Adding European Cybersecurity Skills Framework into Curricula Designer

Abstract

We present the updated version of the Curricula Designer, a tool that is devoted to helping study program administrators and education providers to create cybersecurity curricula that are modern and reflect the needs of the job market. Our main contribution is the inclusion of the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF) developed by ENISA to the Curricula Designer. The ECSF makes it possible to directly link knowledge and skills with professional profiles, which in turn reflect actual work roles on the job market. By adding ECSF to the Curricula Designer, we get a simple yet powerful tool that helps to identify the right content of cybersecurity curricula using rigorous, deterministic methods, applicable at any higher education provider. At the time of the paper submission, the Curricula Designer is the first practical application that is based on ECSF. However, due to its focus on practicality, usability and simplicity, we expect ECSF to become the dominant framework for cybersecurity knowledge and skills identification in Europe.