Toward a Discipline of Cyber Security: Some Parallels with the Development of Software Engineering Education

Coordinated programs of education are a powerful engine for social change. That is where the parallel between the evolution of software engineering education and the emerging discipline of cybersecurity is so instructive. This article traces the development of a commonly accepted curriculum for cybersecurity in reference to the emergence of software engineering as an academic discipline. Based on the parallels, it is concluded that cybersecurity is presently at an encouraging watershed.