عنوان

Educational Pathways to National Cyber Resilience: The Australian Story

Number

TL53770

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Educational Pathways to National Cyber Resilience: The Australian Story

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Stuparu, Ana Aurora

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Bradbury, Roger

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

The Australian National University (Australia)

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2020

Text of Note

353 p.

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Body granting the degree

The Australian National University (Australia)

Text preceding or following the note

2020

Text of Note

This thesis argues that cyber education is key on the pathway to Australia assuring national cyber resilience to its future generations. Cyber resilience is understood to mean the ability to flexibly and adequately withstand, and recover from, challenges the future of cyber security will present. Furthermore, cyber resilience is understood to require both a raised level of basic understanding and knowledge of cyber security across the nation, as well as a far more substantial talent pool of cyber security professionals. The gap this research focuses on is the lack of academic study in Australia across the area of cyber security education. The thesis' contribution to scholarship lies in the in-depth analysis of the status quo, and the substantial primary research completed in a bid to inform policy towards the foundations of an enduring national cyber education strategy. After an introductory chapter, the thesis provides its research methodology, followed by a literature review. It then delves into an examination of education in Australia, progressively narrowing in from a broad overview to STEM, technology, and, finally, cyber. This is done systematically through an exploration of education at primary and secondary, as well as tertiary stages. The thesis then considers the current state of the cyber security workforce as a logical end-point to the education system. Finally, Israel is put forth as a case study for cyber education success, one from which Australia could learn. The outcomes of the research show Australia generally lagging behind on cyber education, with dire potential future consequences, and the need for cyber resilience is validated. A number of step-by-step recommendations are made for change, as are two overarching ones: a legal framework for undertaking cyber education is needed, as is the creation of an organisation to drive both the tangible initiatives required, but also the mindset shift at societal level, essential to national cyber resilience.

Subject Term

Computer science

Subject Term

Educational technology

Subject Term

Science education

Stuparu, Ana Aurora

Bradbury, Roger

The Australian National University (Australia)

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[Thesis]

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