Team for Research in
Ubiquitous Secure Technology

Citation
Eric Imsand, Larry Howard, Ken Pence, Mike Byers, Dipankar Dasgupta. "Online Information Security Education through Anchored Instruction". Talk or presentation, 11, November, 2008.

Abstract
The Internet is unquestionably the most extensive and accessible resource for information and commerce in history. But it is also providing a medium for new forms of crime, espionage, and even terror, targeting organizations and individuals alike. Broad awareness of vulnerabilities and defenses is needed to protect against all types of cyber attacks. While online learning environments provide a great opportunity to train large numbers of people, they have yet to demonstrate effectiveness in high-stakes situations. In an effort to better prepare cyberspace defenders, we are developing a multidisciplinary training program that encompasses topics from computer science, management information systems, and legal and ethical studies, using state-of-the-art online learning methods and technology. This paper describes the Adaptive Cyber-security Training (ACT) Online program, giving details of its targeted training population, curriculum, and instructional design strategy. We further report pilot testing results from two recently developed courses that show significant learning gains following this cyber security training

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  Dasgupta. <a
  href="http://www.truststc.org/pubs/483.html"
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  Anchored Instruction</i></a>, Talk or
  presentation,  11, November, 2008.

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  Eric Imsand, Larry Howard, Ken Pence, Mike Byers, Dipankar
  Dasgupta. "Online Information Security Education
  through Anchored Instruction". Talk or presentation, 
  11, November, 2008.

• BibTeX

  @presentation{ImsandHowardPenceByersDasgupta08_OnlineInformationSecurityEducationThroughAnchoredInstruction,
      author = {Eric Imsand and Larry Howard and Ken Pence and
                Mike Byers and Dipankar Dasgupta},
      title = {Online Information Security Education through
                Anchored Instruction},
      day = {11},
      month = {November},
      year = {2008},
      abstract = {The Internet is unquestionably the most extensive
                and accessible resource for information and
                commerce in history. But it is also providing a
                medium for new forms of crime, espionage, and even
                terror, targeting organizations and individuals
                alike. Broad awareness of vulnerabilities and
                defenses is needed to protect against all types of
                cyber attacks. While online learning environments
                provide a great opportunity to train large numbers
                of people, they have yet to demonstrate
                effectiveness in high-stakes situations. In an
                effort to better prepare cyberspace defenders, we
                are developing a multidisciplinary training
                program that encompasses topics from computer
                science, management information systems, and legal
                and ethical studies, using state-of-the-art online
                learning methods and technology. This paper
                describes the Adaptive Cyber-security Training
                (ACT) Online program, giving details of its
                targeted training population, curriculum, and
                instructional design strategy. We further report
                pilot testing results from two recently developed
                courses that show significant learning gains
                following this cyber security training},
      URL = {http://www.truststc.org/pubs/483.html}
  }
  

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