A STUDY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CYBER SECURITYLAB IN AN UNDERGRADUATE CYBER SECURITY PROGRAM

Munther Abualkibash

Abstract: There is an urgent need to enhance cyber security education and research by creating a lab to promote active and project based learning in the field of cyber security. The lab should be utilized as a source to educate and train future generations of cyber security professionals and researchers to meet the demand of public and private organizations. The fast developments in cyber security along with increasing threats of hacking to private and public institutions require a comprehensive readiness plan. A critical component of this plan is to have a solid foundation of education infrastructure to prepare college graduates with the state-of-the-art knowledge to defend against any cyber threats

Keywords: Cyber security

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2017.0609017