Sustainable development of the system of formal cyber education: reflection of modern concepts

Authors

  • Oleksandr Puchkov Institute of special communications and information protection, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8585-1044
  • Оlena Uvarkina Institute of special communications and information protection, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9053-2016

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20535/2411-1031.2023.11.1.283635

Keywords:

cybersecurity, formal cybereducation, cyber specialist, sustainable development

Abstract

The article defines the conceptual framework for sustainable development of the formal cyberworld system. An analysis of contemporary regulatory, legal, and scientific sources on the preparation of cyber specialists for the security and defense sector has been conducted. The main research methods identified are synthesis, comparative analysis, focusing method, and cause-and-effect method. The new U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy addressing cyber education issues has been analyzed, which sets new requirements for cyber professionals in the context of the transformation of the global and national security environment. The use of analysis data from EU cybersecurity educational programs revealed the characteristic variability of the cybersecurity educational landscape in the EU and helped identify key gaps in the preparation of future professionals. It has been demonstrated that the integration of Ukrainian cyber education into the Euro-Atlantic educational space should occur through the updating of cybersecurity curricula based on the best international practices, the establishment of a unified system for accreditation, certification, and the development of cyber e-learning platforms for formal education. The competency-based approach in the preparation of cyber specialists is identified as a priority direction in research across various fields of knowledge. It has been revealed that there is a hysteresis of skills within the knowledge-ability-skill triad, acquired during education, in relation to the demands of advanced technologies in professional activities.

Author Biographies

Oleksandr Puchkov, Institute of special communications and information protection, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv

candidate of philosophy science, professor, head

Оlena Uvarkina, Institute of special communications and information protection, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv

doctor of philosophy science, professor, head of special department no. 4

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2023-06-29

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Puchkov, O., & Uvarkina О. (2023). Sustainable development of the system of formal cyber education: reflection of modern concepts. Collection "Information Technology and Security", 11(1), 60–68. https://doi.org/10.20535/2411-1031.2023.11.1.283635

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2023)

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CYBERSECURITY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

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