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Title: NSF-Sponsored Student Paper Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice
The Conference on Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice, held annually at Kennesaw State University, GA, USA. CCERP is one of the first major forums for the presentation of pedagogical experience, research findings and industry best practices to support the development and conduct of Information Security curriculum in higher education. Prior to 2016 the conference was branded as the Information Security Curriculum Development Conference. We have rebranded the event to expand the scope of acceptable discussion topics, while retaining a focus on the usability of content for faculty members teaching and researching in information security and cybersecurity. The conference's website (http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/ccerp/) is also host to the document management system for the Conference.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1649587
PAR ID:
10024402
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Conference on Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice
Volume:
2016
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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