According to CSEC2017, what is the purpose of the Cybersecurity Essentials within each Knowledge Area?

According to CSEC2017, the Cybersecurity Essentials within each Knowledge Area capture the cybersecurity proficiency that every student needs to achieve regardless of program focus. They should be introduced early and reinforced throughout every cybersecurity program.

The CSEC2017 curricular framework defines Cybersecurity Essentials as the essential concepts of each Knowledge Area. Their purpose is to establish the core cybersecurity proficiency that all students must attain, regardless of the specific focus or disciplinary lens of their program. The essentials are meant to be introduced early in the curriculum and continuously reinforced across the entire cybersecurity program so that every graduate has a common foundational understanding of each knowledge area.