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Cybersecurity education has grown exponentially to support the need for a skilled cybersecurity workforce. Further, capture-the-flag competitions have popularized cybersecurity by engaging and recruiting students while exposing them to cybersecurity workforce competencies. However, the heavy reliance on competition-based educational approaches may contribute to the lack of diversity in cybersecurity programs. Cybersecurity competitions are the primary catalyst to expose and recruit students from both high school and collegiate cybersecurity education programs. In response, we propose a collaborative, experiential learning approach that leverages hackable Internet of Things (IoT) toys as a pedagogical tool for cybersecurity education. We share our detailed design, activities, experiences, and lessons learned for others to build on our initial success.

Fri 22 Mar

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10:45 - 12:00
Cybersecurity - crosscutting and diversityPapers at Meeting Rooms B117-119
Chair(s): Madison Thomas North Carolina State University
10:45
25m
Talk
A Critical Review of Cybersecurity Education in the United States
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James Crabb Washington State University, Chris Hundhausen Oregon State University, USA, Assefaw Gebremedhin Washington State University
DOI
11:10
25m
Talk
Cybersecurity as a Crosscutting Concept Across an Undergrad Computer Science Curriculum: An Experience ReportGlobal
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Azqa Nadeem University of Twente, Netherlands
DOI
11:35
25m
Talk
Remote Controlled Cyber: Toward Engaging and Educating a Diverse Cybersecurity WorkforceMSI
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Curtice Gough Florida Institute of Technology, Carl Mann Florida Institute of Technology, Cherrise Ficke Florida Institute of Technology, Maureen Namukasa Florida Institute of Technology, Meredith Carroll Florida Institute of Technology, TJ O'Connor Florida Institute of Technology
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