“…The setting for this study was a class offered through the Information Security Research Education (INSuRE) project, which is a network of National Centers of Academic Excellence in Research (CAE-R) universities, the National Security Agency (NSA), various national labs (e.g., Oakridge National Lab and Sandia National Lab), and other government agencies and organizations [43]. The INSuRE project seeks to address cybersecurity challenges, specifically through developing research competencies and closing the workforce shortage gap.…”