Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Ge Jin, Purdue University Northwest; Michael Tu, Purdue University Northwest; Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University Northwest; Justin David Heffron, Purdue University Northwest; Jonathan Kakahiaka White

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

records have been compromised and a large number of fraudshave been committed, especially in financial and healthcare sectors1,2. Such security breaches notonly result in substantial financial losses, but also greatly hurt the confidence of customers,business partners and stakeholders3.Cybersecurity workforce development is the key to assuring that the nation has adequate securitymeasures to protect and defend information and information systems. However, a global shortageof “1.8 million cybersecurity professionals by the year 2022” has been estimated4. The increasingdemand for cybersecurity professionals from both government and private sectors makes it acritical mission for higher education institutions to attract and train next generation