, CSUSB CAE Cyber Operations KUs Seth Hamman, Cedarville University |
| 8:30-11:50 with break |
Breakouts (pick one) Breakout 1: NCAE-C Competencies Train-the-Trainer Vinny Nestler, CSUSB Zoe Fowler, Norwich University Room: Merlot Breakout 2: NSA CAE Cyber Operations KU Workshop Seth Hamman, Cedarville University Room: Cabernet |
| 11:50 | Passing the torch… Closing remarks Blair Taylor, Sidd Kaza, Towson University |
| 12:00-12:15 | Sign-out for reimbursement with Marcy. |
AM GROUP
1. Aisha Ali-Gombe – Louisiana State University – LSU Cybersecurity Clinic
2. Kelli Burgin & Thomas Hill – Montreat College – Student Professionalism and Ethics
3. Abhijit Chitnis – NYU Tandon School of Engineering – MS Cybersecurity at NYU Tandon School of Engineering
4. Melissa Dark – DARK Enterprises Inc. – Teach Cyber / Cyber 1
4. John Doherty – United States Naval Academy – A Framework to Teach Cyber Operations Attack
5. Kevin Du – Syracuse University – SEED Internet and Blockchain Emulator
6. Eman El-Sheikh – University of West Florida – National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program – CyberSkills2Work
7. Michelle Ramim – Nova Southeastern University – Introducing Cybersecurity and Privacy Issues of Medical Wearable Devices to Minority High School Students
8. Thaier Hayajneh – Fordham University – Cybersecurity Education at MSIs / Cybersecurity Education Diversity Initiative
9. Lisa Ho – UC Berkeley – Cybersecurity Clinic Consortium & Comparative Study of Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Education
10. Nancy Jones – National University – Zero Trust Curriculum
11. Kim Muschalek – San Antonio College – CyberNet
12. Vinny Nestler – California State University, San Bernardino – Infusing Competency Based Learning Experiences in Cybersecurity Education
13. NICE Challenge
14. CLARK
PM GROUP
1. Gretchen Bliss – University of Colorado Colorado Springs – Freshman Gateway Course: Cybersecurity Fact, Fun and Fiction
2. Michael Nowatkowski – Augusta University – CYBR 2600: Introduction to Networking and Cyber Security
3. Abishek Parakh – Kennesaw State University – Quantum-Resistant Cryptography (Post-Quantum Cryptography)
4. Randy Pestana – Florida International University – Veteran’s Training Initiative
5. Rodney Peterson – NICE – Introducing “Competency Areas” for NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity
6. Michael Qaissaunee – Brookedale Community College – EMATE Interactives and VR Career Exploration
7. Seth Hamman – Cedarville University – Adversarial Thinking Module & Intro to Cyber Law and Ethics
8. Salamah Salamah – University of Texas at El Paso – Software Vulnerabilities Course through Competitions
9. Willie Sanders – Towson University – TU Mock SOC
10. Michael Tu – Purdue University Northwest -IoT and Mobile Forensics: Curriculum Development for Cybersecurity and Law Enforcement Workforce Training
11. Paul Wagner & Dalal Alharthi – University of Arizona – K-12 Pathways for Cybersecurity Education and Teacher Development
12. CLARK
13. NICE Challenge
1. Aisha Ali-Gombe – Louisiana State University – LSU Cybersecurity Clinic
2. Kelli Burgin & Thomas Hill – Montreat College – Student Professionalism and Ethics
3. Abhijit Chitnis – NYU Tandon School of Engineering – MS Cybersecurity at NYU Tandon School of Engineering
4. Melissa Dark – DARK Enterprises Inc. – Teach Cyber / Cyber 1
4. John Doherty – United States Naval Academy – A Framework to Teach Cyber Operations Attack
5. Kevin Du – Syracuse University – SEED Internet and Blockchain Emulator
6. Eman El-Sheikh – University of West Florida – National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program – CyberSkills2Work
7. Michelle Ramim – Nova Southeastern University – Introducing Cybersecurity and Privacy Issues of Medical Wearable Devices to Minority High School Students
8. Thaier Hayajneh – Fordham University – Cybersecurity Education at MSIs / Cybersecurity Education Diversity Initiative
9. Lisa Ho – UC Berkeley – Cybersecurity Clinic Consortium & Comparative Study of Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Education
10. Nancy Jones – National University – Zero Trust Curriculum
11. Kim Muschalek – San Antonio College – CyberNet
