Collaborative Research: SaTC: EDU: Developing Instructional Laboratories for Blockchain Security Applications

合作研究：SaTC：EDU：开发区块链安全应用教学实验室

• 批准号: 2104519
• 负责人: Hongmei Chi
• 金额: $ 4万
• 依托单位: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-07-01 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2104519&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; SaTC; EDU; Developing; Collaborative; Research; SaTC; EDU; Developing

The increasing adoption of blockchain technology in a variety of sectors, including cryptocurrency and healthcare systems, is resulting in a global shortage of skilled professionals knowledgeable in blockchain security. To address this urgent need to grow the workforce, the project team will develop and evaluate instructional laboratory modules centered on the topic of blockchain security applications. The project's outcome will be nine reusable lab modules and teaching components that can readily be integrated into a range of cybersecurity courses. The modules will also be packaged to allow for easy and broad dissemination. The project team will provide tutorials for college and university educators and engage in outreach at local museums, Hackathon events, and professional organizations to reach K-12, IT professional, and public audiences. In an effort to improve the representation of individuals that are members of underrepresented groups in the next-generation blockchain security workforce, the project team will organize an education workshop at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The project will develop hands-on labs at the intersection of blockchains and cybersecurity. Specific topics that will be addressed include: blockchain and information security protocols; blockchain and financial technologies security; blockchain application programming interface (API) security; and blockchain and network security. The associated educational research intends to address the extent to which two essential learning objectives are facilitated by the labs: 1) students' ability to create domain applications secured by the blockchains (blockchain for security); and 2) students' ability to analyze and understand the security of blockchain systems (blockchain by security). To address the first objective, Tasks 1 and 2 plan to develop lab modules on blockchain applications in securing information security infrastructures and financial technologies. To address the second objective, Tasks 3 and 4 intend to develop labs for blockchain security at the levels of API and underlying networks. In each lab, the project team will conduct instructional design, development, and education evaluation activities. This project is supported by the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program, which funds proposals that address cybersecurity and privacy, and in this case specifically cybersecurity education. The SaTC program aligns with the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan and the National Privacy Research Strategy to protect and preserve the growing social and economic benefits of cyber systems while ensuring security and privacy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

包括加密货币和医疗保健系统在内的各个领域中区块链技术的采用越来越多，导致全球熟练的专业人员在区块链安全方面知识渊博。为了满足增加劳动力的迫切需求，项目团队将开发和评估以区块链安全应用程序为中心的教学实验室模块。 该项目的结果将是九个可重复使用的实验室模块和教学组件，这些模块可以容易地集成到一系列网络安全课程中。这些模块还将包装，以允许易于传播。该项目团队将为大学和大学教育者提供教程，并在当地博物馆，黑客马拉松活动和专业组织进行宣传，以触及K-12，IT专业和公众受众。为了改善下一代区块链安全劳动力中代表性不足的人的代表，项目团队将在佛罗里达农业和机械大学，历史悠久的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）组织一个教育研讨会。该项目将在区块链和网络安全的交集上开发动手实验室。将要解决的特定主题包括：区块链和信息安全协议；区块链和金融技术安全；区块链应用程序编程接口（API）安全性；和区块链和网络安全。相关的教育研究旨在解决实验室促进两个基本学习目标的程度：1）学生创建由区块链确保的域应用的能力（用于安全性的区块链）； 2）学生能够分析和理解区块链系统安全性（通过安全性）的安全性。为了解决第一个目标，任务1和2计划在保护信息安全基础架构和金融技术方面开发有关区块链应用程序的实验室模块。为了解决第二个目标，任务3和4打算在API和基础网络级别上开发用于区块链安全的实验室。在每个实验室中，项目团队将进行教学设计，开发和教育评估活动。 该项目得到了安全且值得信赖的网络空间（SATC）计划的支持，该计划资助了解决网络安全和隐私的建议，在这种情况下，特别是网络安全教育。 SATC计划与联邦网络安全研究与发展战略计划以及国家隐私研究策略保持一致，以保护和保留网络系统的社会和经济益处，同时确保安全和隐私。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响，可以通过评估来进行评估，以审查Criteria。