Opening Doors to Cyber and Homeland Security Careers

Opening Doors to Cyber and Homeland Security Careers

Opening Doors to Cyber and Homeland Security Careers Today s Presenters: Frederic Lemieux, Ph.D. Professor and Program Director, Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management, The George Washington University College of Professional Studies Connie Peterson Uthoff Professor and Assistant Program Director, Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management, The George Washington University College of Professional Studies

Agenda Overview of the security career landscape Where are the jobs? What types of positions are available? What are the gaps in skills? What role does training play in success?

George Washington University Chartered in 1821 by Congress on behalf of George Washington 270,000 alumni worldwide Top provider of Peace Corps volunteers 31% enter government, education or nonprofit 10 alumni in 114 th U.S. Congress 60 Fulbright scholars on faculty 5 Supreme Court Justices served on GW Law faculty

College of Professional Studies GWU is designated by NSA and DHS as a Federal Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research Empowering working professionals Practical knowledge, flexible, innovative learning environment Meet emerging workforce needs for public sector professionals

Where are the opportunities?

Government Is a Major Employer The Department of Homeland Security itself employs 230,000 people. At least 1,000 homeland security openings per year (usajobs.opm.gov/homeland.asp) in many fields: Law Enforcement (ICE, CBP, USSS, FPS, FLETC) Immigration and Travel Security (TSA, CIS) Prevention and Response (FEMA, Coast Guards) Mission Support (federal, state, local)

Workforce Diversity Women 25% of IT Workforce 8-13% of cybersecurity workforce Hispanics 6.4% of IT workforce 5% of cybersecurity workforce African Americans 8.3% of IT workforce 7% of cybersecurity workforce Source: NIST Panel on Diversity in Cybersecurity, 2013.

Range of Cyber Attacks, Sophistication and Cost Critical Area of Concern, Varied Training and Education Needed to Prepare For Future Snowden Target Some Breaches and Cost - Snapshot Motivation: Ideology Actor: Insider, US Loss: 1.7 million documents Estimated Cost: billions of dollar cost Other Implications: US Reputation, Diplomatic Strain, Breach of Trust, Compromise to US National Security Motivation: Theft, Money Actor: Cyber Criminals Loss: Data breach 70 million Estimated Cost: $ 67 million + Other: CEO, CTO, Executive Board, Stock drop, Loss of Consumer Confidence, Class Action Law Suit Sony Motivation: Cyber Vandalism Actor: North Korea (Nation State) Loss: Movie release, 47,000 SSN Estimated Cost: $15 million dollars Other: Censoring Ourselves Obama. Sanctions on North Korea Office of Personnel Management Motivation: Theft, Espionage Actor: Chinese State Sponsored Loss: @ 22 million compromised Estimated Cost: Taxpayer $350 million Other: National Security, Individual Security, Removal of Leadership Katherine Archuleta, Director

Gaps in workforce skill and knowledge Lack of focused, coherent, and applied education that tackle current and emerging cybersecurity threats. Shortcomings related to risk assessment, implementation and testing of security controls. Need to improve detection, response, and mitigation of cybersecurity incidents. Expand capability to investigate cybersecurity incidents. Source: Government Accountability Office 2013

Addressing the Gaps Policy - Strategies - Assessment - Law & Policy - Design / architecture - Performance analysis Info Security Requirements - Incident response - Forensic - IA practices - Standards and norms - Data center best practices Info System Requirements Practice

Security & Safety Leadership Learning Model National/International Coordination and Harmonization Comparative Approach Tactical Operational Leadership Tactical & operational standards at international and national levels Tactical & operational practices at regional and local levels Critical thinking on international and national security and safety issues Analytical approach on regional and local security and safety issues Strategic Visionnary Leadership Implementation and Management Understand causes and consequences Local/Regional

Training Exploring the Need Cybersecurity Workforce Framework Cybersecurity profession is maturing and growing Diverse sectors: retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy all depend on the security and reliability of cyberspace Scale, Sophistication and Cost of Attack increasing Impact to organizations growing: Financial, Reputation, Market Value, Client Impact Board Members, CEOs Changing responsibilities Needed Robust, skilled workforce that can deal with growing national concern Flexible training to meet organizational needs.

Preparing Future Workforce Flexible Response Preparing Future Workforce Flexible Response Variety of attacks coupled with the growing and varied demands within the cyber workforce calls for training and/or education that fits the environment. One model to address this challenge: Customized training to fill a specific need or gap Some Models from George Washington University Cyber Academy Recent Scenario Training Cyber Warfare CISSP and other certification training SCADA, ICS training Structured Cyber Intelligence

Educational Offerings Bachelor s in Cybersecurity Certificate 1: Protection and Defense of Computer Networks Non-technical bachelor s degree or associate s degree State of the art protection technologies Certificate 2: Cyber Attacks and Cyber Threats Analysis Highly specialized review and evaluation of cybersecurity attacks and breaches Certificate 3: Investigation of Cyber Security Incidents Investigation and analysis of cybersecurity incidents Collection of digital evidence for analysis

Educational Offerings Master of Professional Studies in Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management Arlington/Ashburn and Hampton Roads, VA Play video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbqyiprorgg&feature=player_embe dded

Educational Offerings Master of Professional Studies in Security and Safety Leadership Arlington/Ashburn and Hampton Roads, VA Counter-terrorism Intelligence analysis Emerging security threats Relevant legislation Online or through evening classes in Arlington, VA and Hampton Roads, VA

Recent Publication Features leaders in the field and GW Faculty Main Themes: Conflicts in Cyber Space Geopolitics of Cyber Conflicts Defense Strategy and Practice Cyber Intelligence and Information Security

GET IN TOUCH Frederic Lemieux, Ph.D. 703-248-6210 flemieux@gwu.edu cps@gwu.edu Facebook.com/CPSGW Connie Peterson Uthoff 301-675-9905 cuthoff@gwu.edu @GWCPS www.cps.gwu.edu