12. Vinny Nestler – California State University, San Bernardino – Infusing Competency Based Learning Experiences in Cybersecurity Education
13. NICE Challenge
14. CLARK
PM GROUP
1. Gretchen Bliss – University of Colorado Colorado Springs – Freshman Gateway Course: Cybersecurity Fact, Fun and Fiction
2. Michael Nowatkowski – Augusta University – CYBR 2600: Introduction to Networking and Cyber Security
3. Abishek Parakh – Kennesaw State University – Quantum-Resistant Cryptography (Post-Quantum Cryptography)
4. Randy Pestana – Florida International University – Veteran’s Training Initiative
5. Rodney Peterson – NICE – Introducing “Competency Areas” for NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity
6. Michael Qaissaunee – Brookedale Community College – EMATE Interactives and VR Career Exploration
7. Seth Hamman – Cedarville University – Adversarial Thinking Module & Intro to Cyber Law and Ethics
8. Salamah Salamah – University of Texas at El Paso – Software Vulnerabilities Course through Competitions
9. Willie Sanders – Towson University – TU Mock SOC
10. Michael Tu – Purdue University Northwest -IoT and Mobile Forensics: Curriculum Development for Cybersecurity and Law Enforcement Workforce Training
11. Paul Wagner & Dalal Alharthi – University of Arizona – K-12 Pathways for Cybersecurity Education and Teacher Development
12. CLARK
13. NICE Challenge
| NAME | ORGANIZATION |
| Ashley, James | California State University, San Bernardino |
| Alharthi, Dalal | University of Arizona |
| Ali-Gombe, Aisha | Louisiana State University |
| Banik, Shankar | The Citadel |
| Bliss, Gretchen | University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
| Blomquist, Katelyn | Towson / SecurEd |
| Burgin, Kelli | Montreat College |
| Chitnis, Abhijit | NYU Tandon School of Engineering |
| Conklin, Arthur | University of Houston |
| Coulson, Tony | CAE Community |
| Dark, Melissa | DARK Enterprises Inc. |
| Dietrich, Glenn | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Doherty, John | US Naval Academy |
| Du, Kevin | Syracuse University |
| El-Sheikh, Eman | University of West Florida |
| Fowler, Zoe | Norwich University |
| Greeley, Ashley | NSA |
| Hamman, Seth | Cedarville University |
| Hancock, Robert | NICE Challenge |
| Hayajneh, Thaier | Fordham University |
| Hill, Thomas | Montreat College |
| Hillock, Alex | NICE Challenge |
| Ho, Lisa | UC Berkeley |
| Hysell, Amy | CAE Community |
| Ioffe, Shannon | Towson / SecurEd |
| Irvine, Cynthia | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Jones, Nancy | National University |
| Kaleem, Faisal | Metro State University |
| Kaza, Sidd | Towson University |
| Kohnke, Anne | University of Detroit Mercy |
| Krawczyk, Marcy | Towson University |
| Levy, Yair | Nova Southeastern University |
| Lucas, Mary Grace | Towson / SecurEd |
| Mahoney, Bill | University of Nebraska – Omaha |
| Muschalek, Kim | San Antonio College |
| Nestler, Vincent | California State University, San Bernardino |
| Nowatkowski, Michael | Augusta University |
| Parakh, Abishek | Kennesaw State University |
| Pestana, Randy | Florida International University |
| Petersen, Rodney | NICE |
| Podhradsky, Ashley | Dakota State University |
| Qaissaunee, Michael | Brookedale Community College |
| Ramim, Michelle | Nova Southeastern University |
| Salamah, Salamah | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Sanders, Willie | Towson University |
| Smitley, Alice | DoD / NSA |
| Tague, Patrick | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Tang, Cara | Portland Community College |
| Taylor, Blair | Towson University |
| Trawick, George | Mississippi State University |
| Tu, Michael | Purdue University Northwest |
| Wagner, Paul | University of Arizona |
| Webster, Anastacia | CISA |
| Williams, Tania | The University of Alabama in Huntsville |
| Wilson, Roy | Defense Acquisition University |
| Yang, Li | NSF |
| Zaleppa, Paige | Towson University |
Travel to Napa
We recommend that you fly into San Francisco, Oakland or Sacramento any time on Sunday afternoon, August 6 and fly out on Tuesday evening, August 8. Each airport is roughly an hour from Napa. If you cannot get a Tuesday evening flight and need to stay an additional night, please communicate that with Marcy.
