Prior to "retiring" and moving to SoCal, I served in a full-time faculty role at Sierra College for 18 years teaching IT, cybersecurity and law related courses. During my tenure, I spent time strongly suggesting that the College's IT Department staff should be taking courses and obtaining certifications in order to keep their knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs in education speak) up to date. That never happened. Needless to say, I'm not at all surprised by the Sierra College - Ransomware news, hitting the College during finals week.
A comment quoted below from one of my former faculty colleagues on the faculty FaceBook site pretty much sums up my forecast:
"We were just talking about you yesterday saying, 'Steve said something like this would happen...'"
About 5 years ago, on behalf of the College, I prepared and submitted the paperwork associated with the College obtaining the DHS/NSA "Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense" (CAE2Y) designation. We did not achieve the designation because of my honest assessment of the College's cybersecurity policies and procedures. Last year, through a reapplication process, it did receive the designation. This of course has me questioning the value of this DHS/NSA designation.
Steve
A comment quoted below from one of my former faculty colleagues on the faculty FaceBook site pretty much sums up my forecast:
"We were just talking about you yesterday saying, 'Steve said something like this would happen...'"
About 5 years ago, on behalf of the College, I prepared and submitted the paperwork associated with the College obtaining the DHS/NSA "Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense" (CAE2Y) designation. We did not achieve the designation because of my honest assessment of the College's cybersecurity policies and procedures. Last year, through a reapplication process, it did receive the designation. This of course has me questioning the value of this DHS/NSA designation.
Steve
