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The U.S. Coast Guard’s 2015 Cyber Strategy states that cyber education and training must be a major component of workforce development. The Coast Guard as a military branch prides itself in agile leadership under pressure. Cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CGA) are challenged with a very rigorous academic load on top of military training requirements and club or varsity sports. These teach a cadet about time management and working under stress, however its impact on fostering a climate that promotes situational awareness is an open question. Cadets may be even more susceptible to social engineering attacks. With human performance technologists on its training staff and interdisciplinary academic faculty, CGA is well positioned to conduct human factors in cybersecurity research. As the only institution of higher learning within DHS, the Coast Guard Academy is well positioned to examine these challenges as they apply to national security.
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Young-McLear, K., Wyman, G., Benin, J., Young-McLear, Y. (2016). A White Hat Approach to Identifying Gaps Between Cybersecurity Education and Training: A Social Engineering Case Study. In: Nicholson, D. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Cybersecurity. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 501. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41932-9_19
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