Cybersecurity in Australian higher education curricula: The SFIA framework
Abstract
The literature on cybersecurity education has a substantial reference to using frameworks and guidelines when developing curricula in higher education institutions (HEIs). Some frameworks used throughout the world include the Cybersecurity Skills Framework (SPARTA) from Europe, the Cybersecurity Body of Knowledge (CyBOK) from the United Kingdom and the United States, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), and the Cybersecurity Curricula 2017 (CSEC2017). The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) originated from the British Computer Society (BCS) and is the primary framework underpinning professional accreditation by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and, in turn, cybersecurity higher education (HE) curriculum development within Australia. The limitations of using the SFIA Framework to develop a curriculum within HEIs courses will be identified. Exploration of how more recent curriculum and organisational frameworks have been designed considering the maturity of cybersecurity as its discipline is provided. The chapter concludes by discussing why other cybersecurity curriculum frameworks may be better equipped to guide academics in curriculum development.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of Publication
9-9-2024
Publication Title
Psybersecurity: Human Factors of Cyber Defence
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
School of Education
Copyright
subscription content
First Page
73
Last Page
89
Comments
Griffin, A. J., & Johnson, N. F. Cybersecurity in Australian higher education curricula: The SFIA framework. In Psybersecurity (pp. 73-89). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781032664859-4