The workshop will conclude at 12pm on August 8.
Venue
Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa
3425 Solano Ave, Napa, CA 94558
707.253.8600
Group booking link: https://book.passkey.com/go/cyberedworkshop
Check-in is at 4pm and check-out is at 12pm.
ALL WALKING DISTANCE WITHIN .6 MILES OF THE HOTEL
Breakfast
Starbucks
International coffeehouse chain that serves signature roasts, light bites, and Wi-Fi availability
Redwood Plaza, 2007 Redwood Rd, Napa, CA 94558
Sunshine Cafe
Local cafe, serving farm fresh, seasonal, and sustainable breakfast and lunch every day of the week
1540 Trancas St, Napa, CA 94558
Panera Bread
Counter-serve bakery/cafe chain serving sandwiches, salads & more. Offers free Wi-Fi.
1725 Trancas St Suite B, Napa, CA 94558
Lunch
Round Table Pizza
Long-running chain that serves pizza and quick eats
3331 Solano Ave, Napa, CA 94558
JuJu’s Mediterranean Kitchen
Local Mediterranean restaurant that offers various vegetarian options
3375 Old California Way, Napa, CA 94558
Foodshed Take Away
Farm-to-table pit stop/bottle shop with select pizza, locally roasted coffee & prepared meals to go.
3385 Old California Way, Napa, CA 94558
Clemente’s Authentic Italian Take Out
Local Italian food that provides fresh and friendly service with choice liquor to pair
1758 Industrial Way, Napa, CA 94558
Villa Corona Cocina Mexicana
Casual mom-and-pop counter, serving tacos, burritos & other Mexican bites, with patio seating.
3614 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, CA 94558
Drugstore/Convenience
Walgreens
Drugstore chain providing medications & other health-related items.
1685 Trancas St, Napa, CA 94558
CVS
Drugstore chain selling medications & other health-related items.
1558 Trancas St, Napa, CA 94558
Target
A retail chain that offers home goods, clothing, electronics, & more for everyday needs.
4000 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, CA 94558
Whole Foods Market
An eco-minded chain that serves natural and organic grocery items
3682 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, CA 94558
Trader Joe’s
Grocery chain with a variety of signature items, plus produce, dairy & more
3654 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, CA 94558
Breakfast
Starbucks
International coffeehouse chain that serves signature roasts, light bites, and Wi-Fi availability
Redwood Plaza, 2007 Redwood Rd, Napa, CA 94558
Sunshine Cafe
Local cafe, serving farm fresh, seasonal, and sustainable breakfast and lunch every day of the week
1540 Trancas St, Napa, CA 94558
Panera Bread
Counter-serve bakery/cafe chain serving sandwiches, salads & more. Offers free Wi-Fi.
1725 Trancas St Suite B, Napa, CA 94558
Lunch
Round Table Pizza
Long-running chain that serves pizza and quick eats
3331 Solano Ave, Napa, CA 94558
JuJu’s Mediterranean Kitchen
Local Mediterranean restaurant that offers various vegetarian options
3375 Old California Way, Napa, CA 94558
Foodshed Take Away
Farm-to-table pit stop/bottle shop with select pizza, locally roasted coffee & prepared meals to go.
3385 Old California Way, Napa, CA 94558
Clemente’s Authentic Italian Take Out
Local Italian food that provides fresh and friendly service with choice liquor to pair
1758 Industrial Way, Napa, CA 94558
Villa Corona Cocina Mexicana
Casual mom-and-pop counter, serving tacos, burritos & other Mexican bites, with patio seating.
3614 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, CA 94558
Drugstore/Convenience
Walgreens
Drugstore chain providing medications & other health-related items.
1685 Trancas St, Napa, CA 94558
CVS
Drugstore chain selling medications & other health-related items.
1558 Trancas St, Napa, CA 94558
Target
A retail chain that offers home goods, clothing, electronics, & more for everyday needs.
4000 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, CA 94558
Whole Foods Market
An eco-minded chain that serves natural and organic grocery items
3682 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, CA 94558
Trader Joe’s
Grocery chain with a variety of signature items, plus produce, dairy & more
3654 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa, CA 94558
Train Ride: Napa Valley Wine Train
Hot Air Balloon: Napa Valley Balloons, Inc
Winery at a Castle: Castello di Amorosa
Wineries
Hot Air Balloon: Napa Valley Balloons, Inc
Winery at a Castle: Castello di Amorosa
Wineries