b'It\'s a simple proposition for successful applicants to the Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program: Get your information security education paid for, and then come work for the U.S. government.\\n\\n
"It\'s one of the most generous scholarships I\'ve ever seen," says Victor Piotrowski, Lead Program Director of SFS for the National Science Foundation.\\n\\n
In an exclusive interview, Piotrowski discusses:\\n\\n
Before joining NSF, Piotrowski served as a Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department at the University of Wisconsin. He previously held faculty positions at the North Dakota State University and at the Institute of Informatics in Poland. He has a 10-year experience in research, teaching and consulting in Information Assurance (IA) and holds several IA certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Professional and SANS Institute GIAC Incident Handler. He also serves on the SANS GIAC advisory board.'