JUST PUBLISHED: NICE FRAMEWORK COMPETENCY AREAS, NISTIR 8355 NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8355, NICE Framework Competencies: Preparing a Job-Ready Cybersecurity Workforce, has been published. This publication describes Competency Areas as included in the NICE Framework, providing information on how Competency Areas are defined and how they can be used. CALL...

FISSEA is aimed at assisting Federal agencies in strengthening their employee cybersecurity awareness and training programs. Quarterly FISSEA forums provide opportunities to exchange information on programs, efforts, and approaches for improving awareness and training programs throughout the Federal government. FISSEA’s virtual Summer Forum (to be held August 23, 2023) is...

My name is Tobi West. I am a doctoral candidate in the Computer and Cyber Sciences Department at Dakota State University. I am conducting a research study as part of the requirements of my degree in Cyber Defense and I would like to invite you to participate. Results of the...

On behalf of Sinclair Community College and the SANS Institute, we are excited to announce our collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF) on the groundbreaking JumpStart into Cyber Summer program. This innovative cybersecurity initiative has been designed to engage and empower underrepresented student groups, creating a path for them...

Colleagues, The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released its OPM Data Strategy Fiscal Years 2023-2026 [opm.gov] , which lays out a vision to fully leverage OPM and agency human capital data, and to provide federal agencies, federal employees, and public users seamless access to OPM data products and services...

Enhance your Cybersecurity Curriculum through Faculty Development Workshops The University of Colorado Colorado Springs Cybersecurity Programs Office received a grant from the U.S. National Security Agency to educate, train and develop faculty in cybersecurity. UCCS will serve as a strategic partner for a consortium of educational institutions to deliver a...

Call for Proposals Now Open! Conference Theme: Designing K12 Learning Experiences to Build a Diverse and Skilled Cybersecurity Workforce The NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Call for Proposals opens today and will close on July 14, 2023 at 11:59PM PST. The 9th annual conference will be held on December 4-5...

NCyTE Center Research Initiatives Request for Proposals (RFPs) The National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCyTE), hosted at Whatcom Community College (WCC) is seeking proposals from an appropriate organization to conduct cybersecurity workforce education research projects. Successful contractors will work with NCyTE leadership (PI, Co-PIs and administrators) to complete the...

CALL FOR COMMENTS In our continuing effort to improve the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) as a fundamental reference resource, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) is pleased to release proposed updates to NICE Framework Work Role Categories and Work Roles. We welcome and encourage comments from all...

The ongoing digital transformation of the worldwide maritime transportation system (MTS) is moving from previously isolated legacy systems to fully interconnected, globally available, and remotely controllable maritime systems . This transformation has a huge impact on most global supply chains that depend existentially upon maritime . Ultimately, it has also...