Cybersecurity Pre-Test

Pre-test Reading #1:

Wu, J., Li, J., & Ji, X. (2018). Security for cyberspace: challenges and opportunities. Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, (12), 1459.

Prof. Jiang-xing WU was born in 1953 in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, a well-known expert in communication and information systems, computer and network technology in China. He developed the first digital telephone SPC exchange of China. He is the principal investigator and chief designer of mimic defense theory and technology. As the director of the National Digital Switching System Engineering & Technological R&D Center, his current research interests include the next generation information network theory and technology, and mimic defense technology.

Pre-test Reading #2:

Petersen, R. J. (2008). Information Sharing for IT Security Professionals. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 31(3), 54–56.

Information sharing is a core value for information technology (IT) security professionals. It is also a familiar concept for those who work at institutions of higher education because of their long history of collaboration and openness. Information sharing has become part of the national fabric as IT security professionals attempt to secure cyber assets and protect the homeland. The establishment of effective information sharing mechanisms within higher education is especially important for IT security professionals as they forge a new profession and build a future that supports scholarship and innovation. In this article, the author discusses how to develop a network of professional contacts which creates an effective support system for information sharing.