A Competence-Based Three-Layer Cybersecurity Education Framework and Its Application

The Computing Curricula 2020 (CC2020) competence model raises a big challenge to cybersecurity education in terms of knowledge, skill and disposition. In this paper, we propose a competence-based three-layer cybersecurity education framework using an ensembling learning strategy. Typically, the proposed framework contains the following three parts: core requirements of competence for cybersecurity, a learning ecosystem, and a unified learning platform. After that, we use the framework to reform a course named Network Security. In the case study, we present the implementing details of the proposed framework followed by extensive data analysis and teaching reflections. Statistical results suggest that the proposed framework is powerful to raise the level of learning achievements that are grounded in CC2020 and course learning objectives.