CPPJ

Cybersecurity Pedagogy and Practice Journal

Current Issue

Volume 5, No. 2 - October 2026

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4 Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap by Leveraging Cybersecurity Clinics: Developing the Arizona Cybersecurity Clinic
Paul Wagner, University of Arizona
Robert Honomichl, University of Arizona
Shengjie Xu, University of Arizona

34 What is Cybersecurity (or Cyber Security)? Answer [Still] Loading…
Maguire Parsley, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Luke Warpula, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Ulku Clark, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Geoff Stoker, University of North Carolina Wilmington

59 Enhancing Cyber Defense: A Federated Multi-Modal Deep Learning Framework for Privacy-Preserving Zero-Day Attack Detection
Samuel Sambasivam, Woodbury University

78 Evaluating Eleven Online CTF Platforms for Undergraduate Cybersecurity Competition Preparation
Brandon P. Grech, Anderson University (SC)

104 Federated Learning and Edge Computing for Privacy-Preserving Real-Time Predictive Maintenance in Industrial IoT Systems
Kiran Kumar Vejendla, City University of Seattle
Kyong (Jin) Chang, City University of Seattle
Brian Maeng, City University of Seattle
Sherin Aly, City University of Seattle

117 Perceived Usefulness of Password Complexity: A Methodology Framework
Kyle Herman, Georgia Southern University
Hayden Wimmer, Georgia Southern University

132 Beyond Awareness: Building Digital Resilience Through Comprehensive Cybersecurity Foundations for K-5 Students
Ellie Ebrahimi, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Yasin Emre Gokce, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Majorie Pare, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Berker Koyuncu, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Jude Vargas, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Jacob Blount, University of North Carolina Wilmington

About CPPJ

ISSN#: 2832-1006

Submissions to CPPJ are accepted via two different paths. The first path is via direct submissions at https://iscap.us/papers . The second submission route is via the ISCAP annual conference . All submissions (direct or via the annual conference) are subjected to a double-blind, peer review process, where reviewers do not know the names and affiliations of paper authors, and paper authors do not know the names and affiliations of reviewers. All submissions (articles, teaching tips, and teaching cases & notes) to the journal will be refereed by a rigorous evaluation process involving at least three blind reviews by qualified academic, industrial, or governmental computing professionals. Submissions will be judged not only on the suitability of the content but also on the readability and clarity of the prose. Currently, the acceptance rate for the journal is under 35%.

August 2025 Update - we are pleased to announce that Cabell's has reviewed CPPJ's quality and CPPJ now appears in their 'Computer Science' volume.

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