Oliver, J. Y., & Elwell, C. (2019, April), Diversifying Pathways in Cybersecurity through the Design of Holistic Competitions  Paper presented at 2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting, California State University, Los Angeles , California. 10.18260/1-2--31823

\bibitem{asee_peer_31823}
  Oliver, J. Y., \& Elwell, C. (2019, April), \emph{Diversifying Pathways in Cybersecurity through the Design of Holistic Competitions}
  Paper presented at 2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting, California State University, Los Angeles , California.
  10.18260/1-2--31823

John Y Oliver and Cassidy Elwell.  "Diversifying Pathways in Cybersecurity through the Design of Holistic Competitions".  2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting, California State University, Los Angeles , California, 2019, April.  ASEE Conferences, 2019.  https://peer.asee.org/31823 Internet.  25 Apr, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_31823}
  John Y Oliver and Cassidy Elwell.
  "Diversifying Pathways in Cybersecurity through the Design of Holistic Competitions".
  \emph{2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting, California State University, Los Angeles , California, 2019, April}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2019.
  https://peer.asee.org/31823 Internet.  25 Apr, 2025

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author = "John Y Oliver and Cassidy Elwell"
title = "Diversifying Pathways in Cybersecurity through the Design of Holistic Competitions"
booktitle = "2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting"
year = "2019"
month = "April"
address = "California State University, Los Angeles , California"
publisher = "ASEE Conferences"
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number = {10.18260/1-2--31823}
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Cybersecurity competitions are touted as a good method for getting
high school students interested in career paths in cybersecurity
fields. From observations of high school cybersecurity competitions,
we find that typical high school cybersecurity competitions
focus narrowly on computer-technical competencies. A byproduct
of these competitions is to create an intimidating atmosphere that
rewards young adults who are already proficient in computer IT activities,
but a discouraging environment to students who may have
burgeoning interests in cybersecurity. Additionally, the skill set
needed for cybersecurity professionals is much broader than purely
computer-technical skills and include competencies like teamwork,
communications skills and critical thinking, none of which are
emphasized in typical high school cybersecurity competitions.
In this paper, we present a high school cybersecurity competition
event called the Digital Forensics Challenge (DFC). The DFC
is designed to reward cybersecurity competition teams that have a
wider range of competencies than typical cybersecurity competitions
and be more accepting of students who may not be singularly
focused on the technical aspects of cybersecurity. We describe the
elements that were added to emphasize critical thinking, global
thinking, teamwork and communications skills. We find that by
adding non-technical competencies to the DFC, competitors find
that their holistic set of skills are more valued while at the same
time competitors also claim that the amount of technical content
of the DFC is greater than other cybersecurity competitions.
AU  - John Y Oliver
AU  - Cassidy Elwell
CY  - California State University, Los Angeles , California
DA  - 2019/04/04
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Diversifying Pathways in Cybersecurity through the Design of Holistic Competitions
UR  - https://peer.asee.org/31823
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--31823
ER  -