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Co-Op Light: Developing a Cybersecurity Workforce through Academia-Industry Partnerships

Published:14 September 2018Publication History

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This paper presents a discussion on a cybersecurity co-op light model. Elements of an internship are combined with elements of a co-op to help provide students with an engaging work experience while also serving the needs of an organization.

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        SIGITE '18: Proceedings of the 19th Annual SIG Conference on Information Technology Education
        September 2018
        204 pages
        ISBN:9781450359542
        DOI:10.1145/3241815

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