TY - GEN
T1 - Undergraduate Cybersecurity Redesign for the GenAI Era
T2 - 26th ACM Annual Conference on Cybersecurity and Information Technology Education, ACM SIGCITE 2025
AU - McCauley, Jennifer
AU - Glantz, Edward J.
AU - Nasereddin, Mahdi
AU - Bartolacci, Michael R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/12/27
Y1 - 2025/12/27
N2 - The rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) challenges the design, delivery, and integrity of assessments in undergraduate cybersecurity programs. While GenAI offers opportunities for enhancing instruction and learning, it also disrupts traditional written and authentic assessments, enabling students to bypass critical thinking and skill development. This paper examines institutional policies, pedagogical models, and assessment strategies to help instructors and programs adapt effectively. Drawing on recent studies, case examples, and curricular frameworks, the paper presents a rubric for addressing the use of GenAI by students in courses. These strategies can help maintain both the integrity and the relevance of cybersecurity education in a rapidly evolving technological context.
AB - The rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) challenges the design, delivery, and integrity of assessments in undergraduate cybersecurity programs. While GenAI offers opportunities for enhancing instruction and learning, it also disrupts traditional written and authentic assessments, enabling students to bypass critical thinking and skill development. This paper examines institutional policies, pedagogical models, and assessment strategies to help instructors and programs adapt effectively. Drawing on recent studies, case examples, and curricular frameworks, the paper presents a rubric for addressing the use of GenAI by students in courses. These strategies can help maintain both the integrity and the relevance of cybersecurity education in a rapidly evolving technological context.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105028668781
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105028668781#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1145/3769694.3771116
DO - 10.1145/3769694.3771116
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105028668781
T3 - ACM SIGCITE 2025 - Proceedings of the 26th ACM Annual Conference on Cybersecurity and Information Technology Education
SP - 47
EP - 51
BT - ACM SIGCITE 2025 - Proceedings of the 26th ACM Annual Conference on Cybersecurity and Information Technology Education
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Y2 - 6 November 2025 through 8 November 2025
ER -