Hello, this is a very interesting project. Are these materials available to anyone? If so, how do we access them? We are an ATE National Center (NCyTE) and would like to discuss with you further, thanks a lot.

Neat project. Thanks for sharing your story.

Your project is important for technicians working in highly automated manufacturing companies.  To what extent is industry involved in developing the scenarios?  In what types of manufacturing industry find employment and what do they do there?  I am a co-PI on an ATE-funded project to determine the mathematical competencies actually used by technicians in the manufacturing workplace by looking at scenarios of what they do.  We would be interested in looking at your scenarios to understand the mathematical competencies being learned. 

This is truly a need for this type of program. We have been searching for an interesting and relevant way to introduce students in high school to cybersecurity. For the last two years we have tried two different approaches but neither has been completely successful in gaining student interest. I'm sure this will be. Thank you for posting the link to the scenario labs. Looking forward to researching this.

What a great project! Scenario training gives students real-life experience in a simulated circumstance. I always find this extremely helpful. There is nothing like understanding how one's decisions impact outcomes in simulated events- low stakes, valuable lessons! Are you able to measure the impact this type of training has on the students' decision-making? Also, how would you measure the impact on their performance in the workforce?

Great project!

Thank you for sharing this work, and congratulations! I am curious if there are other sectors that have shown interest, or you think might be interested, in potential partners. The energy sector, for example is one that comes to mind. I am also curious if this training is accompanied by any specific credential or certification. I could see this being very appealing to employers. 

I am a former cybersecurity practitioner turned researcher and agree there is a critical need for cybersecurity education that is specific to the ICS environment.  This is a very interesting project, thank you for sharing it here.

Tony, I'd like to suggest that you -and any other researchers here- consider continuing to disseminate your work by submitting to the Cybersecurity Skills Journal (CSJ), an international, peer-reviewed journal from the National CyberWatch Center Digital Press. CSJ publishes Special Issues that advance knowledge, practice, and capabilities of the cybersecurity workforce. The current Special Issue Call, Evidencing Competencies: Progress from Funded Research, seeks submissions arising from funded research about technology, tools, or techniques that impact cybersecurity practice, improve learning and advance the state of the cybersecurity workforce’s capability maturity.

The Journal’s unique, collaborative approach to publishing evidence-based research provides extensive support to authors. Initial submissions are simple and not require a completed draft manuscript. CSJ also publishes about work in progress, and planned research.

And for anyone not directly involved in sponsored research: we are also looking for people from diverse backgrounds to become peer reviewers - no prior reviewing experience necessary!

Full Disclosure: I am the (volunteer) Managing Editor of CSJ, and the outgoing co-chair of the NICE K12 Community of Interest.

Laurin Buchanan, CISSP
Secure Decisions
laurin.buchanan@securedecisions.com
former STEMForAll Videohall presenter!

Very interesting and so important. Excellent!

Great idea and great project. Learning to secure our infrastructure via physical security.

Thanks for sharing it.