CAE Community, STEM and cybersecurity students will benefit from hands-on participation in the all-virtual National Cyber League (NCL) cybersecurity competition, powered by Cyber Skyline. Spring 2021 Season registration ends March 5 and late registration is March 6th - 9th. Participating in NCL helps colleges achieve their CAE designation, because NCL’s...

Call for Hard Problems in the Science of Security Science of Security Hard Problems for the 2020s Do you know a hard problem for cybersecurity science? If so, present it to the Science of Security (SoS) community at the 2021 Hot Topics in the Science of Security Virtual Symposium (April...

2021 Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) Faculty/Professional Development Needs Assessment This survey is to measure the CAE community need for faculty development. We specifically want to identify industry credential training, emerging technologies, and transformative technologies that will impact the future of the CAE academic community. Please rate your top 5...

The eighth annual WiCyS conference is set to be held September 8-10 at the beautiful Gaylord Rockies in Aurora, Colorado. The call for presentations for workshops, tech talks, panels, lightning talks and student posters are OPEN now until March 1 deadline as are the applications for student scholarships, faculty lodging...

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to share with you the launch of Organizational Cybersecurity Journal: Practice, Process, and People (OCJ). The journal seeks to publish advances in scientific knowledge directly related to cybersecurity management. We invite you to submit a paper for the inaugural issues to be published in September...

NCAE-001-2021 Solicitation PMO Q&A Session FAQs Overall statement: This solicitation and any future solicitations are open to all National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (CAE-CD, CAE-R, CAE-CO). No specific CAE has been “pre-selected” to receive a grant for a specific solicitation/initiative. Each submission will be reviewed independently and fairly...

You are invited to follow the federal government‘s most skilled cybersecurity experts as they compete to win the second annual President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition. Established in 2019, the President’s Cup is a national competition aiming to identify the best cybersecurity talent in the federal workforce through individual and team challenges...

Ransomware has become a significant cyber threat to our Nation, claiming victims such as local governments, hospital networks, and most recently K-12 schools. While ransomware incidents are prevalent among government entities and critical infrastructure organizations, individuals are still very much at risk. Malicious actors can target anyone with a device...

NEW NICE FRAMEWORK USERS GROUP In November 2020, NICE released a revision to the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework). The revision enables a more flexible and agile model that increases the usefulness and application of the framework. As awareness and adoption continues to grow and mature, so does the...

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS - Apply today for a virtual Summer 2021 internship with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)! Deadline to apply: February 14, 2021 The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program at NIST is designed to inspire undergraduate students to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and...