Teaching Cybersecurity

Dan Shoemaker, PhD, is a distinguished visitor of the IEEE, full professor, senior research scientist, and program director at the University of Detroit Mercy’s Center for Cyber Security and Intelligence Studies. Dan is a former chair of the Cybersecurity & Information Systems Department and has authored numerous books and journal articles focused on cybersecurity. Ken Sigler is a faculty member of the Computer Information Systems (CIS) program and Chair of Curriculum Instruction at Oakland Community College in Michigan. Ken’s research is in the areas of software management, software Assurance, cybersecurity management and cybersecurity education in which he has published several books and articles. Tamara Shoemaker is Director for Cyber Security & Intelligence Studies at the University of Detroit Mercy. She spearheaded the development of two university department's community outreach and development strategy, CIS (Cyber security programs) and the Criminal Justice (CJ, and Intelligence Analysis). Tamara coordinates projects with government entities, academic organizations, industry and law enforcement agencies locally, nationally and internationally.

• 1. Why You Should Read This Book, 2. Getting Down to Business: Data Security, 3. Software Security: Software Underlies Everything, 4. Component Security: It All Starts with Components, 5. Connection Security, 6. System Security: Assembling the Parts into a Useful Whole, 7. Human Security: Human-Centered Threats, 8. Organizational Security: Introduction Securing the Enterprise, 9. Societal Security: Security and Society

Rapid dissemination of cybersecurity education is considered a strategic priority for all nations. When evaluated from this perspective, it has been designed in a way that teachers without cyber security experience can easily understand and convey and that the book has achieved its purpose. It makes an important contribution to creating social awareness of cybersecurity issues for the future. The contents of this book are well designed as the strategic map that traditional K-12 districts can use to lay out a complete course on this topic.This book has a holistic approach by covering the entire formal body of knowledge. In this context, the subject of cyber security is presented modularly in eight specific sections, namely Data Security, Software Security, Component Security, Connection Security, System Security, Human Security, Organizational Security, and Societal Security. Hence, this book offers the opportunity to obtain independent technical information by educating the next generation of digital world defenders. The examples given to see the whole and fully understand the subject and the understandable way of presenting the subject can be expressed as the most important added value of the book.Although I have read publications on cyber security so far, I would like to sincerely state that I have not come across a work that sheds light on cyber security with such a simple and understandable approach. I congratulate the authors, Daniel Shoemaker, Ken Sigler, and Tamara Shoemaker for presenting such a versatile subject in such an understandable way.I recommend this book as an essential work that all teachers and all our colleagues who are afraid of the depth of cyber security and cannot decide where to start should have it. I hope this book will inspire a brand-new group of cybersecurity educators and researchers with a global vision to share more by adding value to a secure society.- Assoc Prof Sezer Bozkus Kahyaoglu, Izmir Bakircay University, TurkeyIn Teaching Cybersecurity: A Handbook for Teaching the Cybersecurity Body of Knowledge in a Conventional Classroom, authors Daniel Shoemaker, Ken Sigler, and Tamara Shoemaker have written a book that is a tremendous resource for those tasked with implementing CSEC2017. Many who are required to implement CSEC2017 are elementary school and high school teachers who often don’t have a background in information technology or cybersecurity yet are tasked with incorporating it into their lesson plans. This book is meant for that population. Written in a jargon-free and easy-to-read style, Teaching Cybersecurity gives the reader a good understanding of the eight domains of the common body of knowledge (CBK): data security, software security, component security, connection security, system security, human security, organizational security, and societal security.Each chapter is a self-contained explanation of the CKB topic and can be used to teach the topic to elementary, middle, and high school students. The chapters also include exercises to facilitate meaningful discussions and insights about the topic.Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” While information security can be quite intimidating, Teaching Cybersecurity is a helpful guide to help you understand the topic so that it can be taught well. - Ben Rothke, CISSP, CISM, CISA See the full review online: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2025/06/teaching-cybersecurity-book/